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world bank start trust fund boost agriculture poor country initial billion president robert zoellick said tuesday warning risk another food price crisis crop shortage india philippine combined increased speculation commodity market investment fund increased risk food price could spike happened zoellick said im forecasting im staying anticipate possible risk told reporter sideline food security event brookings institution billion people chronically hungry food price slow fall last year record high nation grapple global economic downturn united nation agency said world richest nation pledged give billion three year help small farmer developing country grow food diplomat aid group estimated billion appears new spending asked whether thought billion would new spending money diverted existing aid program zoellick said see far going mixture thing usually world bank asked group nation september create fund help quickly disburse pledge id like world bank get billion promised key thing people keep pledge zoellick told reporter noting aid may delivered bilaterally multilateral agency key point let get thing running said world bank fund pool money united state canada spain zoellick said european commission also add fund world falling short emergency aid climate change factor caused runup food price last year remain risk said josette sheeran head un world food program dont think oneoff phenomenon sheeran said think wake call exposed fault line access food village level national regional global level un world food program feed million people country government donation fallen far short emergency need year raising billion requirement billion sheeran said wfp appealed last week billion feed million people east africa next six month secured pledge half amount including donation united state spain said challenging time even richer country country going period financial challenge told reuters,1
according new report united nation environment programme unep may increased fivefold cost adapting impact rising sea level greater extreme heat changing seasonal growth pattern drought potentially intense frequent flood storm set bn bn year last study world bank estimated annual cost bn bn year new report written author institution reviewed expert take closer look building earlier estimate examining national sector study innovative financing figure report say adaptation finance gap difference financial cost climate change money actually available meet cost vital government understand cost involved adapting climate change say ibrahim thiaw deputy executive director unep report serf powerful reminder climate change continue serious economic cost adaptation finance gap large likely grow substantially coming decade unless significant progress made secure new additional innovative financing adaptation report serf powerful reminder climate change continue serious economic cost almost daily basis researcher emphasise urgency action help poorest vulnerable heel unep report separate study warns kind heat wave normally considered unusual tropical africa could happen every year terrible consequence crop harvest human mortality scientist report environmental research letter socalled unusual heat wave could occur four time year global average temperature rise developing nation definition contributed least problem climate change overall likely suffer change lie ahead drastic reduction implicitly explicitly recognised global discussion climate change un climate change conference paris last december nation formally agreed take step limit global warming well preindustrial average achieved drastic reduction greenhouse gas emission combustion fossil fuel help developing state un framework convention climate change called richest nation provide billion year help poorest nation adapt even world achieves target cost adaptation le developed nation rising swiftly warmer world get greater cost greater potential hazard latest report note agreement type funding shall mobilised meet goal hamper effort monitor progress toward meeting goal,1
mexico scrambled break impasse rich poor nation future cut greenhouse gas emission friday nation climate talk went wire delegate said little progress overnight talk mexico beach resort cancun negotiation due end friday may well extended saturday side seek deal address global warming hand mexican presidency john ashe chairing key discussion future kyoto protocol told reuters kyoto protocol currently bind almost rich country cut greenhouse gas wealthy poor nation divided obligation assume next year negotiator hope modest deal cancun set fund help developing nation tackle climate change protect tropical forest agree mechanism share clean technology ambition low last year un summit copenhagen fell short treaty mexico foreign minister patricia espinosa presiding two week talk cancun leading effort broker deal future kyoto blocking progress issue britain prime minister david cameron spoke japanese prime minister naoto kan telephone discus standoff tokyo said would sign extension kyoto beyond unless developing nation also commit cutting greenhouse gas emission position angered many developing country japanese foreign ministry statement said kan would work make talk success delegate britain brazil also working cancun help unlock deal ashe said hard say would progress friday adding mexico espinosa drawing new text delegate least there confidence could put something consider case copenhagen there one thing weve learned cancun trust restored told reuters copenhagen summit collapsed acrimony agreeing nonbinding accord limit rise temperature degree celsius preindustrial time another failure cancun would badly damage unled talk kyoto currently obliges almost developed nation cut emission average percent level japan insists major emitter including china india united state must sign new treaty succeed kyoto developing nation say rich nation emitted greenhouse gas burning fossil fuel since industrial revolution must extend kyoto poor sign curb would damage drive end poverty separately india said might eventually commit legallybinding emission curb shift could help negotiation cancun india previously rejected legally binding commitment,1
hulot former tv presenter green activist consistently scored high opinion poll quit live radio interview following called accumulation disappointment want lie create illusion facing challenge hulot said france inter therefore decided leave government hulot among first ministerial appointment macron made landslide election win may chosen shepherd france stewardship effort combat global warming back historic climate accord sealed paris december centrist president watered series campaign pledge environment including commitment cut share nuclear power french electricity percent boost renewable energy policy shift repeated source frustration hulot since postelection honeymoon period accompanied sharp slide macron rating touched new low bodyguard filmed assaulting demonstrator last month hulot said informed macron announcing resignation may right protocol warned might talked yet hulot said cabinet portfolio also included energy government spokesman benjamin griveaux expressed bemusement hulots departure government regretted understand stepping many success first year credit griveaux told bfm television win battle thats way go minister griveaux added blow recover greenpeace france director jeanfrancois julliard said macron made fine speech stood u president donald trump climate change never turned word concrete action home still energy transition policy france julliard said frustration share power utility edf hook cost decommissioning older nuclear plant surged percent early trading settling back euro gmt still percent monday close hulot also voiced disappointment macron wavered commitment ban weedkiller glyphosate sold monsantos roundup trademark failed prevent total la mede refinery producing biofuel imported palm oil linked deforestation announcement came day government promised relax hunting law measure widely seen attempt bolster macron appeal rural area hulot emphasised inadequacy mini step climate change france nation voicing hope exit might provoke deep introspection society reality world doubt remaining government grown summer devastating drought met tepid political response said alain juppe conservative former prime minister presidential contender said impressed hulots highmindedness nobility act beyond inevitable political buzz hope decision encourages u think change said twitter,1
geneva sun sep bdnews comreuters hurricane tearing financial market muted impact far trade flow inadequate regulation widely blamed biggest financial disaster since wall street crash debacle reinforcing call strengthen rule commerce agreeing new trade deal conclude negotiation send positive signal world economy business people doha round round liberalisation trade investment said china deputy world trade organisation wto ambassador xiang zhang conversely failure agree deal seven year could lead new crisis confidence business said zhang instrumental steering china wto wto directorgeneral pascal lamy still hope reach outline deal agriculture industrial good end year wto doha round launched even though minister failed secure breakthrough july lamy eu trade chief peter mandelson warned last week financial crisis could fan protectionism would hurt economic growth making new trade deal secure benefit globalisation urgent crisis could also monopolise attention country leader distracting trade issue getting deal agreement proposed billion bailout u financial industry could announced sunday would go way easing concern delayed impact trade deal would finalised well even earliest would immediate impact flow implementation period year rich country year developing nation delayed economic effect would also argue immediate financial market impact exchange rate company earnings would respond later changing trade flow deal would boost business confidence showing barrier business coming world trading system good shape international community able cooperate solve global problem expert said case existing wto deal limit extent country raise tariff said fredrik erixon head brussels trade policy thinktank ecipe dont think going see repetition financial crisis going lead titfortat economic nationalism said prospect new trade deal opening market may seem propitious climate deregulation blamed crisis anglosaxon laissezfaire liberalisation come attack french president nicolas sarkozy german finance minister peer steinbrueck atmosphere could hurt one aspect talk liberalising trade financial service diplomat said meeting july government signalled readiness open market different service credit crunch seem force negotiator hold back banking case difference market access trade negotiation financial contagion matter regulator said john cooke chairman liberalisation trade service committee promotes uk financial service around world fact remains world continue globalise trade investment international dependency real economy different economy trade investment develop financed trade round liberalising commerce also drawing rule international trading system fair country instance current doha round developing country seeking reduction rich nation agricultural subsidy artificially depress price squeezing farmer poor country market munir ahmed secretarygeneral international textile clothing bureau compared subsidy shortselling investor borrow sell share believe overvalued hoping buy back lower price pocket difference practice widely blamed fall bank stock recent week first casualty failed doha round would loss opportunity set regulation many area international commerce said ahmed former pakistani ambassador wto financial crisis also add urgency doha deal serving reminder good time last ever business booming past year many company seen little need push reform trade rule would prevent resurgence protectionism business lobbied aggressively deal previous round government may felt le pressure conclude one would mean unilateral tariff subsidy cut made could reversed financial world go backwards go backwards bulwark shrink entitlement people go backwards said new zealand wto ambassador crawford falconer chair agriculture negotiation wto think thats added reason reason added reason think force ever getting damned job done,0
arm raised nazistyle salute leader greece fastestrising political party surveyed hundred young men black tshirts exploded cheer battle cry reverberated night blood honour golden dawn may sometimes raise hand way hand clean dirty havent stolen shouted nikolaos mihaloliakos stood floodlit front diehard party follower filling openair amphitheatre goudi park former military camp near athens dozen hundred thousand beginning cried leader golden dawn farright party seeing support soar amid greece economic collapse last month rally revealed party describes nationalist pledge expel illegal foreigner newfound sense triumph even swagger find menacing riding wave public anger corrupt politician austerity illegal immigration golden dawn seen popularity double month survey vprc independent polling company put party support percent october compared seven percent june election political analyst see immediate halt meteoric ascent warn golden dawn denies neonazi despite openly adopting similar ideology symbol may lure many one three greek voter long political system doesnt change doesnt put end corruption phenomenon stemmed said costa panagopoulos chief alco another independent polling company golden dawn potentially tap percent voter party lie third poll behind conservative new democracy main opposition radical leftist syriza violent behavior golden dawn member often stroll rundown athens neighborhood harassing immigrant seems boost rather hurt party standing government imposes yet austerity enraged public collapse ruling conservativeleftist coalition remains political horizon possibility golden dawn could capture second place snap election slim real say pollster analyst believe ultimately party lack broad appeal structure needed gain mass traction world war two greece suffered massacre famine fight nazi spectre military junta still hang heavy modern politics many greek turning party whose emblem rhetoric critic say resemble hitler golden dawn denies resemblance interview reuters openair cafe athens district papagou traditional neighbourhood military personnel ilias panagiotaros golden dawn lawmaker spokesman explained party appeal golden dawn institution country work everything else stopped working partially working said operate like wellorganized army unit military best institution country greece farright party go offensive pdf linkreuterscomrut greece debt problem pdf linkreuterscomryq longer marginal short squat combative mihaloliakos praised hitler denied nazi gas chamber existed former special force commando greek army met leader greek military junta prison carrying illegal weapon explosive member farright group pressed issue golden dawn say past looking future year mihaloliakos founded party remained marginal election golden dawn percent vote fewer vote yet june party amassed vote across political spectrum wiping moderate nationalist lao party winning support far left communist kke party pollster said stealing vote new democracy flipflopped international bailout keeping greece afloat coming power imposed harsh cut instead relief measure though golden dawn attracts mainly urban male voter year old party also gaining share woman elderly primarily suffering unemployment falling living standard say pollster part appeal sort welfare work hamas palestinian party gaza golden dawn distributes food poor neighborhood help old lady get money safely atm also set greeksonly blood bank one story repeated cafe verified greek whose house taken immigrant asks police help given golden dawn number throw squatter deliver house clean painted tale go voted golden dawn first time june vote one really care greece said yearold demetra unemployed athenian walked party rally goudi park politician sold u gathering chance party relish achievement flex muscle wellbuilt youth black tshirts emblazoned swastikalike party logo stood military formation entrance two men stood attention side podium flagged big sign reading getting stink country speaker delivered patriotic oratory short film showed highlight year included attack immigrant street vendor clash police outside parliament food distribution poor film showed golden dawn lawmaker ilias kasidiaris slapping female communist lawmaker liana kanelli across face live tv youth bellowed profanity victim golden dawn target simple want absolute majority parliament replace constitution kasidiaris told crowd easy immediately arrest deport illegal immigrant pollster ready write party kasidiaris slapped kanelli swatted paper dispute syriza lawmaker kasidiaris say defending kanelli say coming aid syriza lawmaker kasidiaris thrown water painting golden dawn aberration stemming financial crisis pollster said party support would dwindle opposite happened party gained percentage point poll direct result kasidiaris incident slap greek society saw whole immoral political establishment get slapped said panagiotaros thickset man shaved head goatee people thought finally speak greek die parliament golden dawn lawmaker cluster rear corner marblecovered hall make attempt hide ideology recently panagiotaros asked welfare ministry find baby admitted state daycare center actually greek eleni zaroulia wife party leader mihaloliakos also lawmaker described immigrant every sort subhuman invades country carrying sort disease artemis matthaiopoulos another golden dawn lawmaker formerly bassist heavy metal band called pogrom produced song speak greek die auschwitz right group say racist attack greece surging many immigrant reluctant report illegal status mistrust police united nation high commissioner refugee unhcr group recorded racist attack first nine month year comparable statistic previous year available perpetrator often used club crowbar sometimes large dog say right group may albanian attacked sword masked motorcycle rider august young iraqi stabbed death even tip iceberg even attack recorded anywhere said daphne kapetanaki unhcr victim witness sometimes identify golden dawn member attacker javied aslam head pakistani community greece organization estimate pakistani attacked past eight month golden dawn supporter huge climate fear said people dont leave house worker leave job morning fear may come back home golden dawn strongly denies involvement racist attack several member detained relation assault released lack evidence one nigerian victim yearold confidence ordu said beaten golden dawn supporter broad daylight athens january passersby looked without intervening ordu granted asylum came greece five year ago said walking central athens subway station four men dressed black attacked shouting dont belong greece greek tried fight back four said ordu kept punching hitting ground nothing could acted like dead left blood face arm bleeding profusely went nearby police station say police first demanded see paper proving legal immigrant taking detail assault im scared time watch back time said go place know never go night like victim accuses greek police supporting golden dawn hindering immigrant reporting attack july report advocacy group human right watch said gang greek regularly attacking immigrant impunity authority ignoring victim discouraging filing complaint greek police deny accusation soft even sometimes work golden dawn public order minister nikos dendias vehemently denied report police beating illegal immigrant threatened sue british newspaper guardian issue odds golden dawn party ridiculed youth festival goudi park member police officer union speaking reuters condition anonymity admitted sympathy party among rank among police ideologically support golden dawn handful violent illegal immigrant unionist said case probed justice weimar republic one million foreign national greece country million people tension unlikely ease time soon government regularly round thousand immigrant hundred sent speciallybuilt detention center many migrant pouring asia africa mainly greece porous border turkey dream moving european country find trapped greece eu rule return point entry aid group say often forced crime survive one case shocked nation two afghan lethally stabbed yearold greek street steal video camera taking pregnant wife hospital caught trying sell camera euro later sentenced life prison murder another muchpublicized case grandfather killed bus handful coin incident unheard greece year back fanned resentment foreigner also seen stealing job one four greek unemployed jobless rate among young greek even higher percent ahead visit berlin october prime minister antonis samara leader new democracy told german medium greece woe similar condition led collapse weimar republic germany ushered nazi extreme leftist populism extreme right could almost say fascist neonazi party clashing way battle communist fascist marked weimar year said syriza already leading new democracy opinion poll golden dawn could grow stronger say observer george kyrtsos editor managed election campaign farright lao party said new democracy show sign collapse may see outrageous situation two top party fighting street golden dawn give detail finance beyond saying funded supporter opening office across country greek community overseas including new york panagiotaros party spokesman said colleague would even ready top spot party priority government said would include eradicating corruption jumpstarting economy importantly closing border expelling illegal immigrant,0
many octopus evolved common ancestor lived antarctica million year ago according census marine life seeking map ocean microbe whale researcher nation whose year study aim help protect life sea found mysterious meeting place white shark eastern pacific ocean algae thriving degree celsius fahrenheit arctic approaching picture ocean micrcobes whale said ron odor cosenior scientist census finding scientist million census track completion assessing known marine specie statement said identified likely new specie everything fish coral far confirmed new among finding genetic evidence showed tentacle octopus family pointed antarctic ancestor many deep sea specie modern octopus called adelieledone antarctica seemed closest relative original octopus apparently spread around world antarctica became covered continentwide ice sheet million year ago shift helped create oxygenrich ocean current flowing north report said isolated new habitat condition many different specie evolved octopus example losing defensive ink sac pointless perpetually dark depth census said shark cafe finding showed white shark traveled thousand kilometer spend six month researcher called white shark cafe pacific hawaii california time male female make frequent repetitive dive depth meter said researcher said purpose unknown may linked food reproduction mapping ocean helping researcher work protect marine life threat including overfishing pollution climate change census could identify area needing conservation help define rule seabed mining one extreme scientist found algae thriving arctic water celsius kept freezing salt concentration six time normal sea water midatlantic researcher found anemone worm shrimp around world deepest known active hot volcanic vent meter deep among finding predatory comb jelly anchored seabed water meter ft deep near japan found depth thought incapable supporting predator like one statement said discovery wealth new specie sign ocean healthier thought thing discovering kind thing want see plate often odor said adding people fished big attractive specie even percent ocean unexplored census synthesize humankind know ocean dont know many never know ian poiner chair census steering committee said statement,1
beijing sep bdnews comreuters international goal limit global warming degree celsius appears unreachable even china embarks vast effort tame growing greenhouse gas emission beijing thinktank said report cast doubt prospect world stay within commonly accepted threshold dangerous climate change avoid worse drought flood rising sea two month world leader including china acknowledged limit china energy research institute also underlined new report concern among developing country goal halve global greenhouse gas resisted china emerging economy may cramp growth even china embrace rigorous lowcarbon policy chance slim world could achieve goal said report released beijing wednesday according calculation goal dont fact leave enough space developing country bai quan one researcher wrote report told meeting marking release cant hang achieving degree goal china said dai yinde deputy director institute adding rich nation lead big emission cut percent compared level without deep cut greenhouse gas concentration likely rise century average global temperature rise around degree celsius preindustrial average say study china world biggest emitter carbon dioxide main greenhouse gas burning fossil fuel enough money tough lowcarbon policy emission could peak around fall level report found immersed government immersed negotiation seeking new global treaty fighting climate change end china bulging greenhouse gas output key player chinese president hu jintao present government general plan tackling global warming united nation meeting climate change next week country senior official issue said tuesday wednesday new report china low carbon development pathway examines policy option could help china avoid emission level could tower united state long world biggest emitter report amount government policy coming prominent institute advises official illuminates china key concern le three month climate pact negotiation culminate copenhagen kind research confirms impression china position climate change shifting there healthy debate said jim watson expert energy policy university sussex study china emission thats heartening number still really daunting watson said telephone interview release show sheer scale challenge big cost uncertainty new report build another recent report institute gave slightly different greenhouse gas growth scenario china adopts lowcarbon development emission burning fossil fuel could peak billion tonne carbon year remain close level least year current trend could reach billion tonne carbon year compared global carbon emission billion tonne enhanced low carbon scenario stringent step china emission could peak billion tonne around fall billion tonne achieving major reduction emission carry big cost report said lowcarbon growth path would cost trillion yuan billion extra year energyefficient industry transport building similar level graph data study indicated china current growth stimulus package amount trillion yuan including bank loan spent across two year bai researcher said china could follow lowcarbon path described report intense difficulty enhanced lowcarbon path virtually reach,1
statement medium scholz highlighted country common aim fighting climate change importance cooperation democracy however comment russia invasion ukraine contrasted modi called ceasefire resisted western call condemn kremlin action describe special military operation week agreeing first time send heavy weapon ukraine support fight scholz appealed russian president vladimir putin withdraw troop modi whose government procures military hardware russia said dialogue way reach solution believe winner war everyone lose favour peace said modi whose visit europe also take denmark france modi held single press conference india since becoming prime minister take question reading prepared statement visit come day scholzs first trip asia departure predecessor went japan china german foreign policy shift focusing strengthening alliance democratic ally germany also seeking diversify trade relation asia reduce reliance china recognised strategic rival german trade india world secondmost populous country nearly billion people le trade china india one guest country germany invite attend summit hosting june german government spokesman said earlier monday euro,1
germany corporate chief fire police raid one country respected boss thursday added list scandal shaking public faith cherished corporate system swoop home office klaus zumwinkel chief executive deutsche post pillar establishment probe suspected tax dodging latest shock german already seething fatcat pay golden handshake top series scandal last year engulfed europe biggest carmaker volkswagen siemens germany biggest corporate employer commentator warn political consequence said farleft left party could gain finance minister peer steinbrueck said potential damage zumwinkel case involves individual rather company whole considerable public something like role model theyll start doubt economic social system said steinbrueck social democrat spd conservative chancellor angela merkels leftright coalition case took even bigger proportion friday newspaper reported investigation could stretch hundred rich prominent german offshore bank account germany postwar identity founded economic corporate prowess epitomised country status world biggest exporter number company world leader sector although manager salary still u british level discontent growing among german feel reaping reward growth europe biggest economy disposable income lower earner fallen medium launched campaign excessive manager pay target included juergen schrempp former chief executive carmaker daimler walked million pay stock option merger u automaker chrysler unravelled shareholder lost zumwinkels case one feed general suspicion many people top people lie cheat everyone else wrote sueddeutsche zeitung editorial friday push left although politician across spectrum including merkel criticised excessive corporate pay commentator say public anger medium call morally degenerate boss could lead leftwing policy growing appeal left party group former communist disaffected former centreleft spd supporter already pulled main political party left forcing ruling coalition soften stance welfare reform picture number greedy manager catastrophic spawn sense social injustice help left party klaus schneider head sdk shareholder association told reuters former german finance minister oskar lafontaine coleader left want increase public spending pension welfare benefit education corruption watchdog transparency international say objective data show corruption increasing germany say last year subject become far important people mind change climate peter von blomberg deputy head transparency international germany told reuters von blomberg said scandinavian country something model thanks open communication channel citizen authority german firm need introduce enforce compliance guideline protect whistleblower said germany still quite distaste denouncing people historical reason think may see discussion possible legal framework protect whistleblower said,0
nearly million people could forced home region rising sea river swallow village droughthit land longer support crop said actionaid international climate action network south asia report projection include forced flee sudden disaster flood cyclone likely underestimate noted harjeet singh global climate lead actionaid said situation could become catastrophic many head rural area town city country search work said often end living slum area exposed flooding limited access social service precarious job rickshawpulling construction garmentmaking policy maker global north global south yet waking reality singh told thomson reuters foundation realising scale problem going deal urged rich nation high planetwarming emission redouble effort reduce carbon pollution provide funding south asian country develop cleanly adapt condition warming planet government meet globally agreed goal limit warming degree celsius number people driven move india bangladesh pakistan sri lanka nepal could cut almost half report said build research published world bank said unchecked climate change could cause million people move within country border subsaharan africa south asia latin america new report used updated version methodology raise original projection south asian migration half adding new data sea level rise well effect ecosystem loss drought new report also track expected migration finer scale preparing movement projection financial implication country india bangladesh poorest people often lack mean move far original home safer place without state support resident evacuated boat bangladesh cyclone amphan may new figure show largest number people expected migrate india million resident evacuated boat bangladesh cyclone amphan may country sharpest projected rise migration bangladesh sevenfold increase today report included example collected aid worker people already hit worsening climate pressure pakistan arid tharparkar district rajo husband labourer moved three different place area last three year escape hunger caused severe drought lost baby heavy lifting job borrow money landowner cover medical bill family told researcher kabita maity island sundarbans delta region india move five time previous home gobbled sea stay sea force u resource buy land resettle inwards maity quoted saying report called south asian government prepare worsening displacement linked climate change emphasised importance acting limit number people forced migrate future recommended strengthening social protection system provide cash work affected climate extreme improving essential service migrant worker city hit doubly covid pandemic many left jobless measure help prevent distress migration include promoting farming method keep soil good condition managing water efficiently improving access market trying new crop way earn money report noted people relocated authority need ensure land safe fertile tenure right secure people enough money build new home added sanjay vashist director climate action network south asia said tackling poverty inequality also needed part regional response climate migration south asian leader must join force prepare plan protection displaced people said statement,1
slow pace international climate negotiation lawyer switzerland san francisco increasingly filing lawsuit demanding action getting creative using new legal argument challenge company government judge two decade ago handful climaterelated lawsuit ever filed worldwide today number including lawsuit united state alone according data reported friday london school economics court increasingly important place addressing problem climate change said hari osofsky dean penn state law school international affair already climate campaigner seeing glimmer success netherlands december country supreme court upheld ruling favour urgenda campaign group demand dutch government move faster cut carbon emission january judge switzerland acquitted dozen climate protester trespassing charge filed group staged tennis match within branch credit suisse draw attention bank fossil fuel loan defence lawyer argued protester action necessitated imminent danger posed climate change ruling met court standing ovation exceptional ruling one defence lawyer aline bonard told reuters given protester admitted trespassing infraction undeniable case like suggest shift people understanding role judiciary mediating case related warming climate bound new wave legal proceeding using similar line argument bonard said new legal tactic ruling compel government cut emission remain rare lawyer still see promise targeting large polluting company case past tended accuse coalfired power station government failing limit emission case fought argument consumer protection human right shift especially pronounced united state dozen case filed state city party challenging fossil fuel industry role causing climate change informing public harm last month minnesota state district columbia filed lawsuit alleging oil major misled consumer using product involved releasing carbon emission contributing climate change case followed another filed october massachusetts also used consumer protection argument suing exxon mobil corp three accused oil company engaging deceptive practice false advertising awareness climate change grew general public extent disinformation campaign longer acceptable pivot greenwashing kate konopka washington dc deputy attorney general told reuters case company denied allegation bp plc declined comment exxon said washington dc lawsuit part coordinated politically motivated campaign energy company without merit chevron corp also dismissed dc case saying litigation distracts effort address climate change royal dutch shell plc said committed playing part addressing climate change lawsuit impede collaboration needed meaningful change company appear worried national association manufacturer formed group push back activist lawyer trying scapegoat energy manufacturer group called manufacturer accountability project applauded december ruling new york clearing exxon mobil security fraud charge accused failing inform investor knew climate change court rejecting misguided misleading narrative federal judge already calling hyperbolic last year new york attorney general brought claim based essentially allegation said phil goldberg lawyer representing group pressure campaign human right front five lawsuit using argument since said lse report coauthor joana setzer assistant professor london school economics grantham research institute climate change environment new tactic worked though highprofile decision january th circuit court appeal san francisco dismissed juliana united state youth accused federal government infringing right life liberty perpetuating economic system fuelling dangerous climate change judge andrew hurwitz said reluctantly concluded issue matter executive legislative branch whether judge rule favour climate interest legal expert say momentum many case court serving underline urgency climate issue public policymakers need massive government intervention get u hole make government primary target said tim crosland director british climate litigation charity plan group part campaign successfully sued block third runway london heathrow airport britain court appeal agreeing february plan failed consider country commitment paris climate accord decision awaiting final appeal richard wile executive director dcbased center climate integrity nonprofit organisation supporting climate litigation said tumble climate case would work toward weakening lobbying power fossil fuel industry wouldnt expect tobacco company table deciding pubic health policy notion oil industry would dictate climate policy doesnt hold water wile said going ability dictate climate policy past,1
around world extreme weather ranging wildfire flood linked manmade global warming putting pressure summit strengthen implementation paris agreement limiting rise temperature war nature must stop know possible guterres said ahead dec summit simply stop digging drilling take advantage vast possibility offered renewable energy naturebased solution cut emission greenhouse gas mostly burning carbonbased fossil fuel agreed far paris deal enough limit temperature rise goal degree celsius fahrenheit preindustrial level many country even meeting commitment political lacking guterres said president donald trump part started withdrawing united state paris agreement deforestation amazon basin crucial carbon reservoir accelerating china tilted back toward building coalfired power plant seventy country committed goal carbon neutrality climate neutrality mean would balance greenhouse emission instance carbon capture technology planting tree guterres said pledge enough also see clearly world largest emitter pulling weight said without goal unreachable last year un climate summit poland yielded framework reporting monitoring emission pledge updating plan cut sticking point remain least article put price emission allow traded dont even want entertain possibility agree article guterres said approve guideline implement article find excuse bank england governor mark carney accepted invitation become un special envoy climate action climate finance jan guterres said,1
world may wait dying second un climate summit december global deal channel business dollar lowcarbon energy industry analyst said wednesday senior executive warned progress far unled climate talk inadequate guarantee future lowcarbon market could transform world get energy political posturing may delay deal midnight last day dec talk said head un climate panel rajendra pachauri nevertheless hopeful deal put world right path wiggle room even stroke midnight conference ending said pachauri chairman un intergovernmental panel climate change ipcc international energy agency head nobuo tanaka unsure outcome un talk reconvene barcelona nov said recession given world head start causing biggest drop carbon emission year usually real outcome negotiation come last minute dont know feel economic crisis provides window opportunity told iea meeting paris business leader said measure taken far inadequate mobilise billion dollar needed convert global economy leaner lowcarbon energy like wind solar power cant expect company invest billion billion dollar convinced there going market said general electric co energy chief john krenicki adding u renewable energy tax break example would expire two year said government must agree copenhagen carboncutting target dont much right dangerous direction fulvio conti chief executive italian utility enel spa said talk taking dangerous direction businessfriendly carbon market allowing industry offset emission funding carbon cut developing world european union hub market executive commission said want developing country reach certain target qualifying offset face risk increasingly restrictive criterion conti told reuters sideline paris conference ge krenicki said business would fight hold patent clean energy technology major stumbling block un talk demand poorer nation access advanced solar power bigger wind turbine totally opposed compulsory licensing itll crush innovation green sector said krenicki added new discovery vast gas reserve would enable quick win cutting carbon compared highcarbon coal protecting marine life plankton sea grass mangrove forest could help offset percent current fossil fuel emission un report said wednesday nurturing organism absorb carbon dioxide grow,1
sergei zimov bend pick handful treacly mud hold nose smell like cow pat know better smell like mammoth dung say another symptom global warming millennium layer animal waste organic matter left behind creature used roam arctic tundra sealed inside frozen permafrost climate change thawing permafrost lifting prehistoric ooze suspended animation zimov scientist almost year studied climate change russia arctic belief organic matter becomes exposed air accelerate global warming faster even pessimistic forecast lead type global warming impossible stop said organic matter left behind mammoth wildlife exposed air thawing permafrost theory run microbe dormant thousand year spring back action byproduct emit carbon dioxide even damaging term impact climate methane gas according zimov microbe going start emitting gas enormous quantity yakutia region northeastern corner siberia belt permafrost containing mammothera soil cover area roughly size france germany combined even elsewhere siberia deposit organic matter soil gigantic dwarf global oil reserve zimov said u government statistic show mankind emits billion tonne carbon year permafrost area hold billion tonne carbon fast turn greenhouse gas zimov said dont stop emission greenhouse gas atmosphere kyoto protocol international pact aimed reducing greenhouse emission seem like childish prattle methane emission might easy dismiss yearold beard shock wavy hair alarmist crank theory grabbing attention scientific community there quite bit truth julian murton member international permafrost association told reuters methane carbon dioxide level increase result permafrost degradation united nation report june said yet sign widespread melting permafrost could stoke global warming noted potential threat permafrost store lot carbon upper permafrost layer estimated contain organic carbon currently contained atmosphere report said permafrost thawing result release carbon form greenhouse gas positive feedback effect global warming crack wall zimov chief scientist russian academy science north eastern scientific station three plane ride eight time zone away moscow duvanny yar shore kolyma river phenomenon zimov describes speech scientific conference seen first hand steepsided river bank held permafrost collapsing ice melt every minute thud heard another wedge soil permafrost come tumbling splash chunk fall river nearby zimov point area far unaffected melting forest larch tree berry mushroom covered soft cushion moss lichen slope though landscape covered tree toppled soil disintegrates brook murmur slope carrying melted water elsewhere place five year ago empty tundra dotted lake result thawing permafrost thermokarst lake bubble methane time potent greenhouse gas carbon dioxide permafrost thaw affect rare outpost human settled chersky town people apartment block crack running wall earth beneath subsides many demolished unsafe people live visit wilderness changing landscape unlikely worry people side world zimov warns people everywhere take notice within year knockon effect permafrost melting siberia direct impact life siberia landscape changing said end local problem north inevitably turn problem russia south amazon region holland,1
gunman sunday shot interior minister ahsan iqbal senior member ruling pakistan muslim leaguenawaz pmln ally ousted prime minister nawaz sharif leaving constituency meeting punjab province iqbal recovering hospital bullet wound monday minister state interior affair talal chaudhry said stable high spirit leader pakistan main opposition party condemned assassination attempt prominent official imran khan pakistan tehreekeinsaf pti opposition party said sharif created backdrop attack large rally protesting removal supreme court last july condemn full force political climate seriously affected nawazs wild accusation opponent creating tension anger said naeem ul haq chief staff former cricket star khan nawaz sharif continues utter poison incident continue occur pakistan supreme court disqualified sharif prime minister last july small source unreported income currently trial anticorruption court though party still hold majority parliament sharif denounced court ruling conspiracy led rival khan routinely gathering large crowd supporter voice grievance sharif sharif portrayed khan puppet powerful military establishment history meddling pakistani politics khan denies colluding army military denies interfering politics sunday attack heightened sense unease runup election expected late july preliminary report suggested sunday attacker link new islamist political party campaign enforcing death penalty blasphemy replacing secular influence government strict sharia law islamist deny link local administrator initial report attack seen reuters said arrested gunman showed affiliation tehreekelabaik party got nothing labaik spokesman ejaz ashrafi said monday unarmed unarmed struggle conspiring tehreekelabaik succeed party leader khadim hussain rizvi sunday condemned attack iqbal said labaik unarmed struggle bring prophet religion throne police said bullet hit iqbal right arm entered groin named suspected shooter abid hussain officially reported motive religious radicalism background minister state chaudhry said adding others arrested police investigating group may influenced attack people ideological level prepared others radicalism individual issue social problem said labaik born protest movement supporting mumtaz qadri bodyguard governor punjab gunned bos call relax pakistan draconian blasphemy law movement protest shut country capital three week last year change electoral law said amounted blasphemy assassination attempt iqbal stoked fear repeat preelection violence islamist blighted last two poll including former prime minister benazir bhutto killed campaign trail,0
extensive record bench prior washington job mean yearold conservative federal appeal court judge promise attract barrage question likely contentious u senate confirmation process senior white house aide republican former president george bush previously worked kenneth starr independent counsel investigated democratic former president bill clinton kavanaugh faced long confirmation battle bush nominated current post democrat painted partisan ultimately confirmed senate three year later kavanaugh grew bethesda maryland suburb washington attended high school trump first supreme court appointee neil gorsuch men served clerk kennedy supreme court term kavanaugh judge influential u court appeal district columbia circuit since merrick garland democratic former president barack obamas supreme court nominee blocked senate republican move allowed trump nominate gorsuch last year serf court alongside kavanaugh kavanaugh come fire conservative circle tie bush member republican establishment eschewed trump well sometimes ruling aggressively enough issue importance conservative activist conservative faulted reasoning dissenting opinion case involving democratic former president barack obamas healthcare law dubbed obamacare kavanaugh dissented court conclusion obamacare law detested conservative violate u constitution asserting premature decide case merit kavanaugh dissent mentioned financial penalty levied obamacare american opted obtain health insurance might considered tax pivotal distinction conservative legal challenge law conservative critic said kavanaughs dissent provided roadmap helped persuade u chief justice john robert cast crucial vote upholding law reached supreme court remark monday kavanaugh sought spotlight bipartisan credential noted taught harvard law school hired former dean elena kagan obama appointed supreme court law clerk come diverse background point view kavanaugh said adding majority clerk woman conservative credential kavanaugh shown conservative credential gun right abortionrelated case last october part panel judge issued order preventing yearold illegal immigrant detained texas u authority immediately obtaining abortion decision overturned full appeal court abortion kavanaugh emphasized roman catholic faith appearance trump white house monday said dissent full court embracing new right unlawful immigrant minor u government detention obtain immediate abortion demand kavanaugh also dissented court spurned religious group sought exemption requirement obamacare employer provide health insurance cover birth control woman dissented court upheld district columbia gun law banned semiautomatic rifle kavanaugh said gun covered u constitution second amendment protects right bear arm several case kavanaugh faulted environmental regulation issued obama including aimed combating climate change kavanaugh dissented appeal court declined reconsider decision upholding net neutrality regulation implemented obama later rescinded trump requiring internet provider guarantee equal access web content kavanaugh wrote appeal court decision structure consumer financial protection bureau formed obama unconstitutional kavanaugh worked bush contentious recount pivotal state florida presidential election headed bush administration search potential judicial nominee previously worked four year starr whose investigation clinton helped spur effort congressional republican impeach democratic president remove office kavanaugh wrote law review article questioning value investigation concluding president free distraction civil lawsuit criminal prosecution investigation office view assumed fresh relevance trump facing several civil lawsuit well russiarelated criminal investigation special counsel robert mueller supreme court could called upon weigh matter,1
u president barack obama lay job package worth billion billion pound thursday staking reelection hope call urgent bipartisan action revive faltering american economy poll number new low amid voter frustration percent unemployment obama make tax cut middleclass household business centrepiece plan press new spending repair road bridge deteriorating infrastructure use televised speech joint session u congress pm edt midnight british time urge passage american job act yearend succeeds plan might provide economic boost quickly enough help obamas reelection prospect fails strategy paint congressional republican obstructionist blame stagnating economy already thursday morning white house chief staff bill daley went offensive described donothing climate capitol hill time congress fiveweek vacation come back something say everything get proposed town daley said cbs surprisingly weak job data heightened fear united state may headed another recession federal reserve considering way bolster demand finance minister meeting france friday expected encourage country afford help growth obama intense pressure change perception shown weak leadership economic stewardship criticized republican fellow democrat casting cloud prospect reelection november major leadership moment obama said terry madonna political scientist franklin marshall college lancaster pennsylvania he running month voter settle whether presidency failed nbcwall street journal poll week showed obama longer favourite win next year shared responsibility white house said obama describe stark term difficulty u economy face argue washington must help labour market heal message press throughout autumn race heat renewal payroll tax cut worker passed last december tax cut encourage business hire biggest element job plan medium report estimated package cost billion obama send job proposal legislative form congress next week white house senior adviser valerie jarrett told reuters insider said thursday speech designed encourage shared responsibility economy woe president congress business community american people everyone get involved said white house goal get legislation passed year make dent unemployment spring bolster chance reelection obama need able point economic improvement middle next year congress control nation purse string act white house prepared paint republican obstructing effort solving jobless problem bruising battle july country debt level led standard poor rating downgrade highlighted wide chasm obamas democrat republican control house representative republican derided billion economic stimulus package obama pushed congress wasteful spending want immediate cut deficit democrat say longterm deficit must trimmed economy need shortterm fiscal boost white house said job package paid cut future offered detail obama push congressional super committee met first time thursday go beyond goal finding trillion budget saving due lay recommendation next week later sign conciliation house republican leader john boehner eric cantor signalled open infrastructure spending program obama pitch job plan help train unemployed worker mitch mcconnell top republican senate said president attempt accuse dont support idea overly partisan political smokescreen much simpler reason oppose president economic policy nothing whatsoever politics simply dont work said isnt job plan reelection plan,0
soaked sweat small group men woman sawed tore tree limb limb drilled soil sprayed paint across tree trunk vandalism name science tree km mile rondnia state capital porto velho brazilian researcher seeking learn much carbon stored different part world largest rainforest helping remove emission atmosphere foment climate change important losing forest globally said carlos roberto sanquetta forestry engineering professor federal university paran brazil need understand role forest play absorbing carbon left intact releasing destroyed sanquetta led weeklong research expedition november overseeing team including botanist agronomist biologist several forestry engineer take myriad sample vegetation living dead analysis rigorous elaborate work often humid insectinfested condition involving chainsaw spade corkscrew caliper whitecoat scientist lecturing people raoni rajo specializes environmental management federal university mina gerais involved sanquettas team hardworking people get hand dirty holistic approach brazilian team one contingent among hundred researcher seeking measure carbon complex environmentally crucial amazon rainforest ecosystem sprawl across six million square kilometre nine country research seek quantify carbon tree sanquetta say team approach holistic measuring carbon underbrush soil decomposing plant matter well addition team looking beyond primary forest examining reforested area shed new light much carbon hold information key incentivizing restoration effort carbon dioxide co prevalent greenhouse gas lock heat earth atmosphere tree soak carbon dioxide atmosphere store carbon one cheapest easiest way absorb greenhouse gas process also work reverse however tree chopped burned often make way farm cow pasture wood release co back atmosphere every time deforestation loss emission greenhouse gas said sanquetta member un intergovernmental panel climate change world top climate science authority current emission rate global temperature expected rise degree celsius according nonprofit consortium climate action tracker far surpassing degree limit needed avert catastrophic change planet climate change raise sea level intensifies natural disaster spur mass migration refugee deforestation amazon accelerated administration jair bolsonaro rightwing president brazil since took office least million tonne co released brazilian amazon deforestation thats emitted u passenger car year statement office brazilian vice president hamilton mouro lead government amazon policy said rise deforestation predated current administration government working around clock thwart destructive mining lumber trafficking achieved desired degree success could worse statement said meticulous measurement key understanding addressing climate threat bringing precision carbon measurement receding forest everyone want information said alexis bastos project coordinator nonprofit rioterra study centre brazilian organization provides financial support several scientist sanquettas team today scientist measuring forest carbon nearly every continent aside sanquettas team instance amazon forest inventory network partner scientist trying standardise carbon measurement garnering huge amount data quantify forest challenge there difference specie across amazon peru southwest versus guyana northeast there virtually specie overlap completely different plant exactly climate said oliver phillips network coordinator tropical ecologist united kingdom university leeds network partner use precise parameter capture major carbon reservoir including dead plant matter soil instance tree border plot measured root plot one team could hope sample enough vast rainforest exact count carbon harboured amazon also moving target amazon rainforest varies tangled jungle open riverine space constantly shifting tree chopped restoration effort accelerating sanquettas team began current line research relying support rioterra received funding petrleo brasileiro sa petrobras brazilian stateowned oil firm time rioterra replanting destroyed area rainforest wanted know much carbon sequestered petrobras told reuters statement working year honor social responsibility commitment among thing meant supplying energy overcoming sustainability challenge weeklong expedition cost reais sanquetta said project received money petrobras directly petrobras funding dried rioterra found support amazon fund backed government brazil norway germany preliminary finding indicate planting mix amazon specie effective sequestering carbon allowing area regrow naturally finding also suggest substitute leaving forest untouched hectare virgin rondnia forest hold average tonne carbon according sanquettas analysis brazilian science ministry data comparison replanted hectare forest year hold tonne soy farm hold average tonne healing planet jungle sanquettas team member swatted away swarming stingless bee dissected metre plot thats growing back naturally almost year abandoned farmer team counted tree trunk measuring least centimeter circumference threshold tree generally hold significantly carbon edilson consuello de oliveira yearold botanist neighbouring acre state wrapped tape measure around one bellucia called identifying bellucia grossularioides fruitbearing tree one fastest regrow rattled measurement another scientist scribbled biologist nailed number marker tree trunk meanwhile group hewing tree chainsaw selected autopsy shorn trunk cut piece leaf stripped bagged stump dug weighed hanging scale strung branch destructive tree said sanquetta another group drove motorized foot meter metal corkscrew ground pulled dirt four different depth others measured width decomposing plant caliper raked ground debris sample taken back lab team dried weighed incinerating dry combustion chamber allows measure much carbon contained team measured plot week work november final goal plot later year work offer way measure health planet rajo said also quickly planet could healed,1
japan top business lobby could spark policy change global warming sending strong message counterpart united state former u vice president al gore said speech tokyo monday gore speaking executive keidanren japanese business federation part campaign promote awardwinning documentary film inconvenient truth open japan week japanese business community respect regarded powerful influence shaping opinion within u business community gore said change u policy change said urging member keidanren send strongest possible message big business united state united state withdrew kyoto protocol mandate cut greenhouse gas emission period saying agreement would harmful u economy host talk forged protocol japanese government urged major polluter including united state china india work harder combat climate change recently visit prime minister shinzo abe europe last week japan emission greenhouse gas amounted billion tonne year march percent previous year percent adrift objective cut emission percent level gore said corporate japan special role play business leadership japan lead way lead business community world gore said determination part solution key world successfully solving crisis u city endorsed kyoto protocol sign grass root support aim gore said onetime presidential candidate answer question medium monday none business executive event asked rumour might build higher profile created environmental campaign stand presidency,0
remains seen whether film fulfils primary aim director adam mckay want word kick pant prompt urgent action climate change im illusion one film cure climate crisis mckay whose previous film include big short vice wrote email time inspires conversation critical thinking make people le tolerant inaction leader id say accomplished goal dont look planetkilling comet hurtling toward earth stand metaphor climate crisis leonardo dicaprio jennifer lawrence playing distraught scientist scrambling get politician act public believe film premiered december climate scientist took social medium penned opeds saying felt seen last neil degrasse tyson tweeted seemed like documentary several admirer likened film modest proposal thcentury satirical essay jonathan swift naysayer meanwhile said comet allegory lost took literally questioned mckay hadnt straightforward global warming writing new yorker richard brody said scientist didnt like film critic say science scientist stop meddling art either way time leader failing take necessary measure tackle planet emergency volume ferocity socalled natural disaster reach ever graver peak little question movie struck pretty big nerve according netflix selfreports figure studio behind film distributor film one popular film ever amassing unprecedented million hour viewed one week goal movie raise awareness terrifying urgency climate crisis succeeded spectacularly said genevieve guenther founder director end climate silence organisation promotes medium coverage climate change cant movie inspire people action without cultural acceptance climate change added movie help produce hollywood uneven history depicting climate change feature film address film made villain ecoterrorists see thanos avenger infinity war godzilla king monster present ecological collapse inevitable interstellar snowpiercer mad max film rare film imago world human successfully work together allay worst crisis save biodiversity wean fossil fuel dont look doesnt provide happy ending either mckay repeatedly stressed want people work toward end netflix climate scientist partnered online platform list way people take action one film star jonah hill appeared tonight show encouraged viewer ask congressional representative pas hr climate emergency act dicaprio urged million twitter follower get involved science mckay said daily poster website run david sirota journalist also writer film renewable energy could invest carbon removal lot thing action awareness hollywood played role defining big issue stanley kubrick satirical dr strangelove learned stop worrying love bomb reviled time critic china syndrome shaped attitude nuclear power war watching television film day imagined aftermath cold war atomic battle president ronald reagan wrote journal film left greatly depressed hardened resolve see never nuclear war discussing support marriage equality thenvice president joe biden credited television series amp grace educating public yet michael svoboda writing professor george washington university contributor web magazine yale climate connection said mckay clearly impassioned climate change doubtful whether film delivered useful message would produce result asking people become politically involved trying reach across aisle doesnt seem case svoboda said create kind fatalism even nihilism virtue people accepting inevitability good particularly wellcoordinated fight dont look took shot liberal elite member right svoboda noted film end clearly lampooning trumpian populism unlikely thats going reach anyone who sceptical climate change said said impassioned response film suggests hunger climate content said ayana elizabeth johnson marine biologist cofounder think tank urban ocean lab could put le pressure one piece work thing people would argue whether one film perfect clearly need lot stuff johnson said people inspired dire science projection continued inspired solution inspired focusing film point absurdity fact ruining one planet make sense human live johnson added hoped popularity dont look would prompt hollywood make climate focused film dont like make better one said ill watch new york time company,1
bentlys restoring manor home beyond entrance hall bristling deer antler gloomy interior grand stairway extravagantly flowered wallpaper timedimmed peeling camille bently brings estate old game book handwritten record thousand grouse deer pheasant duck shot kildrummy year game book also note hunter name condition day shoot camille read one entry bird want fly today snort shit camille christopher multimillionaire property developer california bought kildrummy million million estate dense timber forest windraked moor botanical garden atmospheric castle also history bentlys avid conservationist determined forget wealthy people long come kildrummy shoot grouse game elite pastime involves intense management land heatherclad moor partially burned improve breeding condition grouse whose predator trapped poisoned killed kildrummy gamekeeper jailed four month secretly filmed battering rare hawk death bentlys banned trapping sport shooting kildrummy aim turn estate semiwilderness dwindling specie revived protected there long history abuse land christopher say got stop bentlys join growing rank socalled green laird climatesavvy millionaire billionaire transforming scottish highland managed valued traditional hunting estate kildrummy changed hand largely value bag count amount game bagged year increasingly coveted natural capital value asset forest absorb carbon habitat sustain biodiversity view wind turbine upland kildrummy estate kildrummy scotland britain september picture taken september reuters galbraith leading scottish property agent said value hill ground scotland doubled recent year driven surge interest private corporate investor looking meet climate commitment planting forest reviving biodiversity view wind turbine upland kildrummy estate kildrummy scotland britain september picture taken september reuters political climate also changing old estate scottish government said last year grouse shooting muirburn practice burning heather encourage new shoot provide nutrition grouse insect chick soon permitted license burning carbonrich peatland banned outright muirburn transformed highland viewed tigerstriped burnt area amid fervour scottish independence rise green laird revived debate owns scotland land theyre campaigner say fewer people half scotland private land many foreigner uk largest private landowner danish billionaire anders holch povlsen owns global clothing chain bestseller acre scotland additional acre belong swedishborn sister sigrid lisbet rausing heir tetra pak fortune povlsen rausings also ambitious plan restore habitat boost wildlife sigrid rausing note sister british citizen tim kirkwood ceo wildland limited povlsens conservation hospitality company say would harder nature respond effort without company owning multiple often adjoining estate anyone anywhere buy much land like say andy wightman longtime campaigner land reform author book website called owns scotland scot say dont object foreign landowner dislike poorly regulated system allows sale vast area wightman say level incomprehension important asset impact upon local economy environment sold highest bidder question asked scotland historically iniquitous pattern land ownership government introduce bill help tackle say mairi mcallan scotland minister environment land reform scottish government want call diverse pattern land ownership meaning communityowned land land held public good public sector mcallan belief focus land used rather whether owner foreign test always people live work area benefiting scotland land absolutely used mitigate climate change add way people support accelerating decline traditional hunting estate employ hundred people scotland green laird also open charge rewilding mean depeopling hunting estate supporter accuse rewilders undermining grouse shooting deer stalking industry thereby taking away job industry supported historical resonance forcible eviction tenant th th century make way sheep grazing led rural depopulation emigration scotland socalled highland clearance still fuel nationalist sentiment today british veteran climate campaigner jeremy leggett stand whippet sho front solar panel installation bunloit rewilding estate scotland britain september picture taken september reuters investing heavily nature restoration land sea mcallan say way frankly tantamount second clearance british veteran climate campaigner jeremy leggett stand whippet sho front solar panel installation bunloit rewilding estate scotland britain september picture taken september reuters missed trick scam jamie williamson greets guest shortsleeved shirt grubby short hiking boot sorry dont kilt say affable energetic yearold trailed everywhere springer spaniel annie good listener never complains answer back williamson run alvie dalraddy traditional sporting estate western edge cairngorm national park he deeply sceptical green laird rewilding plan feel weve managed land badly go back nature land nearly britain managed one form another whether grouse shooting sheep cattle williamson struggling maintain revenue grouse deer shooting estate surrounded prominent rewilding project one glenfeshie estate owned povlsen danish billionaire sitting heart williamsons acre estate alvie house shooting lodge williamson family lived five generation drawing room baby grand piano outsized fireplace flanked stag head floortoceiling shelf one row book includes faded volume grouse health disease another row open reveal secret drink cabinet back grandfather ran estate income came mostly highspending guest shot grouse stalked deer recent past williamsons customer might bagged bird day several year unpredictable weather drought late frost grouse population effectively collapsed say gunfire occasionally boom across estate coming clay pigeon shooting range moor alltime low grouse williamson say alvie dalraddy relies source income including caravan park campground tourist attraction zip wire quad biking estate also pasture timber forest quarry operation supplying wood chip biofuel williamson phd forestry scathing plan restore caledonian forest rewilding group suggest covered much scotland myth say much scotland tree cover disappeared thousand year ago climatic change say williamson cite statistic british government forestry agency show scotland covered tree accuses rewilders trying recreate romantic period past alvie dalraddy share border kinrara acre estate brewdog scottish brewery bought million earlier year brewdog banned blood sport vowed plant forest capable pulling one million tonne carbon dioxide atmosphere cofounder james watt said march aim plant call lost forest year since tree williamson say lost long time wasnt ginsoaked laird cut american property developer conservationist camille christopher bently pose whilst reading old game book kildrummy estate kildrummy scotland britain september picture taken september reuters williamson say planting native woodland scotland wont avert climate change long scot import cheap timber country wreck ecosystem provide want sort global warming weve got make selfsufficient timber product say youre planting tree never harvested slightly selfdefeating american property developer conservationist camille christopher bently pose whilst reading old game book kildrummy estate kildrummy scotland britain september picture taken september reuters another growing source friction landowner deer roam freely across land unless fence prevent rewilding estate cull deer protect treeplanting project reduce number deer nearby shooting estate along estate income williamson worry impact brewdogs plan neighbouring estate brewdog decides theyre going slaughter deer would destroy deerstalking say adding brewdog need use gamekeeper control fox predator dont put gamekeeper fox everything build would destroy grouse shooting statement brewdog said active dialogue williamsons alvie estate written deer management plan kinrara neighbour naturescot government nature agency brewdog also said would consult neighbour body predator control would done qualified wildlife manager benefit kinraras conservation objective williamson sensitive threat revenue unlike deeppocketed green laird say accumulated wealth fall back medium report suggest povlsen sunk million pound nature restoration project glenfeshie landholding povlsens rewilding company wildland limited said made substantial investment estate couldnt give exact sum bentlys say expect sink much money kildrummy first year buying williamson say galbraith scottish property agent recently valued acre high ground million mostly natural capital galbraith declined comment said clientconfidential information williamson incredulous high valuation valued thought could sell carbon credit say land deep peat wont grow tree high bare moorland scree yet williamson businessman constantly looking new revenue stream seems reluctant entirely dismiss idea natural capital missed trick scam asks mind look like ponzi scheme never know rewilders christopher camille bently know scot wary american grand plan deep pocket thirty mile estate former u president donald trump outraged local bulldozing part pristine beach build golf course said would revitalize region hasnt camille fell completely utterly love scotland thats today christopher say aware stranger strange land camille striped dungaree dirty boot wear red hair tightly wound bun seems repulsed fascinated kildrummys history early first tour rundown estate climbed staircase find face face one previous owner trophy stuffed lioness two stuffed cub physically taken aback really bite lip say shoot cub christopher bently sold father antique coin collection million set bently foundation fund conservation effort worldwide foundation directed camille second wife married neogothic mansion scottish island bute bentlys bought kildrummy sooner planned alarmed fast price scottish estate rising wanted put root right thing climate christopher say world verge catastrophic environmental collapse seeing early effect going get worse fast christopher heavily tattooed arm trimmed white beard fedora perched bald head doesnt look much like scottish laird although vocabulary authentic say burn stream glen valley pronounce ardhuncart neighbouring shooting estate like local ardhunkart bentlys tour estate specially converted electric land rover drive lowland pasture hillside dense plantation sitka spruce fastgrowing nonnative tree used commercial timber felled make way planting native woodland woodland store carbon sustain flora fauna singlespecies timber plantation new woodland already planted fenced deter deer eating sapling hundred deer roam kildrummy neighbouring estate number kept artificially high hunter could pay shoot bentlys reluctantly begun culling deer love animal christopher say learn deer pest serious threat planting program took set land rover trundle kildrummys old grouse moor instantly recognizable huge patch heather burned traditionally peatlands also drained burned improve grazing sheep deer peatlands huge carbon sink theyre damaged dried emit carbon dioxide oxidization peat fire supporter call muirburn timehonoured land management technique benefit specie prevents wildfire removing surfeit combustible heather critic say muirburn damage peat threatens biodiversity trigger wildfire according grouse moor management group independent body commissioned scottish government wider impact muirburn highly contested study offering varying sometimes contradictory result even large part cairngorm national park given sport shooting cairngorm britain biggest national park river tumble snowdusted mountain rocky tundra ancient forest park authority estimate acreage heather moorland managed produce grouse deer sport shooting bentlys say arent hunting damaging environment support kildrummy heavily managed create extremely favourable condition grouse extremely unfavourable everything else christopher say beyond conservation first need restore state conserved neglected long kildrummys game book record steady decline number grouse shot stop year estate gamekeeper jailed goshawk incident bird prey protected uk although scotland minister rural affair environment mairi gougeon said last year still killed disappear suspicious circumstance around grouse moor report league cruel sport scotland animal welfare group estimated wild animal scotland killed year protect grouse population one seven estate featured report kildrummy bentlys era although kept handwritten record titled estate vermin list thousand animal rabbit fox weasel hedgehog wildcat bird prey trapped poisoned shot kildrummy since reviving specie restoring habitat bentlys immediate priority timber plantation cut make way native woodland kildrummy estate kildrummy scotland britain september picture taken september reuters climate campaigner timber plantation cut make way native woodland kildrummy estate kildrummy scotland britain september picture taken september reuters another green laird jeremy leggett longtime climate campaigner made million solar power leggett english recently bought bunloit estate steep bank loch ness leggett life work bunloits schoolhouse building large window high ceiling floor made giant stone slab view loch stunning although leggett emits restless vibe someone doesnt much staring window jeremy could retired played golf day say one ranger look like man hasnt slept week leggett hope research bunloit kickstart landmanagement revolution scotland beyond help avert climate meltdown biodiversity collapse day scotland record highest september temperature since leggett tell reuters aim precisely measure increase carbon sequestration biodiversity estate renamed bunloit rewilding say make data public part effort beat monster problem threatens collective future climate change bunloit previously private shooting estate wealthy doctor among range habitat peatlands pasture timber plantation forest ancient oak branch sprout tree lungwort rare lettucelike lichen thrives cleanest air forest seems empty bunloits camera trap captured image wild boar badger deer pine marten owl fox tranquility occasionally shattered royal air force jet swooping low across loch unruffled water leggett left oxford university doctorate earth science taught imperial college london also research partly funded oil industry say made early convert peril climate change quit teaching become climate campaigner greenpeace international quit greenpeace found solarcentury pioneering solar energy company back leggett say got used told rootless dreamer solar would never making energy grownup solar cheapest form energy deployment soaring thought go helping create kind exponential growth elsewhere survival story taking carbon atmosphere leggett took million got sale solarcentury raised million bought bunloit second scottish estate million partnering startup expert deployed advanced technology build granular picture bunloits carbon store biodiversity drone equipped lidar laser imaging flown estate create model tree right last branch leaf used calculate volume wood therefore volume stored carbon initial result suggest native broadleaf tree store carbon suggested le sophisticated model currently used total bunloit store tonne carbon dioxide equivalent standard unit measuring emission greenhouse gas peatlands alone could hold million tonne equal scotland carbon emission bunloits neglected peatlands also emit carbon making estate net source greenhouse gas emission tonne annually restoring peatlands felling conifer plantation planting broadleaf tree bunloit aim reverse also save tonne next century british biotech company called naturemetrics helped bunloit measure biodiversity using another advanced method edna sampling dozen soil sample tested organic trace fungi fauna establish specie present estate survey complemented information camera trap ranger provided baseline data leggett measure bunloits progress research bunloit used create online platform database provides leggett call good verification science landowner policymakers scientist investor hope encourage financial institution stop lending project say destroy nature oil field coal mine start lending repair leggett acknowledges criticism hastening demise shooting estate rewilding simply replacing one elite another greener version set company called highland rewilding ltd buy restore beldorney scottish estate thousand smaller investor encouraged buy share via crowdfunding leggett hope majority citizen rewilders scot particularly highland scot remote location youthful staff intense leader bunloit estate feel bit like cult hunkering imagined apocalypse except real catastrophe looming leggett feel time lose interview interrupted sound plane engine time fighter jet practising world war three leggett put small turboprop kind ferry highend tourist loch leggett doesnt look,1
washington nov bdnews comreuters global institutional investor holding trillion asset pushed policymakers tuesday quickly hash binding agreement cut greenhouse gas emission promote clean technology big investor including london pension fund authority want country agree reduce climate warming emission percent percent number line global warming policy favored u presidentelect barack obama support percent reduction carbon emission midcentury investor also want policymakers set long medium term emission reduction target developed country provide expanded liquid global carbon market already big u investor california public employee retirement system billion asset management calling legislation promote new existing clean technology also called u security exchange commission force publicly traded company disclose climaterelated risk along factor affect business institutional investor concerned risk presented climate change global economy diversified portfolio said mike taylor chief executive london pension fund authority urging world leader implement strong effective policy support u allocating capital toward low carbon investment group global investor want country sign new binding agreement succeed kyoto protocol climate pact set binding target industrialized country cut greenhouse gas emission european union aiming cut greenhouse gas emission percent increase share wind solar hydro wave power biofuels energy mix date united state alone among major industrialized country rejecting kyoto protocol participating discussion craft followup global agreement time put agreement place united state involved said mindy lubber president cere coalition investor environmental group working climate change issue global group investor hoping voice heard ahead december climate change convention poland,1
marguerite hanley native californian life amsterdam one traveller year forced look inward realized value impact action globally term covid human infringing habitat treat people community said hanley recently decided decelerate ambitious honeymoon africa planned next march instead whirlwind trip included botswana safari visit cape town exploration south african wine country scaled concentrate camp botswana support conservation local community made sense stay longer bring euro couple community reduce carbon footprint said slow travel grew slow food movement emphasizes sustainable local organic food prize artisanal tradition isnt new appeal walking camino de santiago pilgrimage route spain example endured century attracting traveller variety reason salve social distancing response flightshaming meditative breather exercise pandemicinspired caution mindful trip involve visiting fewer place sometimes transiting slower whether car train bike foot canoe typical travel slow travel emphasizes kyle kowalski founder sloww website devoted slow living wrote email instead jampacked itinerary slow travel intentionally choosing le order experience instead rushing one thing next slow travel balance pace leaving open time create space spontaneity pandemicinspired pace whether wanted many people experienced slower life pandemic fed slow travel movement environmental gain witnessed pandemic travel ebbed persuaded julia douglas social medium manager los angeles walk whenever possible rather order uber recent trip new york city buffalo new york took eighthour train ride rather fly part effort make small change would prolong improvement pollution world saw travelling plane almost completely stopped said commuter train ridership suffered pandemic longdistance train travel shown sign resurgence amtrak vacation tour operator bundle hotel excursion travel train said booking percent year date compared europe designated european year rail european union highlight sustainable transportation longdistance train travel revived night train network made comeback one startup midnight train plan launch luxury sleeper car route paris city beginning workfromanywhere policy born pandemic enabled many stretch trip airbnb said stay day increased percent first quarter compared period exclusive resort membership home rental service said booking day grew percent compared timeconsuming requirement travel today testing applying entry also tend slow thing time common traveller pack many destination country possible southern africa safari could include two three four country said jeremy townsend marketing director next adventure based berkeley california today required covid test entry spotty flight connection client opting singlecountry safari place like kenya uganda zambia offer wide variety experience convenience reliable international access getting covid test hour returning united state abroad required natural brake traveling complicated right recommending client add day end vacation near departure point order easily deal requirement testing getting onto flight home said simon scutt director foot holiday specializes european walking tour antichecklist travel practicality pumping brake there calming appeal traveller may feel overwhelmed year nervous coexistence coronavirus anticipation norway recent opening vaccinated american traveller norway bespoke travel company began selling concept ko norwegian term peace harmony gratitude cultivated one take time travelling soaking simple joy culture natural beauty according news release touting day stay remote area country far cry seeing big ben eiffel tower roman colosseum packagetrip hit parade week used book lot europe asia people wanted check spot list said denise ambruskomaida travel adviser owner travel agency travel brilliant buffalo new york people pulling away tourist hot spot dont want crammed shuffling along line rebecca werner chicagobased travel adviser protravel recently booked summer train trip glacier national park wisconsin family four fan netflix miniseries queen gambit good way catch kid see good scenery plus play chess train said traveller pursuing personal passion supplanted bucket list working bespoke travel agency untold story travel david demers naples florida organizing two nearly monthlong trip next year israel mediterranean ample time pursue interest history theatre food art past travel packing much running around checking box becomes mechanical said demers recently sold health care company pandemic taught u ok go fast focus whats important mind travel company sojrn recently launched monthlong trip staying one destination educational theme philosophy athens wine italy spanish language colombia traveller stay local apartment participate weekly dinner event leaving lot unstructured time work explore im trying plan everything minute like done past said cara wright apple valley minnesota plan continue working nonprofit italy october sojrn sustainable speed others like donna hetrick potter based pittsburgh bound africa slow travel reducing environmental impact couldnt justify twoweek safari said hetrick instead plan spend several month biking africa beginning tda global cycling addition amortizing carbon footprint seeing place indepth long trip offer connection youre bicycle accessible people said form tourism espouses treading lightly going beaten path connecting community patronizing locally owned business tenet sustainable travel slow tourism also championed correction overtourism kind overcrowding plagued destination dubrovnik pandemic slow tourism sustainable people tend spend time destination spread said martha honey former executive director center responsible travel coeditor book overtourism lesson better future describes slow travel winwin traveller engages deeply destination destination see benefit travel dispersed credit recent buylocal movement forged pandemic community pulled together keep local business afloat popularizing slow principle le disruptive economically beneficial honey added indicated popularity destination alaska montana summer traveller continue avoid densely populated place recent survey traveller five country including united state flywire paymentprocessing service threequarters said would look uncrowded destination travel ecoconscious explorer cling phileas fogglike ambition circumnavigating globe fret impact sustainable tour operator responsible travel recently introduced week trip roughly day around world train cargo ship crossing europe central asia following silk road china shipping across pacific north america journey becomes part travel experience rather way getting said anna rice manager responsible travel spent year beginning travelling around world train ship discovering among thing vietnam china russia poland similar dumpling different name become much aware surroundings country connected subtle way term culture environment moving speed human train freighter mechanized humanpowered travel hiking biking paddling allow maximum exposure nature small detail blurred higher speed get see thing dont see car youre going slow said kristi growdon personal golf trainer based seattle took cycling trip utah april vbt bicycling vacation company nearly sold domestic departure year maine island trail association manages route across undeveloped island along maine coast membership includes access trail information jumped percent last year sea kayak take place boat go intertidal zone said michael daugherty coowner sea kayak stonington offer boat rental guided trip island trail there tide swell dynamic youre much aware small boat run business wife rebecca daugherty artist together paddled mile along maine coast producing illustrated book upwest amp downeast im painter take see place daugherty said felt day trip wasnt slow enough new way slow there trend travel tour operator follow indicated new wave relaxed vacation package active travel company backroads launched division year called dolce tempo offering le ambitious pace nearly trip sold plan add new dolce tempo departure home abroad including scandinavia england along danube river motorist drive denver moab utah hour beginning august rider rocky mountaineer train cover route two day scenic ride overnight stay glenwood spring colorado new rockies red rock route popular company added capacity extended inaugural season nov notably wifi onboard southern utah new aquarius trail hut system station five backcountry hut fashioned recycled shipping container powered solar energy across mile bicycling route brian head peak town escalante cyclist pedal dixie national forest hoodoo red canyon skirt bryce canyon national park jared fisher owns la vegasbased cycling outfitter escape adventure developed aquarius trail hut system five year make bikepacking backpacking via bike accessible including food bedding reduces amount gear planning required avid bikepacker fisher ridden across united state three time personally enjoy freedom headspace travelling bike said love nature feel smell taste new york time company,0
often feature dystopia itemised briskly touring concentric circle hell rising inequality declining democracy unending pandemic financial system optimistically described late capitalism reached inferno toasty centre destruction earth global warming caused human style native twitter migrated earnest sliceoflife facebook page netflix book lauren oylers coolly funny novel fake account begin mode consensus world ending would begin end soon bo burnham depressed dramakid netflix special inside end burnham shrug rising ocean sings say world ending honey already darkly inverted instagram account afffirmations newage positive thinking buckle weight generational despair serene stock photography collides mantra like climate change psychosis humanity doomed banal sort apocalypse even described frightfully close held cynical distance say rhetoric signal lack concern climate change global warming represents collapse complex system extreme scale override emotional capacity creates perverse flavour climate denial acknowledge science truly accept least enough urgently act paralysis almost horrible contemplate global warming cook earth melt brain fry nerve explodes narrative like tell humankind even apocalyptic one end world resemble end religious prophecy disaster film human experiment culminates dramatic final spectacle instead persist oxymoronic state inhabiting end already begun may never actually end faced inexorable decline fireandbrimstone fantasy grow ever appealing apocalyptic drumbeat social medium gesture hopelessness situation supplying kind narcotic comfort plead hit u comet already brings u premise dont look adam mckays endoftheworld comedy said allegory inaction global warming american astronomer leonardo dicaprio phd candidate jennifer lawrence discover comet hurtling toward earth chilling cosmic snowball fact one seems particularly concerned approach comet denialists hold rally instructing people dont look even accept situation gesture lazily trying stop pop star ariana grande stage grotesque benefit concert daytime television host tyler perry joke hope comet take exwife cohost cate blanchett interested bedding astronomer heeding paw hotel corridor subconscious death drive becomes manifest purr tell gon na die dont look fails climate change allegory climate change resists metaphor even though count among film villain journalist bad feel implicated one thing human didnt make comet global warming approaching space oozing around attention diverted shiny pop star also taxing responsibility trauma many related ecological collapse terrified global warming affect son generation learned would need travel regularly hospital covid spiked new york city bought car greatest liberty dont look take source material come end comet hit earth appointed time point nearly everybody dy final dramatic easy understand nothing like current situation global warming ecophilosopher timothy morton call hyperobject concept large adequately comprehended human being mckays production company called hyperobject industry scale worldhistorical geological though already bad fulfil catastrophic potential many lifetime effect distributed unequally experience ambient stressor may cause stranger suffer die global warming suggests human powerful enough destroy world weak stop though driven toward worldchanging innovation inflexible fearful abandoning destructive comfort saw progress car meat free nextday delivery knowing isnt time something hmmm dont look turn one vexing aspect crisis stating data shouting even often fails move people though film largely incurious one story tell global warming need listen science work supplied science glacier drone shot projection soaring temperature scary story dead bee book ecological morton call ecological information dump mode expert commences shaking lapel yelling disturbing fact even seemingly rational approach stokes irrational fantasy certain amount time left stop global warming soon get head around whats going word apocalypse derived latin revelation current predicament draw irony double meaning mistake obsessing end world acting lizzie narrator jenny offills clifi novel weather information person brooklyn librarian assist host culthit global warming podcast called hell high water podcast soothing even though talk invisible horseman galloping toward u lizzie say lizzie doomscrolls climate change turn away outside world lurking survivalist forum planning family doomstead weather sketch scene intellectual preppers hoarding information global warming cramming cosmic test information find able tailor satisfy ego weather podcast listener wave talk melting glacier asks whats going happen american weather parable unfolds along line final season search party show crew millennial narcissist found brooklyn startup called lyte manufacture enlightenment pill unfortunate side effect turning people zombie group craven pursuit consumerist illumination inadvertently hastens apocalypse egomaniacal imp dory alia shawkat try explain wanted help people come wanted may fully comprehend global warming feel weather whole lexicon arisen attempt describe psychological impact climate nihilism climate grief climate melancholia ecoanxiety pretraumatic stress global survey young people released last year found half respondent age felt sad anxious angry powerless helpless guilty believed humanity doomed hulu documentary greta teenage climate activist greta thunberg explains knowledge global warming nearly killed watching film school featuring starving polar bear flooding hurricane drought say became depressed anxious stopped speaking almost starved death getting accustomed idea global warming feel bad provides sense comfort psychological distress prof taking problem seriously civilian love panic say epidemiologist hanya yanagiharas novel paradise partially set unbearably hot totalitarian future manhattan ruled blinkered scientist survival allows hope indeed predicated hope allow pleasure topic dull response global warming resemble frog hop heating water late except aware water boiling cant imagine leaving tumultuous little pot perhaps one many creature comfort must abandon address global warming anaesthetising stream global warming content david wallacewells writes book uninhabitable earth climatethemed disaster film necessarily represent progress displacing anxiety global warming restaging theatre design control even youtube video climate conference slip role frame activist like thunberg kind celebrity oracle transfer responsibility onto teenager preternatural command dismal statistic said would stop climate change benefit child tell child take care u internet often criticised feeding u useless information spreading disinformation enable destructive relationship serious information youre person accepts science much really need hear casual doomsaying social medium seductive help u signal care big problem even chase distraction give u silly little tone voicing despair displaces u time always mentally skipping nostalgic landscape plenty energy waste internet apocalyptic one late anything centre live cant bear envision denial first stage grief new york time company,1
vatican city bdnews comreuters god want believer green thats message emerging vatican conference climate change latest sign growing concern religious group around world fate planet scientist environment minister leader various religion country sat two day discus implication global warming development scientist spoke dynamic greenhouse gas temperature pattern rain forest exhaust emission men woman religion discussed moral theological aspect protecting environment conference organised vatican council justice peace marked significant plunge date roman catholic church world largest christian grouping one hottest contemporary topic climate change one sign time affecting catholic church global organisation catholic church must take stand presentday urgent question said bishop bernd uhl freiburg germany recent year world major religion gone green race save planet teach mankind stewardship must protect future generation past year evangelical protestant church united state strong conservative backer president george bush broken rank white house call urgent measure protect environment national catholic bishop conference country including united state australia issued statement pastoral letter climate change need protect religion see gift creation papal encyclical global warming uhl said time come encyclical highest form papal writing called future creation said would energize catholic believer world opinion climate change bishop christopher toohey australia said believer courage motivation god grace need safeguard garden planet elia abramides greek orthodox member world council church wcc told gathering climate change deeply spiritual issue rooted scripture believe solution problem political technological economic nature believe ethic religion necessarily become essential component solution based said christian need recognise accept intimate ethical deeply religious implication climate change matter justice matter equity matter love love god almighty love neighbour love creation abramides said wcc group million christian noncatholic christian church denomination fellowship,1
decree main target former president barack obamas clean power plan requiring state slash carbon emission power plant critical element helping united state meet commitment global climate change accord reached nearly country paris socalled energy independence order also reverse ban coal leasing federal land undo rule curb methane emission oil gas production reduce weight climate change carbon emission policy infrastructure permitting decision going go different direction senior white house official told reporter ahead tuesday order previous administration devalued worker policy protect environment providing people work wideranging order boldest yet trump broader push cut environmental regulation revive drilling mining industry promise made repeatedly presidential campaign energy analyst executive questioned whether move big effect industry environmentalist called reckless tell many job executive order going create tell provides confidence administration commitment coal industry kentucky coal association president tyler white told reuters trump sign order environmental protection agency administrator scott pruitt interior secretary ryan zinke energy secretary rick perry tuesday afternoon u president aimed reduce u dependence foreign oil since arab oil embargo triggered soaring price united state still import million barrel crude oil day almost enough meet total oil demand japan india combined assault american value environmental group hurled scorn trump order arguing dangerous go broader global trend toward cleaner energy technology action assault american value endanger health safety prosperity every american said billionaire environmental activist tom steyer head activist group nextgen climate green group earthjustice one many organization said fight order court order ignores law scientific reality said president trip van noppen overwhelming majority scientist believe human use oil coal energy main driver climate change causing damaging rise sea level drought frequent violent storm trump several member administration however doubt climate change trump promised campaign pull united state paris climate accord arguing would hurt u business since elected trump mum paris deal executive order address christiana figueres former executive secretary united nation framework convention climate change helped broker paris accord lamented trump order trying make fossil fuel remain competitive face booming clean renewable power sector clean air plentiful job continues generate going flow economics said order direct epa start formal review process undo clean power plan introduced obama never implemented part legal challenge brought republicancontrolled state clean power plan required state collectively cut carbon emission power plant percent level trump order lift interior department bureau land management temporary ban coal leasing federal property put place obama part review study program impact climate change ensure royalty revenue fair taxpayer also asks federal agency discount cost carbon policy decision weight climate change consideration infrastructure permitting revers rule limiting methane leakage oil gas facility,1
woodland surrounding home far north country light hundred small fire year literally fighting fire fire traditional aboriginal practice reduce undergrowth fuel bigger blaze attracting new attention australia endures disaster confronts fiery future past decade fireprevention programme mainly aboriginal land northern australia cut destructive wildfire half effort draw ancient way also thoroughly modern benefit organisation practice defensive burning earned million country capandtrade system reduced greenhousegas emission wildfire north programme generating important scientific data held model could adapted save life home region australia well fireprone part world different california botswana fire main tool lawson said inspected freshly burned patch grass become ash tree around undamaged part protecting land fireprevention programme first given government license cover area three time size portugal even town south burned recent month smoke haze blanketed sydney melbourne wildfire northern australia much le severe australian government starting see benefit indigenous people look land said joe morrison one pioneer project aboriginal people difficult time seeing language custom traditional knowledge reinvigorated celebrated using western science fire ignited violet lawson clear away undergrowth could fuel uncontrolled destructive fire burn near cooinda australia northern territory jan indigenous fireprevention technique sharply cut destructive bushfires australia drawing new attention matthew abbottthe new york time way aboriginal method resemble western one practiced around world one main goal reduce underbrush fuel accelerates hot damaging fire fire ignited violet lawson clear away undergrowth could fuel uncontrolled destructive fire burn near cooinda australia northern territory jan indigenous fireprevention technique sharply cut destructive bushfires australia drawing new attention matthew abbottthe new york time ancient approach tends comprehensive indigenous people using precisely timed lowintensity fire burn property way suburban homeowner might use lawn mower aboriginal practice successful part greater cultural tolerance fire smoke generates country thinly populated north aboriginal influence tradition much stronger south hamstrung political debate resident concern health effect smoke landscape climate northern australia also make amenable preventive burning wide open space distinctive season hot dry season followed monsoon rain make burning predictable yet despite regional difference studied aboriginal technique say could adapted populated part country certainly learn burn aboriginalstyle said bill gammage professor australian national university canberra firefighter quite good skill fighting fire preventing well short aboriginal people could last week victor cooper former forest ranger northern australia lit wad shaggy bark demonstrate type fire burn temperature low enough avoid damage sensitive plant crucial food animal preventive fire said trickle rage must timed according air temperature wind condition humidity well life cycle plant northern aboriginal tradition revolve around monsoon land burned patch patch wet season give way dry dont fear fire said cooper burn regularly around stilt house nestled woodland know earlier burn protection controlled fire australia northern territory indigenous fireprevention technique sharply cut destructive bushfires jan programme held model could adapted save life home region australia matthew abbottthe new york time year become certified join carbon credit programme money earned system incentivized stewardship land provided hundred job aboriginal community unemployment rate high fund also financed building school underserved area controlled fire australia northern territory indigenous fireprevention technique sharply cut destructive bushfires jan programme held model could adapted save life home region australia matthew abbottthe new york time nasa satellite data used quantify reduction carbon emission computer modeling track fire modern technology also supplement defensive burning helicopter drop thousand incendiary device size pingpong ball huge patch territory time year land still damp fire unlikely rage control taking part programme say frustrated part country reluctant embrace type preventive burning inaction longstanding major federal inquiry deadly fire decade ago recommended wider adoption aboriginal method many friend part australia cant get head around fire useful tool fire manage said andrew edward fire expert charles darwin university northern australia hard get across people fire bad thing nine year ago gammage published book changed way many australia thought australian countryside managed since arrival european late th century book biggest estate earth us document earliest settler explorer show landscape systematically shaped aboriginal fire technique many forest thinner exist resistant hotburning fire early explorer described landscape series garden reported seeing near constant trail smoke small fire across landscape european took control country banned burning jeremy russellsmith bush fire expert charles darwin university said quashing traditional fire technique happened australia also north south america asia africa european mindset totally scared fire russellsmith said fire rage south aboriginal people northern australia say deeply saddened loss life people killed home destroyed also express bewilderment forest allowed grow become combustible victor cooper us tree bark ignite clear brush could fuel uncontrolled destructive fire near cooinda australia northern territory jan indigenous fireprevention technique sharply cut destructive bushfires australia drawing new attention matthew abbottthe new york time margaret rawlinson daughter lawson preventive burning property far north remembers traveling decade ago countryside south sydney alarmed field long desiccated grass victor cooper us tree bark ignite clear brush could fuel uncontrolled destructive fire near cooinda australia northern territory jan indigenous fireprevention technique sharply cut destructive bushfires australia drawing new attention matthew abbottthe new york time terrified rawlinson said couldnt sleep said need go home place going go going catastrophe area visited around town nowra focal point fire past week pioneering defensive burning programme northern australia came together aboriginal group moved back onto native land lived settlement encouragement case order government depopulated decade land suffered huge fire decimating specie damaging rock painting land control said dean yibarbuk park ranger whose indigenous elder encouraged seek solution aboriginal group ultimately teamed scientist government northern territory houstonbased oil company conocophillips building natural gas facility required find project would offset carbon emission according calculation edward wildfire northern australia burned fewer acre last year average year decade programme started yibarbuk chairman warddeken land management one largest participating organisation employ aboriginal ranger part time full time lucky north able keep traditional practice yibarbuk said there pride going back country managing making difference,1
kabul sun mar bdnews comreuters afghan presidential contender criticized president hamid karzais call election brought forward august april saying earlier date would give candidate time campaign karzais decree saturday calling poll held much sooner almost anyone see practically possible deft political maneuver analyst say force opposition group concede stay office may deadline set constitution decree put young afghan democracy uncharted constitutional territory put karzai odds election commission set august date poll u backer supported commission decision united state support underlying principle articulated president karzai still believed august would better time hold election secure environment state department spokesman robert wood said u president barack obama ordered troop afghanistan try secure election august strong threat taliban insurgent bringing poll forward would give troop time even arrive country candidate would also put disadvantage said presidential contender ashraf ghani ahmadzai candidate influential figure trying get ready campaign month august sudden change decision holding election month april create certain problem told afghan television late saturday karzais decree said election held according constitution state president term end may new poll elect successor must held day giving april last possible date legitimacy opposition leader said karzais position would illegitimate remained office beyond may independent election commission iec said spring election would impossible would organized harsh afghan winter many area inaccessible people area would disenfranchised deciding election date independent election commission took account aspect including funding security wide participation poll also climate iec deputy chief zekria barakzai told reuters said commission yet received official copy decree waiting receive presidential decree evaluate make decision said top list problem early poll would taliban insurgency raging across much south east fringe capital kabul extra troop obama ordered deployed spring meant boost security august nato said early comment whether strong force afghanistan would able secure election next three seven week afghan security force take lead providing security vote fresh presidential decree working plan said defense ministry spokesman zaher murad ahmadzai senior fellow foreign policy brookings institution washington also said supreme court right interpret constitution according electoral law least day must also given organize poll meaning enough time hold april hafiz mansur head one two main opposition group said party believed constitution exploited create chaos disorder hold election unfairly told afghan television ahmadzai called large meeting afghan political leader decide best hold free fair election,1
india china began talk friday resolve long simmering border dispute hope progress expected grind recent spike geopolitical tension well muscle flexing along border india national security adviser mk narayanan chinese state councillor dai bingguo resumed talk year gap focusing narrowing difference along himalayan border twelve round talk held two also expected talk language partnership highlighted burgeoning trade common position climate change global trade talk yet traditional mistrust since bloody war sparring recent month new delhi say china interference india strategic matter could cloud talk outlook round talk certainly good said new delhibased strategic analyst brahma chellaney atmosphere deteriorated recent month plus there escalation tension along himalayan border feather ruffled two month ago china objected million asian development bank loan project arunachal pradesh claimed beijing india official say china also tried block effort get united nation designate pakistanbased militant leader terrorist well privately lobbied nuclear deal india united state last year late chinese patrolling km mile border particularly along arunachal pradesh also markedly assertive indian official said analyst said largely consistent chinese policy towards india new delhi saw increasing assertiveness part beijing overall rising china strategy response india began modernise border road moved squadron su strike aircraft close border arunachal governor jj singh said june new troop would deployed area reaction chinese official medium strong editorial global time said china would never compromise border dispute asked india consider could afford consequence conflict china chinese government trying say public opinion china favour assertive stand towards india raman former head india spy agency said others say warning china india must back military posturing said china may want escalate border dispute given already much plate dealing restive xinjiang region fleshing relation united state winning bigger global role year negotiation appears little hope breakthrough two side never even agreed military line separating two army wouldnt want open many front expect status quo maintained talk said bhaskar roy china expert,1
arctic sea ice melted lowest level ever week shattering record set continuing trend spurred humancaused global warming scientist said thursday biggest drop previous record weve ever really quite astounding said walt meier research scientist u national snow ice data center colorado sea ice freeze melt seasonally never ebbed small patch data center said statement compared previous recordlow year arctic sea ice year saw decrease square mile million square km size texas california combined nearly five time size united kingdom center said double drop previous recordholding year thats dramatic change one year meier said year sea ice decrease certainly weve downward trend last year really accelerating trend minimum amount ice occurred sunday freezing already begun place according satellite imagery used center earth air conditioner melting sea ice unlike melting glacier greenland antarctica contribute global sea level rise much ice cube glass water make level liquid rise melt however without bright white sea ice reflect sun ray earth loses climate scientist call air conditioner le ice dark water absorb warming solar radiation year record caused perfect storm interacting factor meier said telephone included longrunning high pressure system kept sky cloudless arctic along circulation pattern pushed ice arctic towards greenland instead letting circle around beaufort sea north alaska usually also thinner ice begin meier said particular year ice minimum directly attributed anthropogenic humancaused global climate change trend brought said year reason ice low there anthropogenically generated carbon dioxide dumped last year high pressure cant really explain overall trend without invoking anthropogenically global warming meier said also noted decrease arctic sea ice forecast model used un intergovernmental panel climate change year said percent probability global warming exists human activity contribute however sea ice diminishing much faster model predicted meier said,1
month hour day dr amina abdulkadir isack tended anaemic mother child malaria pregnant woman volunteer central somalia record flood left thousand people dire need help government could scarcely provide day coming home hot mogadishu morning late december terrorist detonated explosivesladen truck busy intersection killing people injuring nearly including university student studying become health specialist doctor like isack sprang right back action helping youthled crisis response team volunteer tracked victim called family collected donation performed many service government overwhelmed manage youth one build nation isack said rely much like flood attack mogadishu deadliest somalia two year underscored feeble emergency response nation stranger natural manmade disaster somali government struggle provide basic public service like health care education let alone comprehensive response emergency customer outside beydan pastry coffee house mogadishu somalia jan new york time yet face country mounting challenge changing climate indiscriminate violence terrorism young somali increasingly getting organised bootstrapping way crisis rather waiting help government foreign backer customer outside beydan pastry coffee house mogadishu somalia jan new york time government official say respond country emergency including establishing national committee aid victim dec attack turkey qatar airlifted dozen badly injured many youth activist somalia say response authority often tardy inadequate making essential citizen like jump help fill gap somalia experienced one degree another chaos almost three decade bedevilled first clan infighting violent extremism somali found way establish thriving business also take core state service like building road providing health care education view mogadishu somalia jan new york time independent spirit amplified militant alshabab terrorist group affiliated alqaida surrendered control mogadishu effectively leaving capital hand internationallybacked weak government often unable secure capital much le country view mogadishu somalia jan new york time since young somali including member diaspora returned home taken leading role stabilisation rebuilding process worked rehabilitating child soldier reviving domestic tourism responding humanitarian crisis organising multiple book fair even selling somali camel customer worldwide using bitcoins truck bombing mogadishu killed people injured others hundred volunteer marshaled identify victim launched social medium campaign appeal global attention collected ten thousand dollar assist operation mogadishu free ambulance service aamin ambulance organiser response said collected million donation government later contributed million year turning point u isack said everyone knew someone impacted showed u could something save life despite effort civilian much attack happen instead learning previous tragedy authority remain disorganised unprepared next one said saida hassan somaliamerican previously worked ministry education big attack dec hassan said attended government crisis meeting official squabbled didnt plan action kept thinking people dying every second keep talking said leaving meeting heartbroken hassan helped form gurmad excontrol rescue initiative volunteer group isack joined frustrating hassan said often feel like crawling walk also run want staff member aamin ambulance first responder truck bombing killed people injured mogadishu somalia jan new york time somalia government made stride toward developing economy reforming state institution improving security yet country progress undermined rampant corruption government tight resource limited presence across country well political stalemate central government federal member state staff member aamin ambulance first responder truck bombing killed people injured mogadishu somalia jan new york time young people trying build nation future prospect change sometimes look bleak sami gaba founder saamionline online retailer serf thousand somali across country authority various region quick demand tax gaba said barely understand difficulty setting running startup let alone offer help incentive dont want business said want create innovate help move country forward defy odds insecurity remains serious impediment alshabab remains strong continues carry deadly attack civilian government beyond activist business people continue killed mysterious circumstance mohamed sheik ali serial entrepreneur opened number business including mogadishu first postwar flower store drycleaning service also ran mentoring program local entrepreneur participated event show helped turn idea successful business six year launched first business mogadishu unknown assailant fatally shot ali august country young population high unemployment rate philosophy selfreliance sister sagal sheikhali said interview engaging young people like used tell idea passion go ahead recalled following death sister said felt angry didnt want stay mogadishu afterward felt duty step shoe keep business going leave guess died nothing said stay meant something name always continue legacy continue drive passion continue others still frequent attack time tepid response authority leave many feeling numb discouraged hassan said said friend derided constantly wanting act even authority seem resigned attack alshabab become normal friend try guess next one happen barely hour interview suicide car bomb killed three people injured others near intersection close parliament building mogadishu dont think wait government hassan said become reality know attack coming want u prepared save volunteer like isack option rush scene next disaster january somali medical association recognised effort saving life flood could face harm tomorrow isack said providing support people new york time news service,0
european union state debate far willing go fight climate change tuesday nation bloc form could become world ambitious strategy curb global warming draft statement agreed meeting eu environment minister obtained reuters endorses plan cut eu greenhouse gas emission least percent compared level also say bloc would willing reduce emission percent industrialised nation made similar cut economically advanced developing country contributed call likely form basis eu negotiating position global agreement cut emission first period covered kyoto protocol climate change concludes official said hungary poland joined eu oppose making percent target mandatory finland also voiced opposition unilateral eu target sweden denmark feel bloc commit percent reduction start state also wanted discus using different base year calcualting emission cut germany hold eu rotating presidency try smooth difference minister get unanimous support climate change strategy ahead summit bloc top leader march draft say eu state would commit percent target provided developed country commit comparable emission reduction economically advanced developing country adequately contribute according responsibility respective capability statement said differentiated approach would needed distributing requirement fulfil eu target among state called commission analyse criterion target would divided differentiated approach contribution member state needed reflecting fairness taking account national circumstance base year first commitment period kyoto protocol draft said old eu member state member bloc expanded nation country collective target reduce greenhouse gas emission eight percent compared level overall goal split among state burdensharing agreement reduce emission others,1
international monetary fund largestever distribution monetary reserve provide additional liquidity global economy supplementing member country foreign exchange reserve reducing reliance expensive domestic external debt georgieva said statement allocation significant shot arm world used wisely unique opportunity combat unprecedented crisis said country use sdr allocation support economy step fight coronavirus crisis use fiscal space delay needed economic reform debt restructuring imf said separate guidance document imf member country receive sdrs fund unit exchange backed dollar euro yen sterling yuan proportion existing quota shareholding fund georgieva said billion allocation go emerging market developing country billion flow lowincome country georgieva said imf encouraging rich country receive sdrs channel poorer country need one key option wealthier country contribute sdrs imf existing poverty reduction growth trust lowincome country said imf also continuing work possible resilience sustainability trust could use channeled sdrs help vulnerable country structural transformation including dealing climate change said another possibility said could channel sdrs support lending multilateral development bank imf last sdr distribution came member country received billion sdr reserve help ease global financial crisis spend sdrs country would first exchange underlying hard currency requiring find willing exchange partner country,0
part team racing build giant machine use electricity separate hydrogen water major company like royal dutch shell orsted danish offshore wind developer gone toddler year said smith executive director itm power run expansive new factory sheffield faded centre steel mill coal mining playing grownup world rather research lab consensus forming among government environmentalist energy company deep cut carbon emission require large amount clean fuel like hydrogen proponent hydrogen identified score potential application element cutting carbon emission could used power longhaul truck train air travel energy company experimenting blending hydrogen natural gas home heating cooking told largescale project underway produce transport hydrogen comprising investment billion daimler volvo world largest truckmakers plan year begin mass producing longhaul electric truck run device called fuel cell convert hydrogen electricity water truck emission could imagine economy supported almost entirely clean electricity clean hydrogen said ernest moniz secretary energy obama administration ceo energy future initiative research organisation warned lot thing happen gas mainly used specialty area become part backbone energy system among obstacle must overcome creating enough right sort hydrogen price industry consumer accept hydrogen plentiful element universe must separated substance like water fossil fuel example industry like oil refining use large quantity socalled gray hydrogen mostly made separating hydrogen natural gas process generates greenhousegas emission burning diesel fact le hydrogen produced today emissionfree kind cost twice much make grey version per kilogram versus per kilogram according bernstein research firm also expensive conventional fuel like diesel smith company sheffield one promising source hydrogen made without producing emission make device known electrolysers use electricity split water hydrogen oxygen hydrogen emissionfree provided electricity come source like wind solar electrolysers around century analyst say itms technology known polymer electrolyte membrane advantage able turn rapidly big advantage machine intended coupled wind solar farm whose output fluctuates sun breeze itm say value contract tripled last year million pound million analyst barclays british bank estimate billion market equipment could materialise next decade prospect buying weapon climate change investor piling itm well similar company like nel norway mcphy energy france even though itm loses money stock market value billion pound share price quadrupled since early today itm employee still startup peter hargreaves one original investor rescue company four time using money said guarantee company going succeed people going embrace hydrogen economy said hargreaves founder hargreaves lansdown brokerage firm added well rewarded recently itm focused building small device facility like gas station operated shell served relative handful vehicle ran hydrogen pursuing much larger project capable turning enough hydrogen fuel fleet truck bus teamed linde german industrial gas supplier hold stake itm year moved sheffield factory size two soccer field said world largest electrolyser plant aim producing industrialscale facility gut gas plant unit tightly stacked cell like cafeteria tray separation hydrogen water occurs many module linked together make large facility turn able produce abundant clean hydrogen recently shell began operating one itms larger electrolysers refinery germany electricity come wind farm hydrogen used remove sulphur fuel later expanded facility may produce hydrogen aviation fuel burn lower emission itm also working plant intended supply much ton hydrogen day industrial area humber region northeast england power would come offshore wind farm bigger machine coupled cheaper renewable energy improve economics hydrogen researcher mckinsey consulting firm expect green hydrogen inexpensive enough compete source energy however clean hydrogen project require government subsidy customer still need willing pay energy produce hydrogen become major energy source require big change regulation encourage use green hydrogen industry heating also need better infrastructure consumer willing adopt new habit take one example hydrogen slow catch fuel car despite advantage include longer range contemporary electric battery ability refuel minute shell already built network hydrogen fuelling station europe german car company chosen focus batterypowered vehicle hydrogen fuelcell vehicle germany shell concedes hydrogen attracting customer one shell gasoline station frankfurt hydrogen pump back customer clean car interior digital sign designed display price hydrogen placed near entrance station dark industry projection overly optimistic easy going said stephanie searle fuel program director international council clean transportation washington going take lot commitment get new york time company,1
farmer would lose third irrigation water australia major food bowl murraydarling plan released friday restore ailing river posing new headache labor minority government move could see value cotton production cut percent farmer irrigators warned farm closure massive job loss higher food price plan murraydarling basin authority adopted government environmentalist welcome cut saying help australia major river system survive future drought brought climate change world driest inhabited continent prime minister julia gillards fragile oneseat majority government dependent support rural independent green party balance interest deciding whether adopt plan end new plan irrigation right would cut gigalitres year cutting water supply farmer percent government buy back water license compensate farmer cutting water use reduce supply food fiber increase number farmer leaving land resulting destruction farm rural community said victorian farmer federation president andrew broad authority said cut needed guarantee longterm health nation major river suffered century neglect overallocation irrigation real possibility environmental failure threatens longterm economic social viability many industry economic social cultural strength many community page report river system said green party control senate july called government stand plan weve known year irrigation system overallocated time get balance right said green senator sarah hansonyoung need sustainable river system way keep community around river sustainable well food bowl murraydarling basin australia food bowl accounting percent agricultural production percent domestic food production basin support food cotton producer cover million sq km percent australia landmass area size france spain combined basin cover four state contains australia three biggest river km mile murray km darling km mile murrumbidgee much irrigation lack inflow rising salinity bad eight year fresh water flowed sea mouth murray river authority finding set major fight gillard secured green party rural mp support minority government committing sympathetic toward time conflicting concern irrigators warned percent cut irrigation water would lead job loss cost economy billion year unbalanced basin plan hurt australian cost job force food price threaten farm family generation national irrigators council chief executive danny obrien said gillards government already committed billion buy water back irrigators year existing national water market committed billion improve water efficiency basin cut proposed friday would cost government around billion buy back irrigation right,1
global community engaged china help grow must demand world secondlargest economy bring transparency trade relationship take greater share responsibilty addressing climate change morrison said world global institution must adjust setting china recognition new status said morrison speech chicago council global affair referring china newly developed economy mean expected course always case nation like united state whove always standing morrison said speech according transcript provided reuters global trade rule longer fit purpose case designed completely different economy another era one simply doesnt exist added referring china newly developed economy mark change beijing selfdeclared status developing economy affords concession longer time implement agreed commitment according world trade organisation wto also put australia line campaign led u president donald trump remove china developing nation status apr tweet trump wrote china great economic power received tremendous perk advantage especially u morrison previously urged china reform economy end trade war united state stopped short taking public position wto status twoway trade australia china grown since country signed trade pact increasing record billion billion last year bilateral relationship time strained december former australian prime minister malcolm turnbull accused china meddling domestic affair relationship soured canberra decision last year effectively ban chinese telecom firm huawei technology broadband network rollout morrison said australia united state different relationship china given australia trade surplus china united state trade deficit engagement china enormously beneficial country said want see continue,1
four year ago alternative germany afd arrived german parliament like wrecking ball first farright party win place heart germany democracy since world war ii political earthquake country seen hitler nazi party rise fringe win power free election another election loom sunday worst fear many german come true support party dipped neither hope afd would disappear political scene suddenly appeared germany fate election settled far right political analyst say germany future partly shaped afd stay said matthias quent professor sociology magdeburg university applied science expert far right widespread nave hope shortlived protest phenomenon reality far right become entrenched german political landscape afd polling roughly result guaranteed retain presence parliament party le vote get seat party refusing include afd talk forming next governing coalition effectively barred power afd isolated said uwe jun professor political science trier university yet germany two main party slipped well mark afd remains disruptive force one complicates effort build governing coalition majority vote parliamentary seat tino chrupalla one afds two lead candidate election belief eventually firewall party erected party crumble likely starting one state former communist east currently power base sustainable said im confident sooner later way without afd told reporter past week certainly start state level founded eight year ago nationalist freemarket protest party greek bailout euro afd sharply shifted right party seized chancellor angela merkels decision welcome million migrant germany actively fanning fear islamization migrant crime noisy nationalism antiimmigrant stance first catapulted parliament instantly turned germany main opposition party party struggled expand early gain past month pandemic recently climate change shot top list voter concern core issue immigration barely featured year election campaign afd tried jump chaos afghanistan fan fear new migrant crisis cologne kassel konstanz cant cope kabul one party campaign poster asserted save world sure germany first another read recent election rally north frankfurt chrupalla demanded lawmaker abolish constitutional right asylum also told public broadcaster deutsche welle germany prepared protect border need armed force none rhetoric shifted race particularly voter seem fundamental concern party aura extremism afd leader marched extremist street among party supporter eclectic array conspiracy theorist neonazi sympathiser afd linked directly political violence verbal transgression contributed normalization violent language coincided series deadly farright terrorist attack june regional politician defended merkels refugee policy shot dead front porch wellknown neonazi killer later told court attended highprofile afd protest year earlier since farright extremist attacked synagogue eastern city halle yom kippur service leaving two dead narrowly failing commit massacre another extremist shot dead nine mostly young people immigrant root western city hanauthe afds earlier rise poll stalled almost instantly hanau attack three attack wider german public medium realised first time rhetoric afd lead real violence said hajo funke free university berlin written extensively party track evolution turning point said come personify notion word lead deed shortly hanau attack thomas haldenwang chief office protection constitution germany domestic intelligence agency placed element afd surveillance farright extremism even party lawmaker continued work parliament know german history farright extremism didnt destroy human life destroyed democracy haldenwang warned announcing decision march last year farright extremism farright terrorism currently biggest danger democracy germany today agency classified third afd member extremist including chrupalla alice weidel party lead candidate court reviewing whether entire party soon placed formal observation afd irrelevant powerpolitical term said funke dangerous chrupalla decorator occasionally take stage overall weidel suitwearing former goldman sachs analyst gay mother two sought counter impression hammer home point party main election slogan year germany normal look party page election program show normal mean afd demand germany exit european union call abolition mandate fight coronavirus want return traditional german definition citizenship based blood ancestry party parliament denies manmade climate change afds polling number barely budged past month suggests supporter protest voter german subscribe idea ideology afd brought open small radical electorate many thought dont country said quent sociologist four year ago people asking come reality always needed trigger quent expert estimate nationwide ceiling support party around part former communist east afd become broadbased political force entrenched local level often twice enough make region secondstrongest political force among yearolds quent said become question time afd strongest party east quent said chrupalla whose constituency eastern state saxony one state afd already came first predicts eventually become big bypass east people party wellestablished local city regional state level chrupalla said east middle class vote afd west vote green new york time company,1
frustration span spectrum party liberal wing feel deflated failure enact bold agenda concern moderate worried losing suburban swing voter believed democratic victory would usher return normalcy last year upheaval democrat already anticipated difficult midterm climate given party power historically loses seat president first term party struggle act biggest legislative priority rattled lawmaker strategist fear candidate left combating perception democrat failed deliver president joe bidens central campaign promise rebooting broken washington think million american become demoralised theyre asking democrat stand said sen bernie sander vermont independent charge senate budget committee lengthy interview added clearly current strategy failing need major course correction rep tim ryan democrat bluecollar ohio district running state open senate seat said party isnt addressing voter anxiety school closure pandemic economic security faulted biden administration failing pas domestic agenda also lack clear public health guidance around issue masking testing seems like democrat cant get way said democrat got better job clear theyre trying complaint capped one worst week biden presidency white house facing looming failure voting right legislation defeat vaccineortesting mandate large employer supreme court inflation rising year high friction russia aggression toward ukraine meanwhile bidens top domestic priority sprawling trillion spending climate tax policy plan remains stalled republican also opposition centrist democrat im sure theyre frustrated said sen dick durbin illinois senate democrat asked week chamber inability act bidens agenda discussing impact voter midterm election added depends blame end week provided another painful marker democrat friday first time since july million u family child receive monthly child benefit payment established part trillion pandemic relief plan democrat muscled march without republican support plan extend expiration date payment helped keep million child poverty stymied collapse negotiation sprawling domestic policy plan additional pandemicrelated provision expire end year without congressional action thats straightforward get said ryan democrat cant get tax cut working family recent day biden faced wave rising anger traditional party supporter member civil right group boycotted voting right speech atlanta express disappointment push issue others including stacey abrams running governor georgia noticeably absent biden vowed make new forceful push voting right protection see fizzle next day last week six bidens former public health adviser went public criticism handling pandemic calling white house adopt strategy geared new normal living virus indefinitely others called firing jeffrey zients lead white house pandemic response team seem appreciation urgency moment said tr easton senior adviser battle born collective progressive group pushing overturning filibuster enable democrat pas series priority sort ok come next something thats going happen voter say yes life appreciatively stable two year agowhite house official democrat insist agenda far dead discussion continue key lawmaker pas bulk bidens domestic plan talk omnibus package keep government open beyond feb quietly resumed state beginning receive fund trillion infrastructure law guess truth agenda doesnt wrap one year said white house press secretary jen psaki there widespread agreement around electoral peril party face there little consensus exactly blame liberal particularly scathing critique two centrist senator joe manchin west virginia kyrsten sinema arizona longstanding objection undermining senate filibuster well manchins decision abruptly reject trillion spending plan last month month democratic lawmaker activist official raising concern sinking support among crucial segment party coalition black female young latino voter rating many worry could drop without action issue like voting right climate change abortion right paid family leave view going win election unless base energised ordinary people understand fighting different republican sander said thats case many party concede reality narrow congressional majority united republican opposition blocked ability pas much agenda faulted party leader catering progressive ambition without vote execute leadership set failed strategy guess maybe message tried actually isnt going yield real law said rep stephanie murphy florida centrist retiring signalled aspiration future senate run rep cheri bustos democrat rural illinois said democrat consider le ambitious bill could draw republican support give party accomplishment claim midterm election really kind need reset point said bustos retiring district swung donald trump hope focus get done focus like crazy selling biden effectively staked presidency belief voter would reward party steering country deadly pandemic economic prosperity even year produced record job growth widely available vaccine stock market high biden begun deliver message success focused promoting legislative victory many democrat say need sell accomplishment risk watching midterm go way offyear election many party surprised intensity backlash race virginia new jersey new york need get business promotion selling business moaning groaning said bradley beychok president american bridge st century democratic group others say president biden fallen step many voter focusing issue like climate change voting right crucial country topic arent topping list concern many voter still trying navigate uncertainty pandemic stretching third year administration focused thing important particularly salient voter sometimes president said matt bennett cofounder third way moderate democratic think tank need begin move back talking thing people care new york time company,1
developing country stand suffer worst effect global warming pay problem created mainly rich executive expert said thursday gathering world powerful people davos ski resort swiss alp leader emerging nation said wanted united state european union others west accountable heattrapping emission car factory produce also asserted right stoke economy even greenhouse gas level rise result u european oecd country last year contributed greenhouse gas much u rahul bajaj chairman india secondlargest motorcycle maker bajaj auto ltd said sideline world economic forum compatriot sunil bharti mittal chairman telecommunication group bharti enterprise said developing country needed incentive react climate change billion people going consuming lot service good create emission need technology need money said world economic forum opening day wednesday falling snow chill wind ending balmy start swiss winter participant voted climate change likely impact world year ahead well issue global leader least ready politician rich country acknowledged need action address consequence global warming developing country made major commitment help barbara stocking director oxfam britain said poor country particularly squeezed growing call limit use fossil fuel trap solar ray atmosphere contributing severe storm ecological damage also vulnerable global warming effect including irregular rainfall flood drought decimated fertile land made subsistence farming difficult much africa well afghanistan haiti elsewhere already seen effect climate change hitting poor people hardest earliest said interview davos thursday addition big sum money would required help country cope impact stocking said emerging country must allowed slack expand industry create wealth must stop developing country economic development imposing strict restriction carbon emission stocking said nicholas stern advisor british government climate change agreed international aid would required help developing world cope stopping growth thing different way told reuters television sideline world economic forum ensuring emissionssaving technology reach emerging giant china india well poorer country critical said adding think rich country shoulder bulk cost others said stringent monitoring emission western power far biggest source accumulating greenhouse gas would help assuage emerging nation need act maybe could international task force sort enforcement country committed kyoto protocol also country like united state committed must reduce emission brazil trade industry minister luiz fernando furlan said,1
australia living iconic image sunburnt country drought flooding rain huge outback storm causing flooding three state saturday droughtfuelled bushfires continued burning monsoon rain country vast interior caused usually dry todd river alice spring northern territory come life flooded outback south australia state part victoria new south wale state small rural town oodnadatta south australia flooded major road leading closed traffic rising water emergency service official said sister joan wilson oodnadatta hospital said medical supply running low dont get supply next couple day people may bit pain told reporter flooding prevented royal flying doctor service outback medical lifeline reaching town many remote cattle property south australia also cut farmer battling worst drought year welcomed rain sure lot pastoralists around rubbing hand together glee said trevor mcleod local government officer opal mining centre coober pedy another flooded south australian town cattle property owner dean rasheed said rain heaviest hit south australia flinders range living memory would bring dry land back life im looking largest flood ive seen lifetime im getting year significant rasheed told australian associated press news agency water metre wide four metre deep outback storm moved east across australia caused flooding victoria battling bushfires day also state new south wale fire struck five australia six state since november blackening million hectare square mile bushland killing one gutting dozen home megafires created part global warming drought provided abundance fuel stretching thousand kilometre rain victoria north east saturday eased bushfire threat failed douse large fire left victorian town mildura stawell flooded rising water inundating shop stranding motorist weather forecaster ward rooney said could remember victoria last reported contrasting extreme weather condition large bundle warning altogether combination wouldnt see often said rooney across border new south wale favourable weather condition saturday saved alpine resort thredbo nearby bushfire lower temperature rain outback storm expected sunday far west new south wale rain caused flooding mining town broken hill forcing resident sandbag home stop water entering road around town cut australia weather bureau said month country appeared suffering accelerated climate change brought global warming heavily populated southeast experience worst drought generation tropic remote northwest receiving unseasonally heavy rain accounting australia yearly total average,1
u president george bush kick second day conference global warming friday pressure world major economy accept binding limit emission greenhouse gas bush called meeting precursor united nation talk bali december aim launch successor kyoto protocol treaty set limit industrial nation emission environmentalist said conference produced nothing new attempt circumvent un effort climate change charge secretary state condoleezza rice denied participant watch bush favor voluntary target curb emission shift u position eye president bush speech said south african environment minister marthinus van schalkwyk aide hope signal stronger commitment u multilateral solution willingness engage internationally agreed binding emission reduction target german environment minister sigmar gabriel said fact bush speaking showed white house would return previous skepticism seriousness issue big step told reporter official discussion climate change difficult go backwards white house spokeswoman dana perino said president would talk eliminating tariff poor country could better access lesspolluting energy source talk need new technology order help solve problem told briefing european say technology crucial substitute binding target emission bush long opposed curb rejected kyoto saying unfairly excluded fastdeveloping nation would hurt u economy washington meeting followed similar un conference monday drew participant eu france germany italy britain japan canada india brazil south korea mexico russia australia indonesia south africa delegate gearing possible confrontation meeting written conclusion gabriel said germany would support reflect fact country present wanted binding target,1
part pledge paris climate agreement india world thirdbiggest carbon emitter china united state supposed reduce carbon footprint level also india aim produce power nonfossil fuel source achieve goal word goal overachieved rameshwar prasad gupta senior civil servant ministry environment forest climate change told reuters interview level india carbon emission fell space year span year weve reduce emission definitely much said probability nonfossil fuel source would account india power generation gupta said commitment cutting greenhouse gas emission would depend fulfilment pledge rich country provide billion year funding help developing nation tackle climate change position tied something concrete something concrete climate finance climate finance developed country developing country integral part whole framework gupta said said developed economy unlike india used carbon space disproportionately needed carbon neutral developing nation india could bind netzero greenhouse gas emission goal ahead global climate conference scotland november britain cop president alok sharma held meeting government official minister new delhi earlier week,1
several major british food manufacturer joined force monday pledge help environment saving water money pledge firm including cadbury schweppes tate lyle nestle uk part wider initiative auspex food drink federation fdf cut carbon dioxide emission packaging improve energy efficiency environment broad area cut manageable chunk water easiest one start said fiona dawson managing director mar snackfood uk chair fdfs sustainability steering group want raise profile water scarce resource told news conference industry leader working together benefit environment said food hygiene standard would compromised effort reduce water consumption britain food manufacturing sector account percent total industrial water usage aim new pledge cut percent current level successful could amount saving million litre water day worth estimated million pound year although britain temperate climate known flood drought climate change rising industrial domestic demand turning part country water stressed region particularly south east fdf cited case potato crisp maker walker managed cut water consumption half saving million litre year recycling cutting waste raising awareness dawson said company managed cut water used cooling chocolate percent using new technology water good place start make saving percent little cost said martin gibson envirowise governmentfunded programme help business reduce environmental impact success give business confidence take step area envirowise joined food manufacturer help run monitor water saving project,1
british plan drill sunless lake deep antarctica ice december could show risk quicker sea level rise caused climate change scientist said friday sediment bed lake ellsworth several hundred meter yard sea level buried km mile ice may include bit ancient seashell could dated reveal ice sheet last broke expert say west antarctic ice sheet lake contains enough ice raise world sea level meter ever broke threat lowlying area bangladesh florida buenos aire shanghai society need know risk collapse ice sheet said martin siegert university bristol principal investigator mission also look unknown life form rivalry russian u scientist known subglacial lake antarctica formed heat earth melting bottom ice one way find risk collapse know last happened said mission planning stage year finally ready hit go button said set foot ice october hope bring sample surface december chris hill program manager british antarctic survey said statement siegert said one knew age west antarctic ice might broken naturally warmer period year ago year ago million year ago time sea level higher today hippopotamus worrying would ice collapsed eemian period year ago temperature slightly higher hippopotamus bathed rhine world sea level meter higher today could sign ice sheet vulnerable collapse caused manmade emission greenhouse gas scientist reckon greenland enough ice raise world sea level meter thawed hundred year vulnerable west antarctica far bigger east antarctic ice sheet enough ice raise sea level meter coldest stable sea level rose cm inch last century many scientist say rate might pick meter century siegert said plan drill lake sediment received little attention compared goal seeing microbial life evolved darkness ice might increase chance finding life elsewhere solar system jupiter iceswathed moon europa scientist aim use hot water drill take sample sterilized titanium container russia drilled vostok lake east antarctica early year scientist plan return get sample u scientist plan sample whillans subglacial lake around midjanuary said john priscu montana state university said mission would send robot vehicle sample lake keeping borehole open two week unlike british plan faster sampling day russian clean sample vostok time told reuters sample aware water mixed kerosene drilling fluid,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,1
two unfinished war u economy deep recession budget deficit hit trillion america image badly tarnished abroad since herbert hoover left franklin roosevelt great depression u president left successor litany problem seemingly daunting george bush bequeath barack obama take office january bush loyalist insist history take kinder view legacy historian already debating whether rank among worst president ever putting company herbert hoover warren harding james buchanan presidential scholar say soon render verdict many made mind anyone really doubt abysmal presidency said shirley anne warshaw political scientist gettysburg college pennsylvania thats left sort far list go generation ago ronald reagan bush republican hero asked american think whether better democratic opponent incumbent jimmy carter entered white house standard bush doesnt stack well ending eightyear tenure amid worst financial crisis year leaf one lowest approval rating president modern time percent widespread support aftermath september attack long gone weighed unpopular war iraq inept response hurricane katrina meltdown wall street spilled onto main street home unemployment year high mortgage market imploding people saving slipping away plus side bush top domestic achievement may something didnt happen another attack u soil havent another attack seven year white house spokeswoman dana perino said matter iraq define foreign policy record overseas bush legacy defined largely iraq left obama finalize exit strategy repair damage u credibility bush flew baghdad last month hoping showcase security gain instead enduring image president ducking shoe hurled angry iraqi journalist bush leaf unfinished foreign policy business nuclear standoff iran could one obamas biggest challenge testing promise direct talk tehran supplant bush policy diplomatic isolation afghanistan critic say bush neglected distracted iraq taliban resurgent osama bin laden yet captured killed bush effort broker israelipalestinian peace came view analyst little late latest crisis gaza strip seen fitting epitaph obama promised bolder engagement middle east face entrenched distrust arab world perceived u bias favor israel residue bush policy obama cope inherit another problem bush terrorism suspect held guantanamo bay military detention center source human right condemnation obama vowed shut bush also drawn fire especially europe resisting fixed nationwide limit greenhouse gas emission fight climate change stance added perception u arrogance obama must contend hand bush praise forging stronger tie india nudging china constructive international role battling aid epidemic africa onceinacentury crisis onceinacentury financial crisis erupted six year presiding economy would envy president may dealt crowning blow bush legacy administration resorted massive government intervention anathema freemarket root ripple spread worldwide criticism unbridled usstyle capitalism grown raising question future america dominance global system many analyst say bush deregulatory zeal contributed meltdown though also agree plenty blame go around since happened bush watch likely bear brunt history judgment bush republican already heard voter speak obamas resounding victory november john mccain widely seen repudiation bush policy without bush first africanamerican president probably wouldnt elected time said stephen wayne political scientist georgetown university mindful clock ticking bush spent final week trying burnish legacy granted exit interview recent president delivered series policy speech held farewell news conference bush staunchly defended record also seemed reflective admitting reporter monday disappointment weapon mass destruction found iraq abu ghraib prisoner abuse scandal shocked world bush said history would judge time passed insisted vindicated someday like harry truman unpopular left office admired handling cold war truman patron saint failed politician said douglas brinkley presidential historian rice university houston suggested likelier comparison different president hoover presided start great depression,1
g leader pledged billion farm aid help poor nation feed surpassing expectation final day summit yielded little progress climate change trade united state used meeting world leader push shift toward farm investment aid food aid make billion available year program african nation reminded rich need honor past commitment working african european country multinational body satisfaction increasing billion billion three year said italian pm silvio berlsuconi united nation say number malnourished people risen past two year expected top billion year reversing fourdecade trend decline billion lastminute agreement greeted great happiness u conference room rebuilding agriculture need continue supporting food assistance financial crisis pushing another million people hunger year said staffan de mistura vice executive director world food program two day talk focused economic crisis trade global warming final day meeting italy looked problem facing poorest nation leader promised gleneagles increase annual aid billion half meant african country aid body say country gone back word especially year host italy african leader said would voice concern ethiopian premier meles zenawi telling reuters key message u ask live commitment life death decision besides meles leader algeria angola egypt libya nigeria senegal south africa joined counterpart discus food security farming push demand compensation ravage climate change clear much billion new funding much country would give focus agricultural investment reflects usled shift away emergency aid assistance toward longerterm strategy try make community selfsufficient senegal president abdoulaye wade told reuters barack obama make first visit africa u president brought welcome new focus african farming wade championed effort increase agriculture west african country relies heavily food import said obama really focus food africa united state produce maize crop sends people famine new conception produce crop africa united state wade said billion three year may compare unfavorably billion say already disbursed january july aid group said fund pledged friday clearly focused british charity actionaid warned one billion hungry decision could literally make difference life death million developing world japan european union championing code conduct responsible investment face growing farmland acquisition land grab emerging nation summit frustration laquila summit produced chequered result issue making limited progress crucial climate talk following refusal major developing nation sign goal halving world greenhouse gas emission bit frustration one would like convince everyone everything obtain result straight way thing progressing french president nicolas sarkozy told reporter late thursday leader said global financial crisis still posed serious risk world economy stimulus package growth might still required dangerous implement exit strategy emergency measure early reaching bottom slump start exit strategy need choose point weve already got way trough german chancellor angela merkel said friday dismissed chinese proposal aired summit debate seeking alternative global reserve currency dollar long term something practical relevance time,1
analysis data past decade indicates climate change causing summer heatwaves unexpected time affecting wider range area according meteorologist hotspot also growing larger heatwaves become significant hazard start summer occurring area following pattern climate change said meteorologist dr abdul mannan notice change every year example said heatwaves reached southern district rangamati past two year case previously change heat map march april temperature rising time area becoming prone heatwaves according world health organization heatwave generally defined period least five day temperature area five degree celsius daily average however specific parameter vary according country region bangladesh meteorological department defines temperature degree celsius mild heatwave moderate heatwave temperature degree celsius intense heatwave midapril year khulna rajshahi dhaka division surrounding area experiencing mild moderate heatwaves rain storm brought relief afterwards moderate intense heatwave returned end month rajshahi twice recorded temperature degree celsius highest country far year eleven different location across country recorded temperature degree celsius day april study heatwaves associated largescale circulation bangladesh give general idea highest temperature country recorded man take nap bench tree hatirjheel dhaka scorching afternoon thursday sep photo mahmud zaman ovi according coauthor mohan kumar da one longest heatwaves country recorded chuadanga ishwardi day temperature degree celsius man take nap bench tree hatirjheel dhaka scorching afternoon thursday sep photo mahmud zaman ovi another heatwave lasted day jashore third rajshahi dragged day heatwave lasted day rajshahi mongla khulna effect heatwave felt le near ocean coastal area mannan said however climate continues change temperature rising district sylhet chattogram rangamati likely longterm impact environment due geographical location western part country prone heatwaves addition atmospheric condition cause area also experience heatwaves said mannan recently seen heatwaves southern region country addition west even rangamati saw heatwaves last year rangpur prone heatwaves area seen gradual decline occurrence dr mannan said temperature rangpur rise much year rajshahi khulna barishal chattogram dhaka division experiencing heatwaves past heatwaves sylhet experienced last year year longterm forecast may met office said expects intense heatwave western part country one two mild moderate heatwaves rest country dr samarendra karmakar former chairman national oceanographic maritime institute said bangladesh historically experienced intense heat may highest temperature record degree celsius recorded may seen average temperature high april highest temperature recorded may may started see heatwaves come year boiling subcontinent part india pakistan registered record high temperature year putting million people risk country apr new delhi registered high degree celsius highest april temperature year pakistan sindh province recorded high degree celsius start may meteorologist say effect heatwaves india felt bangladesh effect climate change crisis felt across indian subcontinent cyclone start one area move others heatwaves said mannan heatwave start india rajasthan move across uttar pradesh bihar west bengal effect felt bangladesh well part heatwave start india reach extend bangladesh spread across country said however comfort bangladeshi heatwaves reduce intensity reach country samarendra also former director bangladesh meteorological department said heat intense heatwaves india gradually enters bangladesh jashorekushtiasatkhira region area generally higher temperature time heatwaves spread bangladesh temperature drop degree celsius flow heat required bangladesh weather cycle order prevent delay monsoon season meteorologist said india heatwaves rise effect also felt heatwave india pakistan part weather system affect u well stop damage crop heatwaves slowly become significant concern bangladesh flood according mohan kumar researcher numerical weather prediction modelling meteorology research show dhaka central area country experiencing heatwaves people farmer fauna suffering private public initiative necessary supply clean water plant tree provide rest area shade rice grows best temperature degree celsius higher temperature detrimental rice stunting growth reducing grain yield temperature april may regularly reach exceed degree celsius make rice farming untenable last april similar temperature caused heat shock northeastern wetland region bangladesh ruining crop nearly hectare land dr abm arif hasan khan robin professor genetics plant breeding bangladesh agricultural university said work underway develop rice variety withstand high temperature adverse weather condition new variety available next year temperature degree celsius severely damage flowering rice paddy farmer need know heatwaves coming said possible reduce heat damage paddy time high temperature use special spray dr arif said dr md shahjahan kabir director general bangladesh rice research institute say variety rice resistant high temperature tested regional yield yield characteristic rice prove acceptable variety submitted national seed board approval approved variety able flower yield temperature degree celsius said mother give child bengal quince juice dhaka gulistan amid hot weather photo mahmud zaman ovi risk public health mother give child bengal quince juice dhaka gulistan amid hot weather photo mahmud zaman ovi day labourer suffer intense heat expert urge provision clean water shaded rest area help cope scorching heat many people risk heatstroke venture outside intense heat said dr mh chowdhury lelin public health specialist exposed intense sunlight extended period body loses ability regulate heat causing temperature rise similar experiencing fever excess sweat also cause body lose salt water dehydration lack salt destroy balance electrolyte body happens people lose consciousness suffer heatstroke child elderly suffering major disease lower immunity greater risk heatstroke doctor said anyone suffering serious dehydration salt imbalance body must seek medical help immediately said dr lelin also director health hope specialised hospital greater risk contracting viral disease suffering diarrhoea food poisoning suggestion avoiding heatstroke take umbrella going sun avoid direct sunlight much possible best anyone feeling sick stay inside possible stay hydrated drink two three litre water daily drink safe clean water going also refrain eating food unhygienic source,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 according portion document obtained reuters faced struggling economy record deficit administration also acknowledged boosting economic growth getting u fiscal house order must top national security priority center 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 veiled reference nucleardefiant iran north korea threatened isolate continued defy 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 mention become emerging consensus foreign policy circle heavy u indebtedness country like china pose national security problem bush used first policy statement stake right unilateral preemptive military action country terrorist group deemed threat united state aftermath september 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 carbomb attempt earlier month,1
subject disagreement journalistic objectivity notion go back least highminded newspaper magazine trying distinguish scandal sheet publication led partisan sometimes warmongering publisher one corner alan berger yearold medium columnist real paper alternative weekly emerged rift predecessor boston phoenix started watchdogging press berger grown bronx attended harvard university taught class massachusetts institute technology french poet charles baudelaire target debate objectivity come roaring back life political storminess recent year tom palmer back palmer yearold assistant national editor boston globe meaning belonged establishment thus ripe target real paper palmer grown newspaper family kansa city dreamed farmer struggled organic chemistry ended father trade particular topic bergers column ran apr teaser real paper front page medium covering nuclear accident three mile island underlying subject something larger debate within news medium industry whether reporter tell reader really think issue event writing make point berger went palmer name describing thoughtful honest entirely conventional berger wrote particularly struck something globe editor told defence paper coverage three mile island job make situation sound worse recent interview berger recalled view issue influenced news medias deferential coverage vietnam war excessive fealty traditional notion balance objectivity wrote column actually distorted reality palmer earnest dedication old value berger wrote exactly dangerous end millennium objectivity decent people medium make look like irresponsible fanatic columnist wrote palmer others like particular changed decade since much bergers column could written yesterday altweeklies prefigure style tone online journalism rise donald trump medias growing realization studied neutrality often conceals single dominant perspective shaken many industry traditional assumption diverse new generation reporter sought dismantle old order much conflict playing recent year washington post whose top editor time martin baron pulitzer challenged president making use traditional tool newspaper journalism baron also bridled employee expressing opinion twitter subject covered former protg national correspondent wesley lowery argued widely circulated new york time opinion essay objectivity mirrored worldview white reporter editor whose selective truth calibrated avoid offending sensibility white reader lowery ended leaving post cbs news suggested news organization abandon appearance objectivity aspirational journalistic standard reporter instead focus fair telling truth best one based given context available fact tom palmer former editor reporter boston globe said argument journalistic objectivity dead wrong back believe dead wrong even today natick mass oct two journalist got argument four decade later havent settled kayana szymczakthe new york time argument found embrace america leading journalism school well tom palmer former editor reporter boston globe said argument journalistic objectivity dead wrong back believe dead wrong even today natick mass oct two journalist got argument four decade later havent settled kayana szymczakthe new york time focus fairness factchecking accuracy dont try suggest student opinion hidden said sarah bartlett dean city university new york craig newmark graduate school journalism embrace transparency steve coll counterpart columbia journalism school announced thursday stepping june nine year dean said columbia try teach fairness intellectual honesty adding old way thinking morphed something new church gone there orthodoxy left said there many journalism thats kind liberating much shift changing nature news business decline local newspaper whose business often depended taking establishment position internet also blurred reader line news opinion clear print newspaper globe liberal opinion page fact hired berger year scolded palmer two men sometimes sat lunch together cafeteria globe top floor room view downtown glory day newspaper frequent site olympian debate role press another colleague columnist ellen goodman recalled men sort long varied career used common big metro newspaper berger wrote editorial foreign policy column foreign medium retiring palmer toggled editing reporting covering fall berlin wall brought back chunk goodman notorious boston traffic project known big dig new editor baron moved final beat real estate left globe went public relation palmer also never quite let argument go appointed kind genial industry watchdog eventually known persistent email reporter editor thought allowed liberal view infiltrate copy still sends lot email including sent bergers old column stuck felt utterly contemporary needle say palmer remains unpersuaded argument cherished ideal dead wrong back emailed believe dead wrong even today journalist simply smart enough educated enough change world continued damn well inform public best ability let public decide also said ruefully believed side losing notion objectivity declining trump era removed table completely wrote doubt ever come back berger interview allowed extent argument palmer conventional position trump era begin look like radical view said decadeslong argument doesnt fit neatly onto important question moment one faced journalist nobel peace prize past week maria ressa philippine dmitry muratov russia persecuted heart government dont like style journalism government wont tolerate notion independent truthseeking journalism original idea around muchmisused notion objectivity introduced making journalism scientific idea reporter could test hypothesis reality prove claim right generous interpretation establishing shared public space fact could arbitrated knowing could also wrong indeed one easiest way know whether trust journalist ive always found check whether person capable admitting theyve wrong something applies justthefacts newspaper editor moralizing columnist alike people love mock correction theyre actually badge integrity brings back bergers column headline would done well twitter existed press blew three mile island thrust journalist privately antinuke wrote keeping reader view nuclear power dangerous use quoted palmer saying clear yet right big policy question around nuclear power berger asked body count war line soon vietnam stung argument journalistic objectivity wont resolved time soon look forward final column featuring baron lowery bergers side battle nuclear power american nuclear industry never recovered three mile island political factor slowed largely stopped construction new reactor liberal triumph largely forgotten today yet berger belief wrong american left era hadnt understood risk carbon emission reevaluate value see particular question light danger drastic climate change told nuclear power whatever danger doesnt emit carbon journalist whichever sect belong keep mind potential get wrong new york time company,1
climate change pose much danger world war un secretarygeneral ban kimoon said thursday urged united state take lead fight global warming first address subject ban said would make climate crisis focus talk leader meeting group eight industrialized nation canada france germany italy japan britain united state russia majority united nation work still focus preventing ending conflict ban said danger posed war humanity planet least matched climate crisis global warming coming decade change environment resulting upheaval drought inundated coastal area loss arable land likely become major driver war conflict ban told international un school conference global warming meeting un general assembly hall last month unorganized panel top climate scientist nation blamed human activity global warming predicted drought heat wave slow rise sea level could continue year even greenhouse gas emission capped panel predicts best estimate temperature would rise degree celsius fahrenheit st century ban said world needed coherent system international environmental governance hoped united state would take lead looking towards climate change fight beyond kyoto end hope united state taken role innovative technology well promoting cleaner energy also take lead important urgent issue ban said ban became un chief january pledged make climate change top priority considering summit staff said would happen instead ban said un framework conference climate change held bali indonesia december encouraged know industrialized country leadership needed awareness growing said adding cost inaction delayed action exceeded shortterm investment needed united state world top greenhouse gas emitter account quarter global total ahead china russia india thirtyfive industrialized country bound kyoto protocol obliges average cut emission percent level account percent world emission u president george bush pulled kyoto saying would damage u economy unfairly set target developing nation january acknowledged climate change serious challenge ban said success oscarwinning documentary inconvenient truth inspired former u vice president al gore environmental campaign showed issue longer inconvenient issue inescapable reality unfortunately generation somewhat careless looking one planet hopeful finally changing ban said,1
britain gordon brown present th almost certainly last budget march finance minister succession prime minister tony blair job summer look le assured date announced thursday treasury annual setpiece event watched even closely usual taste brown premiership priority prepares take resurgent opposition conservative party david cameron brown look unlikely change forecast growth percent year percent month since prebudget report much scope big tax giveaway despite pressure boost businessfriendly credential brown likely introduce package green measure wake treasury report predicted catastrophe unless step taken combat climate change also look likely bring forward announcement due summer comprehensive spending review expected announce tough expenditure limit ministry outside priority area health education likely beneficiary generosity overall spending envelope next year probably tightest since early day labour government late,1
video posted twitter saturday thunberg said environmental impact farming well disease outbreak covid believed originated animal would reduced changing food produced relationship nature broken relationship change thunberg said video marking international day biological diversity focus agriculture linking climate crisis health pandemic new angle thunberg typically focused ire policymakers carbon emission fossil fuel climate crisis ecological crisis health crisis interlinked said thunberg said spillover disease animal human caused farming method adding move plantbased diet could save billion tonne co year world health organisation said coronavirus probably transmitted bat human another animal scientist say percent infectious human disease emerged came animal meanwhile demand alternative regular meat surging worldwide due concern health animal welfare environment two dozen firm testing labgrown fish beef chicken hoping break unproven segment alternative meat market barclays estimate could worth billion global center adaptation work accelerate climate resilience said january climate change could depress global food production percent rising sea intense storm could force hundred million people coastal city home,0
u secretary state hillary clinton pushed one simplest potentially transformative diplomatic priority india wednesday clean cooking stove clinton last year launched million u drive bring clean cooking stove developing country cut death smoke inhalation fight climate change visited indian demonstration site watch stove action clinton watched several indian woman working different model cookstove ranging traditional fire new model stove burn hotter efficiently reducing need fuel cutting emission woman today represent woman world large biggest user victim cookstove clinton said smiling greeting woman crouched different stove work people around world help develop clean cookstove help manufacture affordable buy u official travelling clinton said improving cooking stove india alone could major impact cooking fire blamed death country year mostly woman child much quarter india emission soot black carbon along ozone air pollution seen major driver global warming clinton used visit announce two major indian trade federation signing clean cooking stove initiative potentially using huge network spread word technology behind new cooker clinton advocated clean cooking stove many trip developing world seeing way improve environment empower woman long one signature issue u funding spread five year part global alliance clean cookstove spearhead fight problem official equate malaria unclean water term health impact worldwide million premature death occur annually due smoke inhalation rudimentary stove many case consist stone open fire inside outside shelter campaign official say aim make better cooking technology available relatively low price ranging cook stove given away official say make seem le valuable recipient programme aim set microlending program method make affordable including potentially using carbon credit offset loan purchase price alliance seek million home adopt cleaner stove fuel campaigner say hope drive spread creating new innovative stove cut emission specific stove reaching target one official said trying set standard anyone follow,1
june bdnews comreuters leader world major industrialised nation look set square global warming range foreign policy issue meet baltic coast week summit detail last five summit canada kananaskis june participant agreed billion deal stop extremist group getting hold nuclear weapon notably stockpile held former soviet union line yearold promise leader drew new development package africa africa action plan criticised offering lot advice little cash france evian june nation focused need press ahead structural reform greater flexibility rich economy despite resistance highlighted public sector strike host country france sought draw line bitter transatlantic difference iraq conflict half opposed saying agreed time come reconstruct iraq summit marred violent demonstration united state sea island georgia june summit agreed extend debt relief programme poor country fell short demand total writeoff loan owed african nation multilateral lending agency leader said would extend highly indebted poor country initiative poor state write debt two year beyond expiry december also stressed need resolve arabisraeli conflict part initiative political economic reform broader middle east united kingdom gleneagles july leader say would boost aid spending africa aid agency argue little new money pledge summit scotland accused leader delaying increase leader announced would double aid africa boosting spending billion year also said nation donor would increase total aid developing country billion year declared global warming required urgent action set measurable target reducing greenhouse gas trigger thus contribute climate change russia st petersburg july group eight leader launched fresh bid pin elusive global trade pact seeking positive outcome summit riven discord middle east formal agenda energy security combating infectious disease promoting education held little controversy required financial commitment member russia concede european union concern conduct energy market get agreement energy security bow demand ratify energy charter international rulebook oil gas market activity assistance africa put top summit british prime minister tony blair initially ignored russia meeting also found way onto agenda source reutersg website httpg de,1
cop conference scottish city glasgow open day economy failed commit target halt net carbon emission deadline widely cited necessary prevent extreme global warming instead talk rome recognised key relevance halting net emission around midcentury set timetable phasing coal home watereddown promise cut emission methane greenhouse gas many time powerful carbon dioxide swedish activist greta thunberg asked million supporter sign open letter accusing leader betrayal citizen across planet urge face climate emergency tweeted next year next month many leader take stage glasgow monday defend climate change record case make new pledge start two week negotiation conference host britain billing makeorbreak humanity long since run clock climate change one minute midnight need act british prime minister boris johnson tell opening ceremony according advance excerpt speech dont get serious climate change today late child tomorrow discord among world biggest emitter cut back coal oil gas help poorer country adapt global warming make task easier u president joe biden singled china russia neither sending leader glasgow bringing proposal table russia china basically didnt show term commitment deal climate change biden face domestic resistance climate ambition told reporter absentee chinese president xi jinping whose country far biggest emitter greenhouse gas address conference monday written statement according official schedule turkish president tayyip erdogan also stay away glasgow two turkish official said britain failed meet ankara demand security arrangement protocol delayed year covid pandemic cop aim keep alive target capping global warming degree celsius fahrenheit preindustrial level level scientist say would avoid destructive consequence conference need secure ambitious pledge reduce emission lock billion climaterelated financing developing country finish rule implementing paris agreement signed nearly country existing pledge cut emission would allow planet average surface temperature rise century united nation say would supercharge destruction climate change already causing intensifying storm exposing people deadly heat flood raising sea level destroying natural habitat africa responsible percent global emission african suffering violent consequence climate crisis ugandan activist evelyn acham told italian newspaper la stampa responsible crisis still paying price colonialism exploited africa wealth century said share responsibility fairly two day speech world leader starting monday followed technical negotiation deal may struck close even event nov finish date,1
backer global pact banning nuclear test said tuesday would seize u president barack obamas disarmament initiative agenda united nation month obama voiced support comprehensive nuclear test ban treaty ctbt yet take force nation among nine significant nuclear activity ratified time arrived even ever push ahead nonproliferation regime omar zniber morocco ambassador international organisation vienna ctbt agency based told news conference morocco france coordinating drive get nuclear state india pakistan north korea sign treaty others yet ratify include egypt iran israel senior official state ctbt well un security council meet sept united nation new york debate pact first time decade united state join talk treaty obamas predecessor george bush gave short shrift nuclear diplomacy arm control although u senate failure ratify treaty date back clinton administration u politician said time foolproof way verify compliance treaty supporter say verification technology since improved dramatically obama vowed fresh effort secure senate ratification administration russia highlighted need rid world nuclear arsenal starting backyard un talk coincide special meeting security council nuclear nonproliferation disarmament chaired obama tibor toth executive secretary ctbt implementing agency said usrussian commitment gradual disarmament important step global test ban pact also achievable goal given changed diplomatic climate think new licence life given multilateralism nuclear nonproliferation disarmament need return investment said treaty come closest delivering something meaningful country signed treaty around ratified take force outstanding nine nuclear state sign ratify united state get board supporter say provide strong impetus others follow,0
installation scott pruitt sued agency intends lead dozen time oklahoma attorney general reinforces expectation side political divide america cede position leader global fight climate change senator voted approve pruitt sworn later friday afternoon white house one republican senator susan collins maine voted two democrat energyproducing state joe manchin west virginia heidi heitkamp north dakota voted confirmation doubt scott return epa core objective said republican senator james inhofe also oklahoma adding agency guilty federal overreach unlawful rule making duplicative red tape president barack obamas presidency nomination pruitt sued epa dozen time behalf oilproducing state doubted science climate change upset many former current agency employee nearly former epa staff urged senate reject pruitt letter week saying shown interest enforcing environmental law earlier month current employee epa regional office chicago joined protest pruitt held green group trump likely issue executive order soon next week reshape epa source said republican president promised kill obamas clean power plan currently held court aim slash carbon emission coal natural gas fired power plant trump also want give state authority environmental issue striking federal regulation drilling technology getting rid obama rule sought clarify epa jurisdiction stream river overzealous agency conservative warmly welcomed pruitts confirmation far long epa acted overzealous manner ignoring separation power role state right property owner said nick loris economist heritage foundation democratic senator ben cardin however said concerned administration enforce emission cut outlined clean power plan would increase u pollution harm country leadership international effort curb climate change opponent pruitt also protested tie energy industry republican majority senate democrat spoke thursday night friday morning senate floor trying extend debate pruitt later february email energy company likely revealed judge oklahoma judge ruled week pruitt turn email office energy company tuesday watchdog group center medium democracy sued release judge review perhaps hold back email releasing court clerk said democratic senate leader chuck schumer told reporter majority leader senator mitch mcconnell moved strap blinder fellow republican waiting release pruitts email environmentalist decried approval dont believe climate science dont belong epa said may boeve head environmentalist group org,1
global warming could wipe large area glacier himalaya surrounding highland threatening livelihood across much asia climate scientist said beijing monday rising temperature fuelled greenhouse gas industry agriculture already shrunk glacier mountain dividing china south asia expert say one author benchmark un report climate change said rapid melting could severely disrupt river flow rainfall pattern across asia rate temperature rise change glacier qinghaitibet plateau rapidly shrink perhaps square kilometre square kilometre wu shaohong chinese academy science told news conference glacier across himalaya qinghaitibet plateau major source key river yangtze china mekong indochina ganges india uncertainty surround fast global warming might shrink glacier wu told reporter briefing explain forecast issued intergovernmental panel climate change ipcc earlier month another senior chinese climate scientist qin dahe gave lower estimate saying onequarter glacier qinghaitibet plateau could melt away midcentury even using conservative forecast expert said disappearance glacier could imperil rain pattern river flow farming across asia glacierfed river could swell ice melt dry ice disappears glacier vital national economy people livelihood qin said explaining crucial source water profound impact weather across asia top indian climate expert said south asia would also threatened glacierfed river dried region really granary south asia said rajendra pachauri chairman ipcc referring northern part indian subcontinent relies water mountain pachauri said underground water supply would also risk melting glacier adapt use water far efficiently past said adding hope slowing global warming wealthy country led way dramatically cutting greenhouse gas emission recent day china publicly released national assessment climate change forecast coverage glacier across country west could shrink percent midcentury result china assessment warns many lake swell shrink wetland retreat desertification expand grassland retreat,1
london reuters britain central government cut emission climatewarming carbon percent next month speeding wider move lowcarbon economy new uk prime minister david cameron said friday dont want hear warm word environment want see real action want greenest government ever conservative leader britain first coalition government since told staff department energy climate change decc well cut government energy bill hundred million pound fact weve made good start someone pointed mix blue yellow get green environment key part yellowflagged liberal democrat election campaign conservativeled government announced several carbon cutting plan wednesday new secretary state energy climate change liberal democrat mp chris huhne said thursday party agreed vote new nuclear power station part compromise deal blue flag waving tory benefit low carbon economy agreed party priority agenda common manifesto huhne said intend make decision put long fundamentally change supply use energy britain give power industry confidence need invest low carbon energy project uk energy regulator ofgem said february britain energy market needed radically redesigned spur hundred billion pound investment lowcarbon technology wind solar nuclear view shared utility britain ageing nuclear power plant scheduled shut next decade previous labour government pushing private company build new one part low carbon power generation mix policy supported conservative lib dems europe biggest utility lining build plant paying hundred million pound farmland build want higher longterm charge rival gas coal fired power plant support multibillion pound investment coalition said wednesday would introduce minimum charge emitting carbon remains unclear whether high enough significant impact economics building nuclear power plant,1
first day rome summit leader first facetoface gathering since start covid pandemic focused mainly health economy climate environment front centre sunday agenda climate scientist activist likely disappointed unless late breakthrough made draft final communique showing little progress term new commitment curb pollution bloc includes brazil china india germany united state account estimated global greenhouse gas emission scientist say must steeply reduced avoid climate catastrophe reason weekend gathering seen important stepping stone un cop climate summit attended almost country glasgow scotland leader fly directly rome latest report disappointing little sense urgency face existential emergency said oscar soria activist network avaaz time vague wishlists need concrete commitment action fifth draft final statement seen reuters saturday toughen language climate action compared previous version key area need achieve net zero emission softened midcentury target date goal united nation expert say needed cap global warming degree celsius seen limit avoid dramatic acceleration extreme event drought storm flood un expert say even current national plan curb emission fully implemented world headed global warming planet largest carbon emitter china aiming net zero major polluter india russia also committed midcentury deadline energy environment minister met naples july failed reach agreement setting date phase fossil fuel subsidy end coal power asking leader find resolution weekend summit based latest draft made little progress pledging utmost stop building new coal power plant end saying phase fossil fuel subsidy medium term hand pledge halt financing overseas coalfired power generation end year developing country reluctant commit steep emission cut rich nation make good pledge made year ago provide billion per year help tackle effect global warming promise still kept contributing mistrust un secretary general antonio guterres said friday blighting progress climate negotiation draft stress importance meeting goal transparent way,0
africa largely insulated credit crisis continue grow percent next year head african development bank said wednesday future climate change could devastate economy current economic growth africa continue time commodity chinese indian investment donald kaberuka told reuters interview next year percent hope percent economic growth expected around percent year said citing success ghana recent international bond issue said many african country sufficiently appealing investor would continue find easier borrow money despite global credit crunch term secondround effect wider effect global economy may impact africa said term firstround effect much much exposure world capital market longer run said climate change could slash gross domestic product gdp country much percent agricultural economy worst affected look new investment going mining telecommunication commercial sector said country develop may able manage based agriculture hit hard,1
planned new un climate pact shaping mildly tougher version existing kyoto protocol rather bold treaty save u president barack obama called planet peril there lot ambition around said jennifer morgan londonbased thinktank g submission united nation published month meet deadline consideration deal agreed copenhagen december australia partial exception saying monday would ratchet planned cut nation also canberra put back planned carbon emission trading scheme year mid amid recession taking account new australian offer plan outlined developed nation add average cut greenhouse gas emission percent level according reuters calculation nearer goal kyoto protocol average cut industrialized nation percent level percent reduction outlined un climate panel order cutback required avert worst global warming economic downturn putting brake level commitment investment mitigate climate change said pep canadell head global carbon project australia commonwealth scientific industrial research organization said australia delay sign economic strain budget deficit current stimulus package committing economy developed country run deficit number year make thing easier near future either said rich nation plan contrast starkly demand developing nation likely suffer projected flood drought extinction plant animal rising sea level caused global warming country china india want rich cut least percent level condition greater involvement curbing rising emission also want aid green technology submission far vague cash among developed nation european union say cut must ensure world temperature rise celsius fahrenheit level existed industrial revolution submission far country nowhere near celsius said bill hare visiting scientist potsdam institute climate impact research director climate analytics many country slumbering climate crisis like sleeping beauty norwegian environment minister erik solheim said asked gap rich nation offer expectation developing nation norway far promised deepest cut percent level cut made buying carbon emission quota abroad funded cash north sea oil rather reducing emission home fossil fuel main source greenhouse gas obama plan cut u emission level cut percent level help described election victory speech last november planet peril want cut percent washington say need guided pragmatism well climate science say percent range far reach obamas modest goal may knockon effect even going back level u far insignificant made japan feel ease doesnt need go said kim carstensen head global climate initiative wwf international environmental group sense seen relaxation europeaustralia may point begin see change said australia said cut percent level nation join toughening earlier plan cut percent japan yet set goal widely varying option eu promised cut percent percent nation join,1
london nov bdnews comreuters cutting meat production consumption percent would help reduce carbon emission improve health meatloving nation scientist said wednesday using prediction model british australian researcher found improving efficiency increasing carbon capture reducing fossil fuel dependence farming would enough meet emission target combining step percent reduction livestock production major meatproducing nation similar cut meateating would lead substantial population health benefit cut emission said study found britain percent lower intake animalsource saturated fat adult would reduce number premature death heart disease percent equivalent premature death averted one year sao paulo brazil could mean many premature death averted year said according united nation food agricultural organisation percent greenhouse gas emission meat production expert say rising demand meat particularly country growing economy could drive livestock production percent level scientist said global action needed maximise benefit cutting meat production consumption environmental advantage may apply country currently high production level study published lancet medical journal part series climate change health ahead copenhagen global climate summit scheduled next month second study british scientist found increased walking cycling fewer car would much greater impact health lowemission vehicle rich middleincome country andrew haines director london school hygiene tropical medicine head research series said delegate copenhagen needed understand potential health impact plan,1
study lancet planetary health journal scientist said finding showed climate change placing rapidly increasing burden society two three people europe likely affected greenhouse gas emission extreme weather event controlled prediction based assumption reduction greenhouse gas emission improvement policy reduce impact extreme climatic event show european weatherrelated death rising year year climate change one biggest global threat human health st century peril society increasingly connected weatherdriven hazard said giovanni forzieri european commission joint research centre italy coled study said unless global warming curbed matter urgency million european could exposed harmful climate extreme annual basis end century study analysed effect seven harmful type weatherrelated disaster heat wave cold wave wildfire drought river coastal flood windstorm country european union plus switzerland norway iceland team looked disaster record estimate population vulnerability combined modelling climate change might progress population might increase migrate people cool trocadero fountain near eiffel tower paris unusually high temperature hit france june reuters finding suggested heat wave would lethal weatherrelated disaster could cause percent future weatherrelated death europe rising death year death year people cool trocadero fountain near eiffel tower paris unusually high temperature hit france june reuters result also predicted substantial rise death coastal flooding six death year start century year end researcher said climate change would main driver accounting percent risk population growth migration urbanisation would account percent paul wilkinson professor london school hygiene tropical medicine involved research said finding worrying global warming could result rapidly rising human impact unless adequate adaptation measure taken especially steep rise mortality risk extreme heat said finding add weight powerful argument accelerating mitigation action limit emission slow climate change protect population health wilkinson said,1
french foreign minister lauren fabius chairing un conference said still planned issue penultimate draft thursday afternoon disagreement bracketed passage possible pave way last round revision try move towards final agreement told un secretary general ban kimoon met conference hall talk resumed fabius insisted accord curb greenhouse gas emission accelerating global warming must finished friday meeting official closing date rather overrunning manner previous conference minister negotiator country remain divided fundamental issue include country would expected shell hundred billion dollar required help developing country shift fossil fuel lowercarbon energy source sticking point accentuated backroom tension u china u secretary state john kerry referred minimalist approach country could make greater financial contribution part chinese avoided discussing specific detail said saw room compromise degree another draft today square bracket removed importantly need consultation colleague said gao feng one chinese negotiator friday saturday may get talk also revived difference ambitious deal trying control rise earth temperature large block developing nation insisting agreement include longerterm goal keeping temperature rise degree celsius fahrenheit preindustrial level even though cut carbon emission country pledged make coming decade would come close level many participant remain haunted calamitous failure get deal copenhagen last time world tried reach consensus dealing climate change time said alex hanafi head climate change strategy usbased environmental defense fund really desire get deal open question whether strong deal weak deal jose ramoshorta former president east timor nobel peace prize laureate part country negotiating team said nation expect get want accord treaty bible also review told reuters suggesting whatever agreed paris could revised toughened future,0
london feb bdnews comreuters britain increase research possible impact climate change world vulnerable people including deeper poverty conflict international development minister said secretary state douglas alexander said department spend million pound million year next five year tenfold increase pinpoint global warming hit hardest show proof development extreme weather rising sea climate change defining global social justice issue alexander said wednesday drought heatwaves kenya australia southern europe blamed global warming happening already six first seven year century among seven hottest since reliable record began say world meteorological organisation wmo poor country hit hardest least resource cope crop fail storm wreak havoc rich country effort help developing nation entirely altruistic concern rise climate change may trigger conflict example water migration middle century could many million people forced home rising sea level heavier flood intense drought go said alexander today image climate change polar bear tomorrow could ak extra funding announced wednesday separate million pound britain last year pledged support developing country fight climate change world bank fund expected detailed group eight leader summit japan july japan presented billion package last month help emerging country tackle climate change united state said january would commit billion next three year promote clean energy technology help developing nation fight climate change,1
start second final week un climate talk glasgow known cop minister got detail trying honour promise pay climatelinked loss damage address help nation adapt effect climate change act help adaptation resilience obama told meeting island nation glasgow talk adding view immediacy threat shaped experience growing hawaii tuvalu foreign minister simon kofe offer graphic demonstration rising sea level affect small island nation recorded speech conference dressed suit tie standing kneedeep seawater statement juxtaposes cop setting reallife situation faced tuvalu due impact climate change sea level rise said kofe standing lectern shore pacific island speech broadcast glasgow conference tuesday britain hosting cop meeting attempted set pace monday announcing million pound million new funding including support country asia pacific region deal impact global warming say money top billion additional international funding already committed rich country denmark japan united state adaption resilience nation experiencing worst effect climate change ghana environment minister kwaku afriyie said negotiation reflecting level ambition publicly voiced developed country unfortunate sad indeed said different priority developing country want money help adapt higher temperature caused frequent drought flood wildfire developed nation focused channelling finance towards cutting emission cost huge cost even higher unless glasgow talk keep alive goal date un talk paris keep global warming celsius degree fahrenheit preindustrial level beyond level world risk devastating climate impact richer nation need show make good many pledge delivered first week talk scheduled finish friday developing country wary un climate summit year ago copenhagen rich nation promised hand developing country billion year help adapt climate change target missed cop richer nation said meet goal latest hoping could delivered year earlier potentially problematic rich nation compensate le developed country loss damage caused historic emission area concrete pledge yet made emily bohobo ndombaxe dola facilitator adaptation working group official youth constituency united nation framework convention climate change said drawn action seeing climate change affected senegal time government donor level equitable finance plan loss damage adaptation said statement,1
thing changed pretty much fashion brand mass market luxury swear put sustainability heart strategic plan almost website environmental social governance esg report size small book ceo clamouring talk evolving business combat climate change pledge reach carbon neutrality abound un framework convention climate change un climate change body unveiled fashion industry charter climate action sciencebased target fashion industry including reaching netzero carbon emission last year cop glasgow scotland group updated charter reflect need halve emission brand supporting organisation signed similar aim unrelated fashion pact created french president emmanuel macron franoishenri pinault ceo kering sort related ceo carbon neutral challenge issued year marco bizzarri ceo gucci owned kering there fashion taskforce chaired former yoox netaporter ceo federico marchetti part sustainable market initiative created prince charles last month group issued regenerative fashion manifesto along plan program himalaya create regenerative farm silk cotton cashmere yet every development suggesting serious commitment industry government least come plan systemic change time frame there another make real sustainability come fashion seem far away ever greenwashing still everpresent issue much european union address initiative substantiating green claim published later year essentially requires company back claim green ecofriendly recognised thirdparty methodology ultimate fastfashion company shein valued billion latest funding round even esg head appointed end last year despite fact company also business model built overconsumption wondering work well join club doesnt make sense term sustainable fashion doesnt either oxymoron sustainable implies able continue period time according cambridge dictionary fashion hand implies change time reconcile two impossible wonder striving netzero emission make u feel like quixote tilting windmill william mcdonough author cradle cradle foundational book circular economy say since zero desirable outcome thats begin trying wade acronym abbreviation aside gots global organic textile standard cc carbon capture storage nffo nonfossil fuel obligation tph total petroleum hydrocarbon name need better way frame discussion going use responsible fashion term refers world player consumer ceo manufacturer farmer take responsibility part supply chain creative process choice make may sound semantic difference end goal appears impossibly perhaps discouragingly reach process least trying get step step increment increment decision decision simple answer solving fashion role climate change even obvious one dont make buy new stuff dont throw away old stuff negative implication employment knowhow selfdefinition people adorning express pretty much long understood self crucial issue u matter side equation thinking understanding effect choice make make better one future even perhaps seeing challenge creative opportunity rather burden especially brand often limitation give rise new way thinking designing bring life mean come clothing especially start emerge world twoyear period quasihibernation begin rethink dormant wardrobe bringing story group smaller brand manufacturer seek act responsibly weigh tradeoff involved try make choice balance zero positive result big company really need scale upcycling limited resource share knowhow even material company competitor decide whether leather count byproduct bad product much consumer need know buy whats best way explain possible quantify good twice month climate week london new york cop egypt come behind scene struggle give fashion new look end product personal new york time company,1
warned industrialised country unless increase yield eliminate barrier move food needed global catastrophe could result summit agenda price control trade tariff export ban subsidy biofuels help farmer poorer country effect climate change agriculture fao calling bn emergency funding tackle shortage production recent crisis believed pushed million people hunger worldwide poorer country faced increase food import bill year expert say country food bill doubled past year development summit brazilian president luis inacio lula da silva defended country production biofuels saying blaming ethanol production food price rise affront iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad leading u critic cited certain power invisible hand trying control price achieve political economic aim said crisis tackled outside un power impose decision security council using instrument access problem speech mr ban said instability caused price rise threatened progress made country like afghanistan liberia haiti talked people liberia used buy rice bag bought cup please turn javascript medium requires javascript play mr ban called improving food security taskforce mr ban created target food crisis expected present page report measure could cost bn bn implement announcing finding mr ban said high food price offered chance finally address ongoing problem access food world poor threat obvious u yet crisis also present u opportunity said must respond immediately high food price important longer term focus improving world food security said measure improve access food vulnerable people include expanding aid boosting smallholder production minimising export restriction import tariff added say david smith uk mr ban urged country unilaterally intervene control price country taken action limiting export imposing price control said said say beggar thy neighbour food policy work distort market force price even higher president lula meanwhile denounced intolerable protectionism stunt disrupts farming developing country,1
scientific detective work uncovered decadesold glitch ocean temperature measurement revealed world sea warming rising faster previously reported international team scientist reporting finding thursday journal nature looked million shipbased measurement taken since particularly revealed error data common probe called xbt correcting error data running decade well applying complex statistical analysis sea temperature data team came global estimate ocean warming top layer meter foot well fast ocean rising show rate ocean warming percent larger previously reported said team member catia domingues centre australian weather climate research fellow report author john church said long suspicious historical data match result computer model world climate ocean weve realigned observation result model agree observation much better previously said church senior research scientist climate centre comparing many xbt observation research ship observation statistical way estimate error associated xbts crucial ocean store percent heat planet climate system act buffer effect climate change domingues said water also expands warmer becomes pushing sea level addition runoff melting glacier ice sheet greenland part antarctica church said global average surface warming degree celsius according team estimate sea rose average millimeter year period rising sea church said since sea level rising mm year world consumes ever greater amount fossil fuel xbts widely used commercial vessel since largely replaced satellite permanent probe ocean disposable xbts thrown side wire attached measure temperature sank miscalculate quickly instrument fall water column miscalculate depth therefore temperature depth thats prime source error said church colleague susan wijffels associate figured mathematical formula correct error combined wider statistical analysis global ocean temperature data revealed clearer picture better matched widely used computer model project climate ocean behave global warming see steady rate warming increased trend warming church told reuters build confidence model use projecting future adding observation also indicated actual sea level rise tracking upper end projection un climate panel latest global assessment last year estimated sea level could rise cm end unless carbon dioxide level reined,1
found astonishing scope journalist country tiny guineabissau invited sign agreement chinese counterpart chinese government distributing version propaganda newspaper china daily english also serbian filipino journalist estimated half story philippine newswire came chinese state agency xinhua kenyan medium group raised money chinese investor fired columnist wrote china suppression uyghur minority journalist peru faced intense social medium criticism combative chinese government official seemed country like odd local anomaly looked told like vast patchwork strategy create alternative global news medium dominated outlet like bbc cnn insert chinese money power perspective medium almost every country world study raised obvious question china planning new power answer come second report set released wednesday international federation journalist brusselsbased union journalism union whose mission give global birdseye view news medium almost everywhere group shared copy hired author first report louisa lim canvas journalist country interview reveal activation existing medium infrastructure china put place globally lim former npr bureau chief beijing senior lecturer university melbourne wrote report pandemic started spread beijing used medium infrastructure globally seed positive narrative china national medium well mobilising novel tactic disinformation report also written julia bergin johan lidberg associated professor monash university australia may read american audience warning missed attention increasingly shifted inward le exposure secret plot documentation continuing global power shift china medium strategy secret chinese government say campaign different powerful global player done century accusation china u along deputy director general information department chinese foreign ministry zhao lijian told wechat message described international journalist report report found new medium push accompanied intense round chinese diplomacy pandemic providing protective equipment initially vaccine country around world scrambling ensure thing varied pandemic origin china diplomacy portrayed best possible light italian journalist said theyd pressed run president xi jinpings christmas speech provided version translated italian tunisia chinese embassy offered hand sanitiser mask journalist union expensive television equipment free prochina content state broadcaster progovernment tabloid serbia sponsored billboard image chinese leader word thank brother xi medium vaccine campaign intertwined china belt road global investment campaign chinese support come string attached including debt expectation support key vote united nation china fighting way uphill battle growing authoritarianism treatment uyghurs crackdown dissent hong kong damaged global view china according survey even pandemic began wuhan government begun make harder chinese state medium function country britain medium regulator revoking license main chinese state broadcaster much china diplomacy focused place may cultural financial power european country vote un appear often improvisational run local embassy china effort global impact beijing steadily reshaping global medium landscape nation nation lim found along two new york time reporter limabased mitra taj emma bubola rome spoke journalist five continent participated report attitude ranged alarm overt chinese government pressure confidence could handle amounted one interest group messy complex medium landscape peru government friendly china powerful political figure got early access chinesemade vaccine really stand frequent presence state medium said zuliana lainez secretarygeneral national association journalist peru said peruvian state news agency statecontrolled newspaper el peruano like stenographer chinese embassy meanwhile said china embassy paid modernise newsroom technology kind thing need looked worry said theyre free journalist watching china growing interest global medium find sinister deputy director italian news service ansa stefano polli said seen china increasingly use medium greater influence new geopolitical balance defended service contract translate distribute xinhua criticised international journalist report ordinary commercial arrangement china also cracked foreign correspondent inside border making international outlet increasingly dependent official account denying visa american reporter including new york time bureau luca rigoni prominent anchor tv channel owned italian company mediaset said news organisation correspondent country formal contract chinese state medium reporting china cooperation dried though reported theory virus leaked chinese lab rigoni whose company owned italy former prime minister silvio berlusconi said didnt think china mix medium state power unique country main tv radio program controlled government parliament said general secretary international federation journalist anthony bellanger said email view report china growing force information war also vital resist pressure exerted u russia government around world there little question government committed campaign right report last year sarah cook freedom house american nonprofit group advocate political freedom found beijing spending hundred million dollar year spread message audience around world united state may pioneered tool covert overt influence cold war government official channel withered swaggering cia influence operation early cold war agency secretly funded influential journal like encounter gave way american outlet like voice america radio liberty sought extend american influence broadcasting uncensored local news authoritarian country cold war turned softer tool american power recently president donald trump sought turn outlet blunter propaganda tool democrat journalist resisted lack american domestic consensus use medium outlet left american government unable project much anything instead cultural power represented company like netflix disney vastly powerful better funded government effort work journalist around world expressed scepticism effectiveness often hamhanded chinese government propaganda scepticism certainly shared recycled week worth unread edition china daily sent home last week kind propaganda work inside china without real journalistic answer largely failing compete intense open market people attention china trying push content kenyan medium yet influential said eric oduor secretarygeneral kenya union journalist others argue journalist dismiss amateurish obvious propaganda still impact erin baggott carter assistant professor political science university southern california said research found american news organisation whose journalist accepted official trip china subsequently made pivot covering military competition covering economic cooperation talking journalist around world last week chinese influence also struck didnt talk united state write talk chinese influence often context imagined titanic global struggle two great nation two system government indonesia peru kenya journalist described something much onesided determined chinese effort build influence tell china story american quite insular always think everything u lim said american western world often looking happening language outside english tend believe westerncentric value apply everywhere new york time company,0
china set get first judge world trade organisation highest court also first time include three woman diplomat official told reuters wednesday chinese lawyer yuejiao zhang slated named monday sevenmember wto appellate body issue ruling trade dispute worth billion dollar including case china united state jennifer hillman united state lilia bautista philippine shotaro oshima japan also endorsed wto selection committee fill four soontobevacant spot dispute board expected officially selected meeting monday wto trade body member state right veto accession dispute resolution heart multilateral trading system hinge country adherence rule treat good service crossing border wto member state seek ruling another country policy believe violate international trade rule developed developing country launched dispute area including banana computer chip rolled steel complaint reviewed expert panel whose finding may appealed appellate body uphold modify reverse conclusion country losing case wto forced change law face trade sanction economic tension wto dispute expected proliferate diplomat negotiating new global trade pact known doha round fail produce deal smooth trade flow several big case underway wto including fight airbus boeing aircraft subsidy economic tension united state china also playing wto washington beijing launched case issue including copyright taxation car part paper movie music climate change another sensitive issue china resisted accepting limit explosive economic growth also likely come wto coming year country effort subsidise biofuel manufacturer may face litigation world price good ethanol shift result penalty imposed import country weak carbon emission rule could also reviewed trade measure government imposes challenged wto said joost pauwelyn graduate institute international study geneva international law professor said critical wto judge seen politically neutral especially given weighty business economic issue ahead otherwise said country may raise serious question forum legitimacy rule matter wto say member appellate body must recognised authority expertise law international trade subject matter various agreement also required unaffiliated government broadly representative membership wto statement web site read selected monday hillman bautista would join top court next month replacing yasuhei taniguchi japan merit janow united state first woman serve wto appellate judge zhang oshima would join june taking place george michel abisaab egypt arumugamangalam venkatachalam ganesan india serve two fouryear term,1
tokyo thu jul bdnews comreuters leader could well cobble together agreement next week goal cut greenhouse gas emission bolder progress climate change talk probably wait new u president take office climate change high agenda july summit hokkaido northern japan focus expanded major economy meeting mem july brings together eight country including china india brazil japanese prime minister yasuo fukuda want boost momentum unled talk new framework beyond limit agreed kyoto protocol expire negotiation due conclude copenhagen december next year agreement would give certainty investor wanting switch cleaner energy technology well participant growing carbon market yearold japanese leader whose rating languishing around percent doubt leadership also need successful summit dampen speculation party dump diplomatic pageantry end general election must held late next year worst scenario agreement kind mem explain outside world leader meet dont koji tsuruoka director general global issue japan foreign ministry told reuters come empty document say nothing would faulted chairman lack leadership although may necessarily chairman fault presummit haggling leader agreed last year heiligendamm germany seriously consider global goal halving greenhouse gas emission climate campaigner say year summit go endorsing goal compared emission level linking bold specific midterm target developed country bickering among member advanced developing country raised doubt much leader achieve next week japan point man presummit negotiation deputy foreign minister masaharu kohno sounded cautious note week stressed want achieve progress advance heiligendamm summit said lecture course depending issue could retreat europe want commit goal halving midcentury emission cause global warming compared level japan urging leader agree common vision percent cut midcentury without specifying base year bush administration though say set target big emerging economy china board country could certainly take leadership stand agree longterm goal think really depends whether bush ready take leap said jennifer morgan director climate energy security berlinbased think tank g point time u shown flexibility point interim goal tokyo washington also insist specific interim goal advanced country reduce emission seen european country developing country environmentalist vital table hokkaido despite presummit haggling world leader traditional tendency seek outcome pitch public success mean deal could yet emerge diplomatic expert said sort agreement longterm goal said kuniyuki nishimura research director mitsubishi research institute diplomatic language agree present outside success nishimura said expected leader agree world strive toward goal halving global emission rich country also show willingness provide fund help developing economy restrain growth emission adapt climate change expectation agreement firm target developed country cut emission percent faded since fukuda ruled commitment last month likely acknowledge need set target soon mem negotiator agreed last month major developed country set midterm goal major developing country take step toward curbing growth emission still washington climate stance expected shift new president environmentalist already looking beyond hokkaido democratic candidate barack obama republican senator john mccain want introduce cap trade system greenhouse gas part goal big cut im hopeful big sea change morgan said,1
debacle camerons first serious setback since reelected month ago awkward concerned flagship policy renegotiating britain eu tie holding inout eu membership referendum uncertain handling important issue likely interpreted sign nervous keep fractious conservative party united avoid rerun past split helped topple two immediate predecessor britain eu relationship agenda devoted issue greece ukraine climate change yet camerons closing news conference dominated subject seven questioner touching forcing visibly irritated cameron repeat speaking sunday cameron moved head first sign eurosceptic rebellion party suggesting minister would back eu strategy envisions britain remaining reformed eu leave government want part government take view engaged exercise renegotiation referendum lead successful outcome told reporter everyone government signed programme set conservative manifesto said monday senior eurosceptic lawmaker lined criticise stance cameron said misunderstood saying warning minister applied eu renegotiation period referendum campaign clear said misinterpreted clearly referring process renegotiation said cameron ive always said want outcome britain keep u reformed eu ive also said dont know outcome negotiation ive always said rule nothing therefore would wrong answer hypothetical question declined say whether minister would allowed free vote referendum campaign apparent change heart drew derision country press corp accused flipflopping vital issue confused policymaking unwise stance cameron originally spoke group lawmaker said prepared join campaign backing british eu exit brexit unless achieved radical change bloc cameron promised hold referendum end say confident get deal allow recommend briton vote stay eu joined said need eu alter founding treaty change secures safe legal challenge vulnerable home front commanding mere seat majority seat house common rebellion europe could derail wider agenda speaking camerons office tried clarify comment senior conservative lawmaker david davis said camerons stance unwise risk may end turning decent debate bitter argument davis told bbc radio doesnt show great deal confidence outcome negotiation say way high way stay obey line leave eurosceptic conservative already feel cameron framed referendum question way favour vote stay angry decided impose restriction government campaign activity runup vote time reported campaign spending limit would increased percent referendum raising fear among backing exit outspent eurosceptics suggested feel strongly might try amend law going parliament enable referendum take place law expected debated parliament tuesday,1
sure isnt lexicographic fun frolic saw triumph toxic last year winner climate emergency came youknowwhat year oxford language publisher oxford english dictionary forgone selection single word favour highlighting coronavirus pandemic swift sudden linguistic effect english struck team distinctive sheer scale scope change katherine connor martin company head product said interview event experienced globally nature changed way express every thing happened year word year based usage evidence drawn oxford continually updated corpus billion word gathered news source across englishspeaking world selection meant reflect ethos mood preoccupation preceding year also lasting potential term cultural significance report highlight zippy new coinage like blursday capture way week blend together covidiots know doomscrolling mostly underline pandemic utterly dominated public conversation given u new collective vocabulary almost overnight take starter pandemic use term increased since last year coronavirus word coined year little used outside medical context also surged breaking away runofthemill topical word back january neckandneck impeachment surging proceeding president donald trump april coronavirus become one common noun english overtaking even stalwart like time martin said highly unusual perhaps even unprecedented another word way whose usage soared according report usually topical word surge said becomes common relative topical word relative word say english time oxford report also highlight word phrase relating social justice including black life matter juneteenth decolonise allyship surged dramatically starting late may amid protest following killing george floyd police custody increase notable nowhere near pandemicrelated term pandemic may actually reduced frequency topical word last year oxford released allclimate related shortlist topped climate emergency march pandemic took hold frequency word climate abruptly plunged almost usage since rebounded bit report also flagged emergence new climaterelated term like anthropause proposed article journal nature june describe sudden drastic reduction human mobility impact natural world pandemic turned onceobscure publichealth terminology like social distancing flatten curve household term made word phrase like lockdown stayathome common subtly also altered usage pattern hohum word like remote remotely previously common collocates lexicographer call word appear frequently together remote village island control year martin said learning working work force oxford report also highlight increased use inperson often retronym lexicographer refer new term existing thing distinguishes original new variant example land line cloth diaper became increasingly necessary specify inperson voting learning worship year lot fun oxford shortlist come portmanteau blend word like mansplain broflake year even neologism bit downbeat every covidiot blursday twindemic concurrence two epidemic infodemic anxietyarousing explosion pandemicrelated information fair say even word well kind terrible martin declined negative confessed nostalgia day playful dareyoutoputitinthedictionary coinage like lumbersexual oxford shortlist said hoped would bring fun positive word didnt seem hold weight world shoulder new york time news service,0
wheat rice price surge humble potato long derided boring tuber prone making fat rediscovered nutritious crop could cheaply feed increasingly hungry world potato native peru grown almost elevation climate barren frigid slope andes mountain tropical flatlands asia require little water mature little day yield two four time food per hectare wheat rice shock food supply real mean could potentially moving reality enough food feed world said pamela anderson director international potato center lima cip nonprofit scientific group researching potato family promote food security like others say potato part solution potato potential antidote hunger caused higher food price population growing one billion people decade climbing cost fertilizer diesel cropland sown biofuel production focus attention united nation named international year potato calling vegetable hidden treasure government also turning tuber peru leader frustrated doubling wheat price past year started program encouraging baker use potato flour make bread potato bread given school child prisoner military hope trend catch supporter say taste good wheat bread enough mill set make potato flour change people eating habit said ismael benavides peru agriculture minister people got addicted wheat cheap even though potato emerged peru year ago near lake titicaca peruvian eat fewer potato people europe belarus lead world potato consumption inhabitant eastern european state devouring average pound kg year india told food expert want double potato production next five year china huge rice consumer historically suffered devastating famine become world top potato grower subsaharan africa potato expanding crop right consumer switching potato baltic country latvia sharp price rise caused bread sale drop percent january february consumer bought percent potato food producer said developing world new potato crop planted consumption rise poor farmer chance earn money country looking potato good option food security also income generation anderson said affordable rainbow color potato already world third mostimportant food crop wheat rice corn widely planted mainly used animal feed though american associate potato bland idaho variety actually come type peru sending thousand seed year doomsday vault near arctic circle contributing gene bank food crop set case global disaster color ranging alabasterwhite bright yellow deep purple countless shape texture size potato offer inventive chef chance create new eyecatching plate taste great said juan carlos mescco potato farmer peru andes say frequently eats sliced boiled mashed breakfast dinner potato great source complex carbohydrate release energy slowly long smothered butter five percent fat content wheat also onefourth calorie bread boiled protein corn nearly twice calcium according potato center contain vitamin iron potassium zinc speculator arent tempted one factor helping potato remain affordable fact unlike wheat global commodity attracted speculative professional investment year farmer around globe produce million metric tonne wheat percent flow foreign trade wheat production almost double potato output analyst estimate le percent potato traded internationally price mainly driven local taste instead international demand raw potato heavy rot transit global trade slow take also susceptible infection pathogen hampering export avoid spreading plant disease downside price country arent attractive enough persuade farmer grow people peruvian market say government need help lift demand price low doesnt pay work potato said juana villavicencio spent year planting potato sell penny kilo market cusco peru southern andes science moving fast genetically modified potato resist late blight developed german chemical group basf disease led famine ireland th century still cause percent potato harvest loss world company say scientist say farmer use clean virusfree seed boost yield percent cleared export would generate income farmer encourage production company could sell specialty potato abroad instead frozen french fry potato chip,0
index compiled data zoological society london zsl measure abundance biodiversity percent would fall percent current trend wwf said report decline yet another sign people become driving force change earth ushering epoch anthropocene term derived anthropos greek human cene denoting geological period conservation effort appear scant impact index showing steeper plunge wildlife population two year ago wwf estimated percent decline giant panda sits tree first snow jinan shandong province china nov reuters wildlife disappearing within lifetime unprecedented rate marco lambertini director general wwf international said statement group living planet report published every two year giant panda sits tree first snow jinan shandong province china nov reuters biodiversity form foundation healthy forest river ocean said statement entering new era earth history anthropocene said wwf also known world wide fund nature index track population specie vertebrate creature range size peasized frog metre long whale rising human population threatening wildlife clearing land farm city wwfs report said factor include pollution invasive specie hunting climate change fluke sperm whale stick sea dive among resting whale coast mirissa southern sri lanka mar reuters still chance reverse trend said fluke sperm whale stick sea dive among resting whale coast mirissa southern sri lanka mar reuters importantly decline yet extinction said professor ken norris director science zsl deon nel wwf global conservation director told reuters wasnt bad news dont speak doom gloom see lot positive sign nel said one hopeful sign global agreement almost nation last year curb climate change could instance help protect tropical forest slow spread desert curb acidification sea caused buildup carbon dioxide un plan sustainable development seeking end poverty policy safeguard environment would also help properly implemented also specie recovering last month giant panda taken endangered list recovery china,1
meeting britain leader powerful group nation said supported green revolution committed stop end new international funding coalfired plant fitted technology reduce planetwarming carbon emission green group welcomed move expected recently agreed environment minister climate campaigner criticised leader signing specific target ending use coal home offering insufficient new funding help developing nation shift renewable energy decade rising emission statement limiting coalfired power via direct funding hardly seen going far enough said shobhakar dhakal vice president academic affair thailandbased asian institute technology commitment would stronger clear timeline phasing fossil fuel infrastructure added dhakal professor department energy environment climate change could nonetheless prove gamechanger asiapacific coal remains mainstay power generation said emailed comment region consumed world coal half year ago according bps statistical review world energy decision end new overseas coal funding ratchet pressure asian country economic giant china fastdeveloping economy like bangladesh cambodia move away coal dhakal said without asia changing course world meet meaningful global target added others said asian nation unlikely swayed given spent money fossil fuel project clean energy january march according academic danny mark wont see gamechanger merely word said mark assistant professor environmental politics policy dublin city university ireland end coal financing could push asian nation turn china funding bid boost energy security added announcement could actually backfire aim increase china growing influence region said cash government energy firm pushed wean fossil fuel whose continued production use viewed big threat paris agreement goal capping global warming well degree celsius ideally lower limit look hard reach partly new coal plant built asia biggest energyconsuming region largest growth market coal power infrastructure asia relies heavily statebacked financing china south korea japan seoul april pledged end international coal financing japan member alongside united state britain canada france germany italy criticised making clear intention coal including consideration backing new project bangladesh japan serious willpower respond climate change cancelling planned project said sejong youn director solution climate seoulbased nonprofit joint communique leader said donor planned commit billion coming year programme led multilateral climate investment fund accelerate transition away coal money form cheap loan expected mobilise billion cofinancing including private sector support renewable energy deployment developing emerging economy statement added youn said new finance commitment enough turbocharge shift renewables leaving community asia vulnerable climatelinked disaster green energy transition requires investment technology transfer capital injection added climate campaigner similarly urged leader clarify would meet promise rich nation raise billion year poorer country adopt clean energy adapt warmer planet goal lagging germany canada offered new money weekend summit nur hidayati executive director jakartabased indonesian forum environment country biggest green group said disappointing emphasising developed nation pay historical emission community asia experiencing climate impact government still relying coal fossil fuel transition clean energy without economic incentive said vulnerable community clean energy investment emerging developing economy declined le billion slight rebound expected international energy agency said report month investment clean energy country need rise seven time topping trillion per year put world track netzero emission parisbased watchdog added without stronger action continuing turn blind eye world poorest marginalised people hit hardest climate change rising sea level stronger cyclone said philippine activist mitzi jonelle tan major economy yet year year pledging committing promise actual action said tan convener youth advocate climate action philippine none world leader national leader prioritising life planet told thomson reuters foundation,1
bootleg fire southern oregon spurred month drought last month blistering heat wave largest wildfire far year united state already burned acre square mile forest grassland time climate change causing wildfire larger intense also one extreme big hot affecting wind otherwise disrupting atmosphere fire large generating much energy extreme heat changing weather said marcus kauffman spokesperson state forestry department normally weather predicts fire case fire predicting weather bootleg fire burning two week time exhibited one form extreme fire behaviour leading rapid change wind condition caused flame spread rapidly forest canopy ignited whole stand tree blown ember long distance rapidly igniting spot fire elsewhere kind extreme dangerous situation said chuck redman forecaster national weather service fire command headquarters providing forecast fire extreme generate weather confound firefighting effort intensity extreme heat force wind go around create cloud sometimes even generate socalled fire tornado swirling vortex heat smoke high wind catastrophic carr fire near redding california july one fire burning acre destroying structure leading death least eight people attributed fire tornado wind high mph captured video many wildfire grow rapidly size bootleg fire exception first day grew square mile le recent day grown square mile nearly every day erratic condition forced nearly firefighting personnel retreat safer location hindering effort bring control home structure burned photo provided u forest service show column smoke rising bootleg fire near bly oregon july u forest service via new york time thursday night along northern edge fire jumped line treated chemical retardant forcing firefighter back latest example fire overrunning firebreak photo provided u forest service show column smoke rising bootleg fire near bly oregon july u forest service via new york time fire real challenge looking sustained battle foreseeable future said joe hessel incident commander forestry department likely continue unpredictable fire behaviour function fuel topography weather said craig clements director wildfire interdisciplinary research center san jose state university change generally day day sometimes minute minute redman said nearly every day fire created tall updraft hot air smoke moisture called pyrocumulus cloud reaching foot one day said saw one cloud collapse happen early evening updraft stop mass come back said force air surface outward creating strong gusty wind direction spread fire good thing last wednesday though condition led creation larger taller cloud called pyrocumulonimbus similar thunderhead likely reached altitude foot said neil lareau study wildfire behaviour university nevada reno like thunderhead huge cloud spawned lightning strike worrying firefighter potential start new fire may also brought precipitation event rain said john bailey professor forestry oregon state university rain good thing dampening fuel helping slow fire cooling air closer surface rain also create dangerous downdraft lareau said also report fire whirl small spinning vortex air flame common many wildfire often inaccurately described fire tornado fire whirl small perhaps dozen foot diameter largest last second minute lareau said indication bootleg fire might created actual fire tornado several thousand foot diameter wind speed excess mph extend thousand foot air last much longer look like producing pretty significant rotation said fire tornado occur plume hot air rise within fire draw air outside replace local topography difference wind direction often caused fire impart spin inrushing air stretching air column cause rotate faster like figure skater pulling arm increase spin redman said incident command received report fire tornado totally possible one occur fire big intense said get extreme event stuff weve got watch kind extreme fire behaviour common duration extreme behaviour bootleg fire stunned fighting day day extreme behaviour explosive growth kauffman said cant really fight fire condition dangerous root cause extreme behaviour huge amount heat fire pumping amount heat related dryness fuel tree vegetation dead alive fuel southern oregon well west extremely dry result severe drought afflicting region clements likened campfire want driest tinder log get fire going said thing forest fire thats weve monitoring drought vegetation damp energy burning used evaporate moisture moisture evaporate fire burn hotter heat released said flame bigger oregon also hit late june extreme heat wave record temperature place broken much degree fahrenheit dried vegetation even southern oregon fuel dry theyd end summer normal year weve lot fuel ready burn bailey said would help end extreme behaviour eventually fire good widespread rain doesnt appear offing seeing significant relief next week least redman said dont think get worse new york time company,1
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
scientist clashed government official un panel climate change friday strongly global warming affecting plant animal degree human causing temperature rise nation un group agreed final text allnight talk punctuated protest researcher accused delegate ignoring science watering summary version report policymakers environmentalist say government tried weaken report order avoid taking strong measure reduce greenhouse gas emission china russia saudi arabia main culprit meeting delegate said look like blatant vested interest trying stop particular message getting said neil adger britain tyndall centre climate change research give best provide best scientific assessment wording changed get upset three year work said delegate also tried weaken link greenhouse gas emission caused human impact global warming worldwide intergovernmental panel climate change ipcc group scientist top authority climate change cynthia rosenzweig nasa goddard institute space study submitted letter protest ipcc chairman chinese delegate insisted cutting reference high confidence climate change already affecting natural system continent ocean said make statement author strongly felt high confidence level right told reporter meeting protesting felt science wasnt brought forward left meeting protest said needed break staged walkout delegate ended taking reference confidence revised text say observational evidence continent ocean show many natural system affected regional climate change particularly temperature increase martin parry cochair group preparing report denied document weakened whole dont think would right story say watered certain message lost dont think respect message lost said big meeting boiling common ground although rosenzweig said happy compromise many scientist felt summary sound larger report preparing residual frustration amongst scientist there question said kevin hennessy senior research scientist climate impact group australia another lead author going encourage people drill detailed information technical summary individual chapter,1
united nation contemplating highlevel meeting climate change year could lead world summit un secretarygeneral ban kimoon told financial time highlevel meeting could involve minister top delegate practical realistic approach ban said interview published wednesday meeting margin un general assembly new york september may able give clear guideline december bali meeting said ban referring united nation conference climate change held indonesian resort island september highlevel meeting success summit level meeting discussed later ban told newspaper may ft reported call summit level meeting climate change united nation september ban said one difficulty whether see sure participation major country including united state un chief said attending annual summit group eight industrialized nation june may clearer position propose certain initiative yvo de boer head un climate change secretariat bonn told reuters last month ban agreed talk new york send envoy probe government willingness highlevel meeting global warming,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 favourite 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 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
speaking preelection town hall event rtl television sunday merkel called german carmaker caught using workarounds cheat nitrogen emission test work reestablish public trust diesel need diesel achieve climate protection goal said diesel car emit le greenhouse gas carbon dioxide emit nitrogen dioxide cause breathing problem high concentration told one car owner modest compensation received german car owner compared u counterpart result different legal system two country nonetheless germany carmaker needed compensate owner whose car le valuable result scandal best possible said otherwise german car industry admired world could suffer substantial harm future auto sector germany biggest exporter provider job become hot election issue politician blame executive sector battered reputation volkswagens admission almost two year ago cheated u emission test,1
image simon kofe standing suit tie lectern set sea trouser leg rolled shared widely social medium drawing attention tuvalu struggle rising sea level statement juxtaposes cop setting reallife situation faced tuvalu due impact climate change sea level rise highlight bold action tuvalu taking address pressing issue human mobility climate change kofe said video message conference video shot public broadcaster tvbc far end fongafale main islet capital funafuti government official said tuvalu foreign minister given speech cop conference glasgow standing kneedeep seawater show lowlying pacific island nation front line climate change httpstco mhgkbe pictwittercomj dkhjexhv reuters reuters november tuvalu foreign minister given speech cop conference glasgow standing kneedeep seawater show lowlying pacific island nation front line climate change httpstco mhgkbe pictwittercomj dkhjexhv due shown climate summit tuesday come regional leader push aggressive action limit impact climate change many big polluter vowed intensify carbon cut coming decade aiming net zero carbon emission pacific island leader demanded immediate action pointing survival lowlying country stake,1
britain opposition conservative party planning range tax air travel part new initiative tackle climate change set personal green mile allowance conservative official said proposal published full later sunday constructed around pay burn rather pay earn structure plan target dirtier plane relatively wealthy people fly often instead package holiday conservative shadow finance minister george osborne said statement full consultation document expected include suggestion putting vat fuel duty flight within uk perflight tax airline sunday telegraph citing leaked document entitled greener sky said party planned ration individual single shorthaul flight year journey taxed progressively higher rate document also suggested replacing air passenger duty perflight tax levied airline would penalise dirtiest engine hardest osborne told observer newspaper new green tax would balanced tax cut elsewhere replacement tax additional tax extra revenue raised offset tax reduction elsewhere said chancellor gordon brown due give speech monday climate change ahead tuesday publication government climate change bill set legal target cutting carbon dioxide emission percent later week move aimed stealing green spotlight conservative welcome environmental campaigner former u vice president al gore agreed address meeting conservative shadow cabinet observer newspaper reported,1
sydney wed oct bdnews comreuters rising sea level result climate change erode sydney iconic beach risk disappearing threaten beachfront home commercial property new climate change study said sea level along sydney coast expected rise cm level cm one centimeter rise resulting one meter erosion lowlying beach said sydney climate change impact report sydney region heavy density residential commercial beachfront development may threatened either ocean inundation sea level riseinduced recession said report nsw department climate change rising sea level may exacerbate flood risk coastal river said report received wednesday report said study needed determine extent coastal erosion particular location lowlying sydney beach collaroy narrabeen already severely eroded storm sea dee curl curl risk beach hard promenade manly bondi coogee shrink sand washed away may need sand deposit order survive decade general expect recession coastline sandy beach one meter every centimeter rise sea level said simon smith deputy directorgeneral department coastline move inward currently vegetated dune may become beach smith said wednesday depends beach coastal area coastal area rocky foreshore cm make much difference beach deep high beachline retreat beach lowlying higher landforms behind become narrower sydney coastal council group represents local authority million people launched study beach nourishment involves building shoreline beach dune sand combat future rising sea level coastal city sydney important infrastructure built foreshore may affected rising sea level sydney international airport built edge botany bay runway jutting bay state infrastructure built provision half meter sea level rise individual asset owner already looking see need make change asset prepare future said smith,1
space agency including nasa agreed use next generation satellite help monitor climate change united nation weather agency said consensus came highlevel meeting week new orleans world meteorological organisation wmo said hightech effort better understand global warming strengthened world space meteorological agency gave support wmo strategy enhanced use satellite monitor climate change weather wmo said statement issued late thursday aim ensure satellite launched next year constantly record parameter sea level greenhouse gas atmosphere senior official nasa european space agency space agenices japan china brazil india attended twoday meeting wmo presented strategy every agency attended supported wmo spokesman paul garwood said climate change monitoring requires longterm continuous measurement according jerome lafeuille head spacebased observing system division wmo space programme satellite essential give global picture change ocean land atmosphere scientist blame climate change mainly human emission greenhouse gas burning fossil fuel warn bring extreme weather including heatwaves drought flood rising sea least geostationary lowearth orbit satellite currently provide operational data planet climate weather part wmo global observation system,1
un secretary general ban kimoon urged pakistani government monday lift emergency measure imposed earlier month would hope pakistani government would including lifting emergency measure well release detained political leader ban told reporter meeting brazilian president luiz inacio lula da silva brasilia pakistan military president pervez musharraf imposed emergency rule nov sacked judge locked lawyer rounded thousand member political opposition closed private television channel ban asked reaction musharrafs announcement sunday general election would held jan musharraf key u ally war terror declined say emergency would lifted constitution restored opposition leader benazir bhutto welcomed musharrafs announcement election said gone far enough meeting demand ban visiting brazil part south american trip focusing environmental issue un meeting climate change next month bali indonesia meeting lula left city belem tour part river amazon,1
past four decade includes year director nasa planetary science division past three year chief scientist shaped much nasa scientific inquiry overseeing mission across solar system contributing scientific paper across range topic specializing earth magnetic field plasma wave early career went diversify research portfolio one green recent significant proposal scale verifying detection alien life called confidence life detection cold scale published work suggesting could terraform mar making habitable human using giant magnetic shield stop sun stripping red planet atmosphere raising temperature surface also long proponent exploration world including mission europa icy moon jupiter scheduled launch december meeting american geophysical union new orleans green spoke wideranging work search life solar system edited condensed excerpt interview youve urged methodical approach looking life cold scale ranking possible detection one seven need scale couple year ago scientist came said theyd seen phosphine atmosphere venus level saw enormous led believe life one major possibility cold scale seven found life one didnt even make two recognised later contamination signal may even phosphine cant reproduce better job communicating see methane place mar ninetyfive percent methane find earth come life there percent doesnt cold level scientist came said here instrument make cold level id fund mission minute theyre jumping seven theyre making next big step right step make progress actually finding life solar system thats weve got stop screwing around cry wolf search life mar focus nasa long starting viking lander later mission onward surprised havent found life time yes much methodical much intelligent way recognize signature life produce time solar system billion year old time earth covered life go back billion year would find venus blue planet significant ocean might actually life lot go back another billion year mar blue planet know mar lost magnetic field water started evaporating mar basically went stagnant billion year ago would like found life surface put viking lander horrible place didnt know put trying put surface mar like putting something gobi desert put jezero crater river delta right perseverance rover didnt even know existed time one viking experiment indicated microbial life soil one three instrument couldnt say found life well really definitively know going bring back sample didnt know would need sample return mission youve previously suggested might possible terraform mar placing giant magnetic shield planet sun would stop sun stripping atmosphere allowing planet trap heat warm climate make habitable really doable yeah doable stop stripping pressure going increase mar going start terraforming thats want planet participate way pressure go temperature go first level terraforming millibar factor thats called armstrong limit blood doesnt boil walked surface didnt need spacesuit could much flexibility mobility higher temperature pressure enable begin process growing plant soil several scenario magnetic shield im trying get paper ive working two year going well received planetary community like idea terraforming anything know think change venus physical shield reflects light create shield whole temperature start going nasa approved europa clipper mission search sign life jupiter moon europa set launch following detection plume erupting subsurface ocean want see mission happen sooner oh yeah would love seen earlier wasnt going happen certain series mission big theyre called strategic mission actually happen star align propose solid case work go nasa administration pitch congress every year proposed europa mission every year administration interested going europa plume europa made europa mission happen american geophysical union meeting several scientist going give talk finding plume hubble europa go oh god said fantastic want press conference call back nasa headquarters pulled took information back headquarters added story europa really turned corner said wow maybe congress decided putting lander mission want one would love lander card make mission complicated everything clipper feed forward lander insisted highresolution imager point whereas fly certain area going get information need go let land right safely europa got really hazardous terrain dont get highresolution imaging well never able land want take step huge step fail viking example took big step didnt know go didnt know enough soil toxin soil hadnt really gotten good idea water planet past thing known put two viking surface still going work scientific paper retirement oh absolutely ive got mar paper europa paper im writing right astrobiology book im insatiable appetite science new york time company,0
washington dec bdnews comreuters u president barack obama hope presence climate change summit copenhagen help lead strong operational agreement white house said wednesday spokesman robert gibbs said white house wanted ensure agreement copenhagen talk verifiable make sure party living agreement reducing carbon emission,1
bp finished pumping cement ruptured oil well gulf mexico thursday seal source world worst offshore spill paving way permanently plug blowout later month daylong cementing operation followed earlier injection heavy drilling mud week subdued upward pressure oil gas inside deepsea macondo well crippled wellhead provisionally capped midjuly end virtually assure u oil leaking environment retired coast guard admiral thad allen oversees u oil spill response operation said briefing washington monitoring well way order confirm effectiveness procedure bp said statement announcing completion cementing work socalled static kill top well due finished bottom kill later august mud cement injected relief bore drilled ruptured well shaft relief well regarded final step plugging reservoir foot metre beneath seabed declare well dead weve intercepted annulus space well pipe surrounding rock weve assessed much mud cement need bottom finally kill well allen said allen said bp would likely resume drilling relief well hour cementing done initial intercept expected within five seven day progress shutting cause environmental disaster u gulf coast came relief bp whose image stock took beating u president barack obama whose approval rating suffered criticism administration handling spill full spill coverage linkreuterscomhed graphic relief well linkreuterscomxes reuters insider linkreuterscomren reflecting hope end dayold drama sight bp share hit twomonth high early trading london later fell back closing percent bp share finished percent higher new york bp share gained strongly since hitting year low june nobody think bp going go bust next five year said iain armstrong analyst brewin dolphin bp lost third market value since april blast killed worker sank deepwater horizon rig triggered spill said would sell billion asset cover cost related disaster offshore drilling concern u government announcing week percent estimated million barrel oil spewed well either evaporated dispersed otherwise contained environmental expert say u gulf coast may dodged nightmare scenario incident farreaching repercussion oil industry safety regulatory point view group investor including two largest u public pension fund asked leading oil gas company thursday disclose done improve offshore drilling safety wake bp spill industry expert warned new government regulation rising insurance cost stemming crisis expected drive expense drilling gulf pushing many smaller oil gas producer prolific energy zone independent company plain exploration production co pxp quote profile research planned sell gulf mexico asset expand onshore due regulatory backlash mexico state oil company pemex delay start maximino exploration well gulf next year due concern deepwater drilling regulator said wheres oil gone despite encouraging announcement bp obama administration many gulf coast resident seen fishing tourism livelihood devastated spill wary asking remnant leaked oil gone remaining oil reed salt marsh mangrove beach still sea either floating near surface said simon rickaby chairman londonbased institute marine engineering science technology imarest pollution salvage special interest group bp u authority said cleanup effort though scaled back would continue coast guard rear admiral paul zukunft said fragile environmentally important salt marsh louisiana hardest hit five gulf state appeared resilient expected flyover thursday barataria bay one region spillimpacted area prime nursery seafood industry zukunft said saw healthy pelican diving fish also said crab trap lined absorbent boom submerged marshland attracted little crude little observable oil zukunft said though added tar ball expected keep washing ashore month potentially year carol browner obamas energy climate change adviser thursday assured anxious business owner florida panhandle suffered oil pollution beach administration would continue assist want tell going anywhere browner said remain committed important regional treasure also national treasure said referring state famous whitesand beach hundred mile shoreline soiled spill also killed thousand bird wildlife idled much region fishing tourism industry ultimately cost job bp chief executive tony hayward widely criticized seemingly insensitive bp face avalanche economic damage lawsuit said pay legitimate claim transocean ltd rign rign quote profile research operated destroyed rig reassured investor bp would bear liability linked spill,1
australia create largest network marine park world protecting water covering area large india banning oil gas exploration limiting commercial fishing sensitive area australia marine reserve increase new scheme covering million sq km one third island nation water announcement network made week head state government gather rio de janeiro united nation sustainable development conference part global effort curb climate change one biggest conference un history new reserve established perth canyon southwest kangaroo island southern coast jewel crown protection coral sea area surround great barrier reef northeast environment minister tony burke said thursday coral sea marine national park combined great barrier reef area becomes largest marine protected area world burke said protection plan ban oil gas exploration marine national park including across coral sea margaret river popular tourist winegrowing area southwest burke acknowledged plan would also impact fishing industry plan attracted immediate criticism environmental group well independent opposition politician lobby group devastating suffer coastal community dean logan chief executive australian marine alliance represents commercial recreational fisher told australian television burke said government would talk fishing industry compensation day consultation period far enough lawmaker minority green party said government bowing oil gas interest drawing boundary nonexploration area boundary minister determined strongly determined oil gas prospectivity clearly determined lobbying oil gas sector rachel siewert green marine spokeswoman told reporter conservative opposition leader tony abbott said plan would damage right commercial fisher commercial tourist operator wildlife environmental group also said step go far enough protect marine mammal impact oil gas exploration many area offshore petroleum exploration hasnt addressed properly process said matthew collis campaigner international fund animal welfare bad news whale dolphin many area industry operates want operate also important habitat whale dolphin said earlier month united nation report said australia worldfamous great barrier reef threat industrial development may considered listing world heritage site danger within next year last week australia delayed environmental approval billion coal project proposed india gvk power infrastructure queensland state would increase shipping traffic great barrier reef,1
frill gone baby tailored sophisticated style take flowery babydoll look fashion next spring serious tone spring collection shown week new york reflect mood nation facing task choosing next president resolving conflict iraq say expert see hundred show semiannual fashion week coming close wednesday woman spring clothes fitted professional sign fashion world listens responds consumer state mind said luxury consultant robert burke youthful look longer suit climate said there uncertainty thing bit serious stock market place election coming burke said people want look serious sophisticated opposed frivolous girly spring bring cinched waist fitted blouse pleated skirt shirtdress highnecked collar designer charles nolan showed school blazer derek lam tibi produced safaristyle jacket swingy jacket shortened sleeve emerged show vpl victoria bartlett lyn devon tibi luca luca alexandre herchcovitch deconstructed tuxedo waistcoat backless vest sleeveless sheathes strapless cocktail dress abundant carolina herrera brought dressy cocktail short well much ladylike classic often suggestive much thoughtful time said leatrice eiseman executive director pantone color institute even next spring summer situation war national election hillary impact sen hillary clinton presidential campaign small impact fashion said put u thinking woman powerful position time girly stuff politics influenced collection zac posen election coming finding way u transition elegantly said designer catherine malandrino said uncertainty time helped inspire elegant collection well way im dressing woman bring harmony body said harmony body soul there something peaceful think need scoff notion designer pay heed woman want need wish said david wolfe doneger group trend forecaster think designer get bored changing style matter economics said patricia pao head pao principle retail consultant whole unstructured look nightmare designer six week exact thing copied pao said structured dressing hard copy babydoll look wore welcome catwalk many say making woman appear overly casual sloppy think everybody afraid show everyone making fun said stan herman former head council fashion designer america,0
reducing coal use key part global effort slash climatewarming greenhouse gas bring emission net zero middle century government firm financial institution across world pledged take action bank continue fund firm involved mining trading transportation utilisation coal research showed bank like argue want help coal client transition reality almost none company transitioning said katrin ganswind head financial research german environmental group urgewald led research little incentive long banker continue writing blank check study said bank six country china united state japan india britain canada responsible global coal financing period direct loan amounted billion japanese investment bank mizuho financial mitsubishi ufj financial member net zero banking alliance identified two biggest lender neither firm responded immediately request comment another trillion channelled coal firm via underwriting top underwriter chinese industrial commercial bank china icbc first place accounting billion respond request comment institutional investment coal firm period amounted billion blackrock top list billion u asset manager respond request comment comparative figure previous year immediately available research study however shown coal investment decline coal sector responsible nearly half global greenhouse gas emission country pledged end coal use following climate talk glasgow november though major consumer china india united state sign chinainvested overseas coalfired power capacity cancelled commissioned since according research centre research energy clean air crea last june furthermore nearly internationally available development financing committed reducing ending investment coalfired power move china stop supporting new project overseas research boston university global development policy center showed november,1
global carbon emission rose rapidly annual study say developing nation china india producing half mankind output carbon dioxide main gas blamed global warming global carbon project said report carbon dioxide emission mankind growing four time faster since despite effort number nation rein emission kyoto protocol emission burning fossil fuel major contributor increase author said global carbon project carbon budget trend report httpwwwglobalcarbonprojectorgcarbontrendsindexnewhtm india would soon overtake russia become world third largest co emitter say talking first time absolute value emission going atmosphere every year bigger coming le developing country developed world said project australiabased executive director pep canadell thing confirm china indeed top emitter told reuters adding china alone accounted percent growth emission united state second largest emitter project supported international council science umbrella body national academy science disastrous consequence rapid rise emission meant world could warm faster previously predicted said professor barry brook director research institute climate change sustainability university adelaide australia said co concentration could hit ppm instead currently predicted ppm present whatever specific date ppm co commits u degree celsius global warming disastrous consequence set train global carbon project started examines change earth total carbon cycle involving manmade natural emission carbon absorbed sink ocean forest canadell say project analysis data co sample taken around globe national emission figure sent united nation called rapid rise emission accumulation gas unprecedented pointed occurred decade intense international effort fight climate change present kyoto protocol main global treaty tackle global warming bind rich nation emission curb kyoto first phase end pact doesnt commit developing nation emission cap united nation leading talk expand kyoto find magic formula brings board nation commit curb emission co greenhouse gas wakeup call according report atmospheric co concentration rose part per million percent level start industrial revolution highest level past year said annual mean growth rate atmospheric co ppm per year ppm latest information rising carbon dioxide emission big wakeup call industry business politician said professor matthew england joint director university new south wale climate change research centre canadell said credit crisis would likely trim emission growth doubt economic downturn influence unless big player china india russia japan suffer much united state suffering well see small decline,1
weekend jazz band played corner friend reunited median child zigged zagged bike diner sat bistro table atop asphalt faint sound car could heard distancejust early day coronavirus forced new yorkers inside eventually pushed outdoors fresh air exercise eating relief became organic takeover reimagining city street across five boroughscity official handed mile roadway cyclist runner walker allowed nearly restaurant stretch onto sidewalk street let retailer expand storefront beyond front door people reclaimed pavement large unwilling give backmayor bill de blasio heralded program known separately open street open restaurant open storefront bright spot otherwise dark moment city skeptic de blasio belief pandemicera experiment woven permanently fabric new yorkbut exactly city lookthe new york time asked people taken advantage open street want see endure time also asked noted urban planner architect claire weisz wxy studio explore would realistic also offer ambitious vision share worked elsewherethe time selected three street part open street open restaurant program represent possibility applicable part city open restaurant program made permanent city said le future open street recently ended colder weather beyond mayor want see stay formthere vanderbilt avenue prospect height grand mixeduse europeanstyle boulevard th avenue jackson height queen wide street lined apartment building townhouses avenue lower east side like manhattan residential neighborhood anchored parkthe european boulevardvanderbilt avenue brooklynvanderbilt avenue could become destination surrounding area taking advantage existing median expanding curve force driver slow building performance stagewhat new yorkers thinkon halloween morning dayna rosen stood middle major thoroughfare connecting fort greene north prospect park south snapping photo monty boston terrier mix monty wore jean jacket magenta mohawkrosen felt moment whisked away another continentit reminds square europe saiduntil thanksgiving vanderbilt avenue stretch foot curb curb transformed central hub prospect height neighborhood restaurant stretched street one block avenue concrete median planted tree splash greenery middle twoway streetthe transformation started saturday morning volunteer moving blue barricade onto avenue blocking car except emergency vehiclessince live right block able bring chair molly marcotte said carried barricadewhen asked people flocked vanderbilt need almost everyone mentioned bench table existing bike lane clearly marked improved try separate faster cyclist others especially child traveling slowlyabove local resident said wanted able dictate future vanderbilt cede decision making city halljaykuan marrero cut hair two barbershop street said would love see vanderbilt converted ambitious event space stage musical theatrical performancesandy bachman rabbi getting hair cut marrero agreedthis borough writer painter poet bachman saidwhats practicalthe future road like vanderbilt weisz said begin median footwide footlong elevated concrete block broken nine japanese zelkova treeson many city street median purely kind visual safety barrier nothing else saidweisz said vanderbilt median could extended along additional block expanded outward becoming small parkthe island middle vanderbilt said could also provide something sorely needed across entire city public bathroom make place welcoming allow people linger longerin country user public bathroom pay small fee cent u currency instance proceeds used hire worker keep bathroom clean stocked supply city five public climatecontrolled restroom cost cent use minutesmedians could also used loading unloading zone delivery new kind bike lane one dedicated fast bicyclist commuter delivery worker could added next median could separate lane leisurely ridersthat model embraced copenhagen cyclingfriendly city denmark nine socalled supercycle highway crisscrossing city metropolitan areathe residential promenade th avenue queensin queen th avenue could become long pedestrian promenade expanding existing median would allow space feature like workout area garden would move existing bike lane away trafficwhat new yorkers thinktwice day laurie gold take pit bull mix shani long walk mile along th avenue straight roadway whose lane separated elevated median plant tree full people day night running walking bikingi love gold said open street portion extends mile near brooklynqueens expressway junction boulevard wouldnt change anythingduring pandemic avenue become family destination neighbor stop chat parent push stroller child bounce basketball zip around bicycle ashley cedeno love playing tag hideandseekthe street ashley said fun playing togethera gathering area western half travers park acre playground green space surrounded apartment building school wanting maintain avenue residential appeal people said would like commercial activity like fair food truck sidewalk vendorson weekend farmer winemaker set tent sell good edwin cordero lost pound past month walking yellow labrador retriever lucy said choiceswe dont get street festival cordero saidwhats practicala street like th avenue ripe opportunity weisz said roadway stretch foot across curb curb enough room median extended sidewalk one side create oneway road otherthe extended area would create large section pedestrian greenery saidwhile avenue bike lane run roadway parked car weisz said would safer move next sidewalk prevent driver hitting cyclist door get vehiclesit feel dangerous saidtravers park could serve anchor place add public bathroom well carve space vendor workout areanew york could take inspiration tokyo toilet architecturally appealing wheelchairaccessible restroom found across shibuya major commercial center tokyoyou need sort public facility weisz saidthe neighborhood side streetavenue manhattanavenue could made inviting pedestrian converting road oneway strip near tompkins square park would lose fencing gain public bathroomswhat new yorkers thinkholding paintbrush lathered red wood stain darrin arremony knelt avenue recent sunday applying first coat newly built outdoor dining structure barnyard wife cheese restaurantas spread stain arremony kept eye narrow lane behind watching traffic said might safer convert open street section avenue east sixth east th street oneway streettoday parked car restaurant operating roadway roughly foot wide gap street people bicyclist vehicle local car traffic allowed throughwe definitely need automobile traffic arremony said business need support deliveriesthe focal point neighborhood tompkins square park developed landscaped oasis year ago former swamplandmany resident said park best feature place sit relax amid greenery adopted along avenue debora williams lived neighborhood year said sidewalk tree plantsconverting avenue permanent open street added would allow school use big playgroundjust greenery would great williams saidwhats practicalthe park acre limit people fence ring perimeter except paved entryway park bench line path surrounded tree shrub protected fencing within parkweisz said fence relic different era resident worried farm animal roaming parkland turned weird security thing said imagine said area would look like without fencesit would easy enter park path weaving amid tree landscape allowing people escape greenery stay socially distanceda template avenue could barcelona spain superblocks island carfree street avenue could made oneway open street reverting twoway elsewherea wider street would also make room public bathroom saidbreaking flow traffic would force driver slow increasing safety avenue would also benefit bike lane discrete area deliveriesit look like perfect shared street weisz said new york time company,0
hundred heatrelated death confirmed ordinarily cool oregon washington british columbia casualty overheated car stifling apartment older home workplace homeless encampment reflect particular danger extreme heat potential devastation climate change dramatically amplifies normal temperature fluctuation washington oregon alone authority attributed least death sustained spike temperature chief coroner british columbia said least sudden death reported province friday wednesday afternoon fiveday period death typically reported global warming raised baseline temperature nearly degree fahrenheit average since heat wave like one pacific northwest likely hotter recorded past century past year extreme heat led death united state extreme weather event hurricane flood although estimate number heatrelated death varied last week resident throughout region expressed alarm suddenness severity heat struck beginning emerge coronavirus pandemic anticipating usual temperate summer instead slammed temperature characteristic death valley washington highway buckled portland trimet public transit system ground halt overhead wire sagged expanded university washington medical center treated patient heatrelated illness thursday official oregon previous year combined recorded heatrelated death updated heatrelated death toll since friday least death multnomah county includes portland average age died really tragedy lesson heat kill said dr jennifer vine multnomah county health officer general still sifting number people found hot setting basically alone large older people new york time news service,1
speech washington partial government shutdown began tuesday standoff president barack obama congressional republican healthcare reform kim said implication could farreachingus fiscal uncertainty combined source volatility global economy could great damage emerging market developing country africa asia latin america lifted million people poverty recent year saidrbc global asset management estimate week shutdown shave percentage point u economic growth potentially helping trim demand importskim sought energize bank around povertyeradication goal since assumed post last year launched major reorganization make institution nimble useful especially middleincome country work closely private sectorinequality limited opportunity poorest people country drive instability breed conflict kim said pointing development middle east wave protest drove decadesold ruler powerthis happens prosperity reserved select said speech tuesday left feel deeply burn inequityto meet goal amid greater competition development fund tight budget world bank must focus bold project technical solution country saidthat involve working bank private sector arm international finance corporation ifc encourage business create job poorer countriesit also require focusing socalled fragile state house world poor people next five year kim said bank fund poorest plan increase funding fragile state percent next three year would ifcaccording draft strategy paper presented bank board last month seen reuters new focus require cutback programskim made mention cut speech ahead international monetary fundworld bank annual meeting next week bank also still figuring financing strategy may start relying fee advisory service earmarked fund specific government bank board discus finance meetingsin april kim committed bank twin goal eliminating extreme poverty boosting income poorest percent population countryhe also challenged people build social movement around issue using social medium signing petitionskim reiterated bank commitment addressing climate change saying impossible tackle poverty without dealing effect warmer worldthe world bank want fund megawatt energy three year entire capacity peru also help country reform energy subsidy said,1
european union executive adopted landmark proposal wednesday make nation bloc world leader fight climate change tradeoff include higher energy bill european commission approved detailed plan cut planetwarming greenhouse gas emission onefifth set eu state individual target produce onefifth power renewable source like wind sun commission president jose manuel barroso called fiercely disputed package right policy framework transformation environmentfriendly european economy continue lead international action protect planet another goal ensure bloc energy security remaining fossil fuel become concentrated among fewer nation want dependent regime friend want protect barroso told european parliament presenting plan commission aim spur talk among industrialised country global climate deal arrest global warming risk raising sea level causing flood drought environmentalist say planned cut small achieve goal give strong lead world urged eu cut emission unilaterally percent brussels softened plan last minute placate anxious industry leader fear higher energy cost tilt competitiveness favour china india emission limit time record oil price commission agreed energyintensive industry possibly including steel aluminium cement would get emission permit free global deal curb emission succeeding kyoto protocol eu would consider forcing importer buy permit eu enterprise commissioner guenter verheugen standardbearer interest heavy industry told german television setting example rest world committing economic suicide special protection proposal included major overhaul eu flagship emission trading system cover greenhouse gas beyond carbon dioxide co involve big emitter commission plan implement renewable energy emissionscutting target agreed eu leader last march require approval member state european parliament power generator buy permit emit carbon dioxide pas extra electricity cost consumer cost rise supply permit tightened utility got permit free derived huge windfall profit slower phasein auctioning airline oil refinery eu official said power bill industry household also rise result target supply energy using clean energy technology costly fossil fuel eu estimated add percent electricity price barroso dismissed concern cost telling parliament additional effort needed realise proposal would le percent gdp amount euro week everyone resistance expected target country cut greenhouse gas install renewable energy eu executive talked potential business benefit environment commissioner stavros dimas said plan give europe head start race create lowcarbon global economy unleash wave innovation create new job clean technology business sought soften emission trading reform energyintensive industry warning competition le environmentally regulated nation china india united state could force production europe relocate industry outside europe would transport steel europe adding emission said philippe varin president european confederation iron steel industry chief executive anglodutch steelmaker corus owned india tata steel eu official faced barrage last minute lobbying environmentalist government energyintensive business major concern auctioning much diluted due scaremongering industry said stefan singer wwf environmental campaign group,1
brussels bashed nato partner spending defense shoved prime minister montenegro renewed attack germany trade surplus united state america ally witnessed two side trump first foreign trip u president nineday tour began sword dancing saudi arabia vague pledge israel deliver middle east peace trump headed home european official left mixed feeling relief patient enough listen argument unsettled jekyllandhyde figure still finding way big policy issue fit strategic ambiguity approach life said julianne smith centre new american security may wonder dealing adversary doesnt work dealing ally said leader group seven nation viewed trepidation summit held clifftop hotel overlooking mediterranean four preparatory meeting failed clear difference trump administration trade deal russia climate change end official said result better feared final communiqu acknowledged split united state six partner honoring paris accord climate change followed debate trump german chancellor angela merkel described dissatisfying however trade trump bowed pressure ally retain pledge fight protectionism russia insist removing ally feared threat additional sanction moscow intervention ukraine found willing engage curious ability desire ask question learn interlocutor said italian prime minister paolo gentiloni summit host,1
effort recover four previous cyclone since depleted resource husband death five year ago left burden caring two child solely begum took option available sold gold wedding earring last valuable tk moved child notun bazar slum khulna nearest big city nothing else left said standing narrow alleyway new neighbourhood pungent smell rotting food fill air mosquito torment resident night earns tk day day labourer city go pay tiny room rent said longer saving climate change disaster loss surge around world world poorest least afford paying bulk cost making effectively world silent financier climate loss adaptation effort researcher say reality largely still unrecognised internationally said paul steele chief economist londonbased international institute environment development iied poor country bangladesh facing impossible situation trying pay loss others poor country low contributor climatechanging emission cause said altogether rural family bangladesh estimated spending tk billion almost billion year repair climate damage try prevent research iied un development programme undp britain kingston university found twice amount contributed country government national climate fund time bangladesh get international donor researcher found mamunur rashid climate change specialist undps bangladesh office said spending diverting cash away effort family improve life leaving poor increasingly permanently stranded lot climateaffected people bangladesh fighting mean adapt climate change financial flow development aspiration combat climate change recognised climate finance said calling poor silent financier flow cash hardly unique bangladesh added suggesting overall global spending family climate adaptation loss almost certainly outstrips national international spending flood private cash counted global tally climate finance said noting failure bigemitting rich country financially help poorer one deal consequence set big impact everything global security planet health little help wealthy nation agreed raise billion year help poorer country develop cleanly adapt climate change impact failing meet goal government admitted prior cop un climate talk glasgow pledge would met starting though promised make backlog un chief antonio guterres called half climate spending go adaptation effort public climate finance united state european union developed country well far resisted effort create separate pot funding help poor country deal surging loss damage climate impact glasgow climate pact agreed last month notably failed secure establishment dedicated new damage fund vulnerable nation pushed summit left vulnerable poor people pick tab growing climate loss community country iied researcher said bangladesh surveyed flooded household found nearly third payed raise floor home instance others invested better protection animal measure cost hitting home headed woman hardest said woman spending higher percentage income men effort try protect family property woman also likely men make effort adapt rising risk survey found many push adapt standing increasingly severe flood storm climate change impact momena banu chilmari floodprone area northern bangladesh may saw home swept away early monsoon flood husband earlier moved dhaka find work left another woman little alternative sell two cow buy food build temporary home along raised road chilmari today remains without saving asset restart life saleemul huq director international centre climate change development dhaka said poor continue pay cost climate change unless get help national government global community must support better urged editing laurie goering,1
nation world struggle doha agree even modest target tackle global warming cut needed rising greenhouse gas emission grow ever deeper costly le likely achieved un talk delivered small emission curb year even power station car factory pump heattrapping gas overriding longterm goal set nation two year ago keep temperature rise le degree celsius level prior industrial revolution fast slipping away possibility keeping warming degree almost vanished pep canadell head global carbon project australia commonwealth scientific research organization told reuters disagreement mean un climate talk doha qatar run december scant chance making meaningful progress talk aimed reaching new deal start slow climate change form flood drought rising sea level severe storm like hurricane sandy lashed u northeast last month global emission carbon dioxide co main greenhouse gas risen percent since pace growth picked since canadell said past decade emission grown percent year despite economic slowdown percent based current emission growth rapid industrial expansion developing nation emission expected keep growing percent year next decade talk chance success long run emission must quickly stop rising begin fall temperature already risen f since preindustrial time alarm bell going place there disconnect outside world lack urgency hall alden meyer union concerned scientist said doha talk nearly coalfired power plant among biggest emitter proposed around globe threequarters planned china india study washingtonbased world resource institute thinktank said last week emission china world top carbon polluter growing percent year percent higher united state china carbon emission expected peak pollution projection global emission need go reverse midcentury world sucking carbon air put warming kept air pollution mostly particle fossil fuel use may masking warming dimming sunshine aerosol today hide onethird effect greenhouse gas jeanpascal van ypersele vicechairman un intergovernmental panel climate change ipcc told reuters without pollution breach degree threshold might already inevitable said latest ipcc report said keeping greenhouse gas concentration low would cost le percent world gross domestic product far panel assessed cost delay said rajendra pachauri chairman panel report also said world emission greenhouse gas would need peak give good chance keeping average temperature rise deep disagreement future emission cut rich poor nation delayed start new global pact undermining chance robust extension doha existing plan kyoto protocol obliges almost rich nation cut emission end deadline deal new cut due start put back giving breathing space troubled talk ever carbon enters air yet current emission cut pledge putting planet course warming un report said last week adding still possible tough action later go getting complete action higher emission greater risk target possible extremely expensive said bill hare head nonprofit advisory organisation climate analytics key switch nuclear biomass power carbon capture storage dont step financially feasible solution meet target said doha united state european union main emitter among developed nation say deepen pledge cut desperate situation said martin kaiser greenpeace effective next climate pact would need global agreement rapid deep cut scenario drawn ipcc rich nation needed achieve cut percent level existing pledge le percent stark message canadell citing work global carbon project researcher said reasonable chance keeping warming global emission would drop percent year since developed nation meant take lead would mean rich would cut percent year said could cripple economy prematurely shutting coalfired power plant polluting factory global accountancy firm pwc estimated improvement global carbon intensity amount carbon emitted per unit economic output needed meet target risen percent year passed critical threshold since world war two world achieved rate decarbonisation task confronting u achieve consecutive year pwc said,0
indonesia may relax rule allow mining company operate forest area government official said move alarm green group worried rapid deforestation dozen mining company could benefit decision allow firm previously held exploration permit forest area develop mine simon sembiring director general mineral resource energy mine ministry told reuters plan would still require presidential decree individual firm would also need reviewed casebycase basis said late thursday indonesia conflicting mining forestry regulation resulted considerable confusion area protected may opened exploitation government issued decree february allows mining firm including openpit miner pay million rupiah million rupiah per hectare forest land used housing road mine site waste dump decree applies mining firm four year ago allowed resume mining operation including exploration development production forest area proving project economically viable mining reserve firm include freeport mcmoran copper gold operates massive grasberg mine indonesia remote papua province frequent source controversy environmental impact sembiring said mining company mining permit forestry law issued could also eligible similar permit indonesia forestry law prohibited openpit mining protected forest area president megawati sukarnoputri issued decree allowing company resume mining activity area many mining company got permit mine area long time ago forestry law issued stopped said marpaung director coal mineral energy mining ministry government decree allowing mining firm pay regarded pittance environmentalist exploit protected forest area sparked anger among green group indonesia fastest pace deforestation world according greenpeace area forest equivalent soccer pitch destroyed every hour last week siti maemunah official mining advocacy network conservation group said government ashamed approving decree called revoked also noted decree issued week indonesia hosted un climate change conference bali curbing deforestation top issue rupiah,1
nearby population vulnerable said region ecosystem become fragile large development project indian government overrode objection expert protest local resident blast rock build hydroelectric power project volatile area like one northern state uttarakhand disaster struck official said monday body victim recovered search proceeded nearly missing people sunday surge water debris went roaring steep mountain valley rishiganga river erasing everything path victim worker power project villager said authority overseeing expensive development project prepared come giving false sense confidence nothing going happen programme training village disaster management government said bhawan singh rana head raini village hit worst damage village rock fear may slide anytime security force focused one tunnel said people trapped food airdropped village road cut people trapped devastation uttarakhand flood focused attention fragile ecosystem himalaya million people feeling impact global warming world bank warned climate change could sharply diminish living condition million people south asia effect already felt often deadly way large part himalayan belt bhutan afghanistan region glacier retreating rate foot per decade melting feed creates thousand glacial lake suddenly break ice rocky debris holding back causing catastrophic flood nepal bhutan india pakistan large number glacial lake deemed imminently dangerous international centre integrated mountain development intergovernmental group nepal particularly vulnerable climate change forcing entire village migrate lower land survival deepening water crisis deadly flash flood caused glacial lake bursting also become frequent scientist warned repeatedly development project region deadly gamble potentially making matter worse ravi chopra director people science institute uttarakhand said expert group appointed government recommended dam built alaknandabhagirathi basin including rishiganga part scientific committee appointed india highest court also advised building dam paraglacial zone described area valley floor foot sea level government gone ahead chosen build said hydroelectric project hit sunday flood one obliterated badly damaged built zone said dobhal former scientist governmentrun wadia institute himalayan geology said develop project himalaya hydro project road rail detailed project report glacier study data never taken consideration included government building mile highway uttarkhand improve access several major hindu temple despite environmentalist objection vast forest clearance required worsen erosion risk landslide committee appointed india supreme court led chopra concluded last year government building highway width meter foot gone advice expert transport ministry government argued wider road brought economic dividend needed potential deployment largescale military equipment disputed border china time supreme court ruled road limited metre foot wide hundred acre forest ten thousand tree already cut report indian news outlet scroll said ministry expert telling himalayan region road tarred surface metre go expert recommendation serious matter chopra said unless court look issue sanctioning official executing official personally accountable dont think situation change trivendra singh rawat chief minister uttarakhand warned seeing flooding reason build antidevelopment narrative reiterate government commitment develop hill uttarakhand sustainable manner leave stone unturned ensuring achievement goal rawat said twitter exactly caused latest flooding clear monday night indian government saying team expert would visit site investigate ranjeet rath head india geological survey said initial information suggested glacial calving highest altitude calving breaking ice chunk glacier edge scientist studying satellite imagery flooding said likely caused glacial lake bursting lake visible image said disaster likely began collapse rock slope become unstable thawing ice recent summer landslide could broken part glacier avalanche could dammed river temporarily creating lake broke free said umesh haritashya scientist study glacial hazard university dayton ohio avalanche also generate heat friction melt ice lie path tumbling debris basically landslide fraction rock fraction ice said dan shugar geomorphologist university calgary alberta lot ice melted might picked lot raini village one area hit hardest sunday megawatt rishiganga hydro power project completely washed away afterward roughly village resident spent night open sleep house fear water may come rock may shift something dangerous may happen said rana village head took bedding forest lit fire somehow passed night area site wellknown environmental protest deforestation protester large number woman would hug tree stop logger cutting movement became known chipko embrace rana said resident also held protest construction rishiganga power project began generating electricity last year even filed court case avail feared blasting rock would cause deadly landslide used hear blasting see rock shift said project construction half village slid requested shifted another place government said would never happened new york time company,1
town reivilo country north west province seikaneng work patient waiting diagnosis personal protective equipment ppe ordered full week hour shift lay ahead miss dudu loss bad come straight back work make sure one else got sick seikaneng said consultation seikaneng one nurse town km mile west country biggest city johannesburg fighting spread coronavirus nation highest number confirmed case continent according africa centre disease control south africa covid case people died disease seikanengs experience former mining town roughly people echoed nurse across country spoken recent month working condition protest erupting pay shortstaffing lack ppe world health organization estimate million nurse global workforce million le needed shortfall concentrated low middleincome country south africa seikaneng colleague minimal ppe staff shortage forced innovate adapt prevent life lost covid best little told thomson reuters foundation office reivilo health centre work meant working longer hour colleague quarantine carefully assessing patient symptom decide whether call ambulance nearest hospital km mile away test carried day ppe delivered health centre forcing nurse reuse mask go without often priority simply stabilising patient ambulance arrived take taung hospital municipality covid ward rural area far supporting health service sipho bathlaping another nurse reivilo centre need ppe also moral support said keep working taung hospital covid ward manager vicky shikwambana receives patient surrounding town including reivilo dividing room suspected confirmed case patient condition worsens moved klerksdorp hospital km mile away one ventilator whole hospital keep working pandemic shikwambana said like many nurse shikwambana adapt plug gap coronavirus crisis covid ward used tuberculosis tb patient moved elsewhere hospital pandemic gathered pace coronavirus piled pressure health system already dealing hivaids tuberculosis latter claiming estimated life every year country according who global tb report understaffed overburdened health system unique lowincome country according nurse hero joint initiative philanthropist medium celebrity support honour nurse within three year united state europe could lack million million nursing staff respectively taung shikwambana know even minor adjustment preserve ppe possibly help small team save life shikwambana nurse sometimes speak patient window cutting need ppe preserving precious supply family nervous working also proud shikwambana said standing outside ward save community pudumong town people far taung hospital group community healthcare worker gathered outside clinic adjusting hat glaring sun save community said kgomotso moremedi one member outreach team doortodoor contact tracing stem virus spread gontlafetse leinane sprayed last drop hand sanitizer onto colleague open palm sanitizer today said mostly woman team member rubbed hand adjusted face mask heading round global nursing workforce female even though woman occupy leadership position healthcare sector according thermometer use verbal assessment form ask quarantining resident last saw whether symptom better worse first stop nurse team manager rachel asitile accompanied three outreach team member house thuso kalanyane yearold teacher covid selfisolating week relieved happy see healthcare worker said wife mapuledi isolating feel someone u alone asitile said climate fear uncertainty palpable town lie near border botswana afraid affect u psychologically said asitile adding fund low paid sanitiser photocopied assessment form try mean protect others,0
prime minister john howard said friday nuclear energy inevitable option australia release report found nuclear reactor could significantly cut greenhouse gas howard said government would respond officially report recommendation early added final decision nuclear power would made commercial basis given uranium reserve given energy need double would crazy extreme didnt allow development nuclear power howard told reporter sydney governmentcommissioned report said australia percent world uranium could nuclear reactor producing onethird nation electricity nuclear power could reduce australia greenhouse gas emission percent page report said howard close ally u president george bush refused ratify kyoto protocol climate change aim reducing greenhouse gas emission australia one world biggest exporter coal used widely power generation howard strongly supported coal company despite call renewable energy howard recently conceded global warming reality critic say pushing nuclear energy bid bolster environmental credential ahead national election due end government scrambling create perception something knowing full well nuclear power slow expensive dangerous provide answer global warming green senator christine milne said statement environmental group greenpeace said howard nuclear push charging expensive irresponsible pathway government really serious reducing australia greenhouse emission get coal support energy efficiency renewable energywhich could cut australia emission percent said stephen campbell head campaign greenpeace australia australia demand electricity expected double said nuclear report twothirds existing power generation facility would need upgraded replaced new capacity added nuclear report put cost nuclear plant billion billion billion said cost nuclear power would percent percent higher coal gasfired power current price report said nuclear power would competitive coalfired power pollution carbon emission taxed enrichment could add billion billion value uranium export howard consistently ruled carbon tax carbon emission trading saying would adversely affect coal industry major employer australia embrace nuclear power industry would need bipartisan political support currently lacking centreleft labor opposition opposes nuclear power howard conservative coalition national government country six state ruled labor,1
new study un office disaster risk reduction unisdr demonstrates percent disaster weatherrelated average weatherrelated disaster per year last year twice recorded report human cost weatherrelated disaster intended focus attention un climate change conference open paris monday damage already inflicted global warming consequence rising level greenhouse gas atmosphere turn consequence human combustion fossil fuel destruction planet forest development cost world leader head summit referred cop number alone tell story last year flood storm heatwaves drought climatic event meet un definition disaster killed people displaced community caused damage calculated million figure nobody ass one true economic cost especially term economic development un centre research epidemiology disaster based catholic university louvain belgium put tally u trillion last year however account percent loss attributable natural hazard true figure disaster including earthquake tsunami could billion billion year would mean total trillion last decade term number u hit often recorded tornado ice storm hurricane flood heatwaves drought event china followed india philippine indonesia greatest loss life asia people died billion affected cyclone nargis hit myanmar claimed life flood accounted percent weatherrelated disaster year affecting billion people killing storm accounted death percent total almost percent death lowerincome nation paradoxically higherincome country felt impact temperature extreme perished thermometer dropped climbed catastrophic level died heatwaves percent death europe greater extreme drought hit africa continent arid spell east africa researcher repeatedly given warning global warming likely accompanied greater extreme long term agreement paris cop reducing greenhouse gas emission significant contribution reducing damage loss disaster partly driven warming globe rising sea level say margareta wahlstrm head unisdr need reduce existing level risk avoid creating new risk ensuring public private investment riskinformed increase exposure people economic asset natural hazard flood plain vulnerable lowlying coastline location unsuited human settlement,1
grove atlantic cedar victim saltwater inundation rising sea due climate change said lin designer vietnam veteran memorial washington dc theyre called ghost forest wanted bring ghost forest raise awareness phenomenon added noting atlantic cedar u eastern seaboard lost tree year old atlantic pine barren new jersey mile km downtown manhattan exhibit madison square park shadow empire state building displayed nov,1
macron lead rival candidate ahead next month election grown wake russia invasion ukraine still seen winning first round beating opponent runoff tipping point make real difference macron told news conference highlighting war european union doorstep global challenge climate changeread full story making france independent country key objective said started outlining platform vowing everything protect country remains president opinion poll published past week see winning percent vote april first round around percent last month even succeeds macron need centrist la republique en marche larem party failed recent local election ally win parliamentary election june strong base implement policy unusual presidential campaign first dominated rise new farright candidate eric zemmour largely overshadowed war ukraine seen macron rise opinion poll candidate become inaudible macron launch campaign count economic boom french voter seen like generation boost bid point stressed start news conference read full story promised lower unemployment despite crisis said,1
former employee emily cunningham maren costa said statement amazon would required pay back wage post notice tech warehouse worker nationwide amazon cant fire worker organising exercising right called settlement win protecting worker right pair said fired last year publicly pushed company reduce effect climate change address concern warehouse worker amazon maintained former employee repeatedly broke internal policy amazon spokesperson jose negrete said wednesday reached mutual agreement resolve legal issue case welcome resolution matter settlement reached highwire moment amazon pledged earth best employer looking tight labour market hire corporate tech worker warehouse worker united state costa cunningham worked designer amazon seattle headquarters part small group employee publicly pushed company address climate impact turned effort organisation amazon employee climate justice helped get amazon colleague support effort time cunningham costa broadened protest amazon told violated externalcommunications policy speaking publicly business group organised employee also speak purposely violating policy make point start pandemic announced internal event warehouse worker speak tech employee workplace safety condition soon amazon fired woman sen elizabeth warren dmass wrote amazon expressing concern potential retaliation tim bray internet pioneer former vice president amazon cloud computing group resigned protest spring lawyer national labour relation board said found merit costa cunningham accusation fired retaliation organising agency seattle office brought case amazon saying company enforced facially neutral external communication solicitation policy selectively disparately order restrict employee engaging protected concerted activity hearing scheduled start tuesday morning delayed party worked settlement case one many tangle company labour board since start pandemic visibly august hearing officer nlrb recommended agency throw union election amazon warehouse bessemer alabama finding amazon conduct interfered laboratory condition necessary conduct fair election amazon denies interference vowed appeal regional office labour board agrees recommendation formally overturn election rejected union new york time company,0
mumbai mon oct bdnews comreuters armed potentially lucrative civil nuclear technology deal indian prime minister manmohan singh visit japan push energy trade partnership china summit asian european nation week india united state earlier month signed deal allow india buy civilian nuclear technology first time three decade seen bolstering strategic clout asia japan supported india inclusion nuclear supplier group despite strong local opposition india failure sign nonproliferation accord keen participate indian nuclear energy market estimated worth around billion next year two country looking boost trade small compared flow fastgrowing economy india china cementing analyst see alliance democracy asia counterbalance china india japan carried military exercise last year along australia united state india japan shown serious strengthening relationship said lalima varma professor centre east asian study jawaharlal nehru university new delhi still lot ground cover economic front singh scheduled meet taro aso new japanese prime minister visit oct singh last visited japan japan trade india trillion yen billion according japanese finance ministry slightly percent japan trade china japan hitachi ltd westinghouse electric unit toshiba corp compete global giant including general electric co france areva slice india nuclear energy pie japan also expected invest dedicated freight corridor delhi mumbai japanese financial service firm automaker stepping presence india regulation ease offset sluggish western market japan daiichi sankyo co earlier year acquired control indian drugmaker ranbaxy laboratory ltd indian firm keen larger share japan generic drug market world secondlargest united state japanese industry keen access growing market india said kohei shiino deputy director international economic research division japan external trade organisation jetro high import tariff imposed india japanese export auto part steel product sore point said country may push free trade agreement china engagement singhs visit beijing asiaeurope summit come heel pakistan president asif ali zardaris visit singh called chinaindia relationship imperative necessity dismissed talk india ganging united state japan australia china conventional wisdom india act united state counterbalance china nuclear deal mean china face emerging strategic competitor india resisted drawn china containment strategy instead focusing improving tie beijing boosting trade solving longrunning border dispute meanwhile india nucleararmed rival pakistan trumpeting closer tie china china agreeing help pakistan develop civil nuclear power generation capacity well investing megadam hydroelectricity project india whose booming economy brought new delhi closer washington sought forge common ground issue climate change energy security yes irritant want engage china keep dialogue going varma said,1
goal unveiled start twoday climate summit hosted democratic president joe biden come united state seek reclaim global leadership fight global warming former president donald trump withdrew country international effort cut emission also mark important milestone bidens broader plan decarbonise u economy entirely agenda say create million goodpaying job many republican say fear damage economy emission cut expected come power plant automobile sector across economy white house set individual target industry nation solve crisis summit step path secure prosperous sustainable future biden said tweet minute summit began new u target nearly double former president barack obamas pledge emission cut level sectorspecific goal laid later year united state 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 biden focused restoring u climate leadership campaign first day presidency republican trump climate change sceptic removed united state paris agreement global warming new administration come heavy pressure environmental group corporate leader un secretary general foreign government set target cut emission least decade encourage country set ambitious emission goal biden announce number start climate summit thursday attended leader world biggest emitter including china world leader aim limit global warming degree celsius preindustrial level threshold scientist say prevent worst impact climate change one 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 close summit friday unmistakably communicate u back said,1
every country agree every word text negotiator huddled inside huge conference centre window look might reminded stake bank clyde river behind centre footlong art installation made led light new world read summit organiser issued initial draft agreement call country end revisit strengthen plan cutting greenhouse gas emission accelerate phasingout coal subsidy fossil fuel stay final version language coal government fossil fuel subsidy would first un climate agreement environmental group said rest document vague crucial detail money one big difference looming final negotiation rich country failed deliver billion year promised poor middleincome country shift energy system away fossil fuel adapt effect climate change year there push create another pot money compensate irreparable harm climate change country least responsible problem fund whats known loss damage one rich country blocked nearly year thursday alok sharma british lawmaker president summit said concerned number issue outstanding finance item day due conclude there also disagreement call end fossil fuel subsidy rule carbon market whether country return every year new climate target instead every five year call tougher action activist nation growing louder scientific consensus demand country around world limit global average temperature rise degree celsius degree fahrenheit preindustrial time end century beyond threshold risk deadly heat wave drought wildfire flood specie extinction grow considerably moment goal within reach nowhere close fact according latest independent analysis climate action tracker still promising news summit wednesday evening united state china world two biggest polluter biggest rival announced agreement enhance ambition climate change cut emission decade china also committed first time reduce methane potent greenhouse gas said would phase coal dirtiest fossil fuel starting pledge came without precise timetable reminder climate talk promise easier detail new york time company,1
orkney island situated north coast scottish mainland home historical site evidence found human habitation going back year building island date iron age viking rule medieval time around site situated coastline threat one site iron age building south howe broch island rousay dating ad sea taken much site western area broch wall falling sea julie gibson lecturer university highland island say eventually disappear see front door broch exposed sea taking away part ruin leaving built wall still intact year little fall sea batter said stood cliff edge file photo neolithic building seen skara brae orkney island scotland britain sep reuters discovered recent year use geophysics thing stretch coastline settlement archaeology within metre coast edge sea take heritage away taking said file photo neolithic building seen skara brae orkney island scotland britain sep reuters couple hundred metre north south howe broch midhowe broch iron age building wellpreserved courtesy sea wall built wellmaintained since springfed water tank fireplace room partition clearly visible even midhowe broch risk climate change climate risk assessment orkneys neolithic site published conservation public body historic environment scotland he july year described potential impact climate change site extreme vulnerability high according he average precipitation rain sleet snow increased scotland since early period winter precipitation gone part northern scotland wetter weather mean building wetter longer meaning water likely penetrate masonry decay also lead metal part building corroding ground becoming unstable lead structural collapse sea level also rising beach erosion growing problem file photo neolithic building seen skara brae orkney island scotland britain sep reuters since orkney beach narrowed average inch centimetre per year since compared annual average loss eight inch according data crossgovernmental coastal change assessment partnership dynamic coast file photo neolithic building seen skara brae orkney island scotland britain sep reuters increased storminess also threatens damaging orkneys historical site he say arguably famous site orkney skara brae neolithic settlement occupied roughly bc feature network stone building inhabited approximately one kilometre mile sea freshwater loch sand dune sits metre north atlantic visitor see settlement yearold hearth bed recess cupboard dresser people visited climate change really real present risk climate already changed influence human going continue change pace change going speed said he climate change scientist david harkin risk site like skara brae site around orkney real happening shouldnt doom gloom despair opportunity still something avoid worst possible consequence climate change added,1
alaskan lovehate relationship fall fast said melissa frey chief meteorologist alaska news source see dramatic change summer winter feel like happens overnight summer course high season th state bigship cruising suspended july pandemic many traveler inspired mandate social distance fresh air turned land travel alaska led sellout rental car packed lodge september mass returned home triggering shoulder season time sparse crowd available car reasonable lodging rate enticement attracted son concluded season working forest service alaska take fiveday drive around kenai peninsula south anchorage compared trip alaska id made july shoulder season bargain offered chance see different light way lasted hour day late september many thing state alaska discovered different fall many tourism business close changeable weather demand loosen grip firm plan driving kenai peninsula testing flexibility start kenai trip came road denali national park abruptly closed halfway mile length late august landslide slide occurring park pretty rock area since least impact climate change specifically warmer winter increased precipitation causing frozen ground thaw took addressed periodic road repair challenge difficult overcome shortterm solution according national park service news release announcing closure instead driving north anchorage decided head south kenai peninsula extends mile southwest chugach mountain near anchorage pinched cook inlet west prince william sound east paid rental suv avis alaska entire trip compact car period started around view wooded bank trail lake seward highway alaska sept fiveday drive around kenai peninsula reveals crowd affordable lodging autumn color ability flexible almost certainly tested christopher millerthe new york time call alaska playground alaskan go richenda sandlintymitz marketing content manager alaska tour travel agency anchorage told week trip really beautiful country mountain forest big river important salmon coast beautiful fjord glacier relatively small alaska standard driving area view wooded bank trail lake seward highway alaska sept fiveday drive around kenai peninsula reveals crowd affordable lodging autumn color ability flexible almost certainly tested christopher millerthe new york time stopping short peninsula first night town girdwood mile anchorage airport checked ski inn cozy eightroom lodge downtown area le mile looming mount alyeska home alaska popular ski resort fire pit outside girdwood brewing co drank ipas three kayaking guide roadtripping around state finishing summer working seward described offthecharts busy temperature sinking time seated porch spoonline bistro seared kodiak island scallop glazed duck breast server helpfully positioned two strong space heater beside u glacier land didnt take long learn bestlaid plan alaska require plan girdwood awoke news high wind triggered marine warning sixhour cruise kenai fjord tour kenai fjord national park person gateway town seward canceled stop forest service visitor center girdwood offer map much peninsula settled whittier port prince william sound nearly mile girdwood portage glacier substitute destination generally speaking roadtripping alaska state bigger california texas montana combined time consuming town look like neighbor map distant frequent scenic pullout twolane road moosecrossing warning discourage speeding even alaska standard reaching whittier uniquely protracted undertaking requiring motorist take mile toll tunnel round trip car wide enough oneway traffic switch direction halfhour dont wait tunnel glimpse portage glacier filled mile valley connects kenai mainland alaska hike side justified wait fairly vertical mile reached viewpoint across grassy valley mountain funnel cradling glacier terminated serration pale blue ice poised spill portage lake found viewing oceanfront glacier tour boat unreliable fall mountain valley glacier like portage offered reward wellearned hiking near seward mile road whittier series trail including milelong paved loop offered relatively easy access snaking exit glacier part kenai fjord national park accessible land end season resurrection roadhouse sprawling restaurant road exit glacier bartender pointed u chalkboard beer list handed note listing half brew unavailable close four day explained traveler could still get porter blond ale nacho available jalapeos werent complaint however local patron celebrated end long season favorite time year said ian whittle drive tour boat seward dinner bar next u never get anything season added companion tamara lang also work day cruise downtown seward town around resident shop sign saying see posted alongside go lydia banner local olympic swimmer lydia jacoby gold silver medal tokyo olympics airbnb reserved cheerful studio apartment mountain view closed coffee shop downtown host helpfully supplied u good wholebean coffee fortunately seward chief indoor attraction alaska sealife center remains open throughout year offering opportunity explore alaska rich marine ecosystem otherwise unnavigable season tank expose whats beneath whitecap outside pound steller sea lion diving puffin salmon fry wolf eel spot prawn gumboot chiton touch tank observe long gradual process sea star sea urchin moving fragment squid patiently fed keeper toward mouth exit glacier flow harding icefield meltwater feeding resurrection river foreground kenai fjord national park alaska sept fiveday drive around kenai peninsula reveals crowd affordable lodging autumn color ability flexible almost certainly tested christopher millerthe new york time end road exit glacier flow harding icefield meltwater feeding resurrection river foreground kenai fjord national park alaska sept fiveday drive around kenai peninsula reveals crowd affordable lodging autumn color ability flexible almost certainly tested christopher millerthe new york time weather roulette spun overnight landing bright clear windless morning seward ideal condition fourmile hike tonsina creek trail south town trail roughly parallel ocean bluff mossy spruceandhemlock forest bank eponymous creek salmon carcass left foraging bear littered bank low tide although afternoon kenai fjord boat tour back press threeandahalfhour drive ahead u homer homer lie end route sterling highway curl around western side peninsula lingering along bank milky kenai lake following churning kenai river angler waded gamely rapid bright clear day pulled every possible chance snap saturated shot flaming fall leaf backdrop newly snowdusted peak among substantive stop kenai river brewing co soldotna mile shy homer served twofisted blackbean burger heated patio facing forest another mile reached coastal ninilchik home hilltop russian orthodox church dating modest frame outpost facing foot mountain lake clark national park preserve across cook inlet last mile sterling bend dramatically eastward revealing blufftop view compels motorist pause kachemak bay far shore kachemak bay state park glacier pooled around jagged peak soon found view furnished yurt secluded hillside property fire ring modern bathroom neighboring tiny house tradeoff calculation fall travel alaska came ahead believing airbnb assured u yurt rare find usually booked calm mild afternoon arrived homer spit roughly milelong lowland slicing kachemak bay mainland homer bustling shopper strolling stilted boardwalk water taxi dropped retrieved traveler remote state park back shore visited farmer market picnic supply stocking outsize carrot cauliflower distinguish alaskan vegetable planted summer extended daylight condition next overcast blustery morning spit deserted water taxi booked canceled plan dispatcher recommended heading mile north town hike diamond creek trail short steep switchback route blacksand beach wandered boulder revealed low tide counting anemone crab left tide pool several popular restaurant homer closed making u enthusiastic regular fat olive dishing pizza yeasty bubbling crust could best pie ive lower late last afternoon snowflake started fly four sandhill crane glided wetland beside spit resting heading south gave u rare upclose look red marking head amid rustcolored grass reminding u bad weather bad season alaska bad gear new york time company,1
period january october already among warmest ever recorded warm ending year could easily make top according u british dataskeptics doubt necessity shift away fossil fuel stop earth climate heating point world average temperature risen much since despite rising greenhouse gas emission final ranking due next year may influence public business perception severity climate change almost government due agree un deal combat global warming paris december next year likely warmest year tim osborn professor climatic research unit university east anglia told reuters saying manmade greenhouse gas emission tending push temperatureshe said many uncertainty would rank natural variation temperature late year also big volcanic eruption might spew ash dims sunshine cooling planetthe un world meteorological organization wmo publish preliminary ranking dec annual un talk peru prepare paris accord promise action china united state european union made global deal likely agreement probably weak halt rising temperature despite new scientific warning powerful storm flood desertification rising sea levelsof wmo three main data source u national oceanic atmospheric administration noaa rank januaryoctober warmest period record nasa secondwarmest british met office university east anglia thirdwarmest noaa say track warmest record ranking differ partly scientist use different estimate place thermometer arcticit probably bit premature say warmest year record said michael cabbage spokesman nasa goddard institute space studiesthe british data place third fractionally behind cooled toward end yeardespite slowdown pace warming since wmo say warmest year record century,1
fall air temperature climbed record level arctic due major loss sea ice region suffers effect warming trend dating back decade report released thursday showed annual report issued researcher u national oceanic atmospheric administration expert latest paint dire picture impact climate change arctic found fall air temperature record degree fahrenheit degree normal arctic major loss sea ice recent year allows solar heating ocean warming air ocean impact land marine life cut amount winter sea ice last following summer according report addition wild reindeer caribou herd appear declining number according report report also noted melting surface ice greenland change arctic show domino effect multiple cause clearly region james overland oceanographer noaa pacific marine environmental laboratory seattle one author report said statement sensitive system often reflects change relatively fast dramatic way researcher national snow ice data center part university colorado reported last month arctic sea ice melted secondlowest level summer season researcher said strongly reinforces year downward trend arctic ice extent percent longterm average percent record low set last year warmest record arctic continuing regionwide warming trend dating mid expert blame climate change human activity spewing socalled greenhouse gas atmosphere,1
talk global warming united state next week may complicated difference among developing country climate policy position diverge agree rich take lead tackling climate change enjoying two century economic growth fuelled burning coal oil difference emerge term developing nation shoulder greater burden cutting growing greenhouse gas emission climate summit next week washington new york feed talk often simplistically portrayed hinging getting rich poor agree formula bush administration host summit major economy energy climate change washington later next week following un climate summit new york monday meant contribute longrunning un talk agree successor kyoto protocol global deal cutting climate warming carbon emission expires beneath show unity split exist among developing country subgroup reflect difference priority generated different national interest said alf will head south africa climate negotiating team developing nation engage single block called plus china common rallying cry remind rich nation havent lived promise finance fight climate change still havent seen commitment coming said will umbrella various shifting group include rapidly developing economy tropical forested country oilproducing state small island state poorest least developed nation indiachina difference small island state forested nation may benefit tough climate policy oil producer would lose intended dampened demand fossil fuel like oil big rapidly developing country also showing split india example differentiates china neckandneck united state title world biggest carbon emitter coming increasing international climate policy pressure result nitin desai expert indian prime minister manmohan singhs council climate change said unfair lump china india two together per caput emission one fourth gdp gross domestic product four time larger said india achieved substantial energy efficiency yardstick india achieved climate change china two much common worried energy constraint strangle economic growth like country also want minimise impact climate change expected trigger dangerous weather extreme higher sea level everyone want something climate change difference priority simple formula impossible said south africa will china say committed climate change cause chinese government attache great importance issue climate change said foreign ministry spokeswoman jiang yu reach agreement country developing developed recognise problem shared one said john ashton climate change representative britain foreign ministry cant blame game mentality whether china india europe u said,1
current rate progress take year turn back china advancing desert senior official said tuesday bemoaning low level investment fighting serious environmental problem quarter china land area covered desert land turning desert soil loses fertility putting crop water supply risk world secondlargest economy area land desertified enormous prevention work hard liu tuo head china antidesertification effort told news conference million square km desertified land china square km treated present rate treating square km year ive calculated well need year added investment seriously insufficient huge gap existing need present liu said part china name regional government taking problem seriously enough say important action show thats case liu said climate change could exacerbate china desertification problem added climate change could cause extreme weather drought serious impact upon desertification still zhu lieke deputy head state forestry administration claimed measure success managing reduce overall area desertified land past five year though le half percentage point generally speaking bought situation initial control zhu said,1
statement represented halfmeasures rather concrete urgent action one nongovernmental organisation said result day tough negotiation among diplomat leaf huge work done broader un climate summit scotland leader fly directly rome disappointed climate activist stake huge among survival lowlying country impact economic livelihood world future stability global financial system bloc includes brazil china india germany united state account estimated global greenhouse gas emission moment act responsibility biggest emitter yet see halfmeasures rather concrete urgent action said friederike roder vice president sustainable development advocacy group global citizen final document say current national plan curb emission strengthened necessary make specific reference date achieve net zero carbon emission recognise impact climate change much lower keeping within reach require meaningful effective action commitment country communique said threshold un expert say must met avoid dramatic acceleration extreme climate event like drought storm flood reach recommend net zero emission achieved consequence inaction leader recognised key relevance halting net emission around midcentury phrase removed date seen previous version final statement make target le specific china world biggest co emitter set target date large polluter india russia also committed target date un expert say even current national plan fully implemented world headed global warming catastrophic consequence final statement includes pledge halt financing overseas coalfired power generation end year set date phasing coal power promising soon possible replaced goal set previous draft final statement achieve end showing strong pushback coaldependent country also set date phasing fossil fuel subsidy saying aim medium term methane potent le lasting impact carbon dioxide global warming watered wording previous draft pledged strive reduce collective methane emission significantly final statement merely recognises reducing methane emission one quickest feasible costeffective way limit climate change source said negotiation tough socalled climate financing refers pledge rich nation provide billion per year help developing country tackle climate change failed meet pledge generating mistrust reluctance among developing nation accelerate emission reduction recall reaffirm commitment made developed country goal mobilizing jointly usd billion per year annually address need developing country statement say leader stress importance meeting goal fully soon possible world leader kick start cop monday two day speech could include new emissionscutting pledge technical negotiator lock horn rule paris climate accord deal likely struck hour even day event nov finish date,1
japanese prime minister yasuo fukuda met russian president vladimir putin saturday talk likely focus climate change decadesold dispute group pacific island senior japanese official said fukuda urge russia accelerate talk aimed resolving territorial row island running sore relation prevented two state signing peace treaty ending world war two past two three year able qualitatively change character relation putin told fukuda opening talk russian presidential residence novoogaryovo outside moscow continuing dialogue peace treaty create necessary condition advancement along path putin said russian leader said bilateral trade soared although still exist many unresolved problem fukuda talk later dmitry medvedev sworn head state may putin stepping eight year president stay prime minister leader biggest party main aim fukudas visit establish personal relationship trust president putin presidentelect medvedev second prepare upcoming summit said japanese foreign ministry official island known russia southern kuriles japan northern territory seized soviet troop last day world war two lie north northern island hokkaido japan host year group eight summit japan placed finding effective replacement kyoto protocol climate change expires top summit agenda tokyo hope summit help draft climate change agreement would embrace biggest polluter united state china india none signed kyoto protocol limit emission russia member one biggest emerging economy sign kyoto commitment japanese official hope moscow support successor agreement hokkaido personal relation fukuda urge russian leader accelerate talk aimed resolving territorial row senior japanese government official said prime minister fukuda expected tell indispensable two country advance negotiation concrete fashion order elevate bilateral tie higher dimension official said russia said ready talk dispute given sign prepared give island change position expect breakthrough talk fukuda said kremlin official trade russia japan worth billion fuelled automaker toyota motor corp set factory tap booming russian market trade far smaller volume russia biggest trading partner european union japanese firm taken stake vast oil gas project russia pacific sakhalin island pipeline construction eventually deliver oil eastern siberia pacific coast,0
government focus generating return reducing risk investor attract billion aid needed developing country cope climate change panel expert said wednesday rich country urged adhere key element climate accord signed copenhagen last year including promise billion year quickstart aid poor country rising billion year billion sound like lot money raising large amount money private sector actually easy said martin lawless head environmental financial product deutsche bank much attention focussed provide money instead side increase return reduce risk established finance follow united nation urged rich nation tuesday keep pledge give billion poor nation saying impossible call despite budget cut europe worry sovereign debt also growing private sector may asked help fill funding gap right proposition financing come said mohsen khalil global head international financial corporation new climate business solution group transition phase public private sector align interest heavy subsidy required initially cost come largescale sustainable business panel agreed role carbon market directing fund financing clean energy climate change adaptation developing country shrinking another panel analyst said earlier wednesday market mechanism survive beyond exact shape remains unclear international climate talk bypass role favour wider policy picture carbon credit good time instrument engage private sector dont think said khalil background recent economic turmoil investor particularly risk averse private sector need tlc transparency longevity consistency lawless said cited unilateral carbon price floor set china growing uncertainty billion global carbon market future post first fiveyear leg kyoto protocol expires deterrent investor key minister climate negotiator china norway said government unlikely agree successor kyoto un talk cancun mexico later year,1
johnson wanted minimise disruption cabinet reshuffle quickly appointed javids deputy rishi sunak ultraloyal supporter prime minister often put front camera sell government policy prime minister team carefully choreographed reshuffle presenting opportunity foster new talent particularly among woman also rewarding loyal supporter deliver vision britain beyond brexit finance minister resignation commentator said might sought johnson team due dispute javids adviser added picture prime minister tolerate dissent government turned job chancellor exchequer finance minister source close javid said source said johnson told javid would sack adviser replace adviser prime minister downing street office chancellor said selfrespecting minister would accept term sunak worked investment bank goldman sachs married daughter indian billionaire seen many conservative safe pair hand easily get board johnson agenda postbrexit britain sterling rose expectation investor sunaks appointment would pave way expansionary budget next month johnson promised reduce wealth opportunity gap part britain channelling investment northern central england vote traditional supporter main opposition labour party chaos johnson expected change biggesthitting post government keeping change minimum even smaller change lower rank government offered insight wanted tighten grip power sacking northern ireland minister julian smith month ago helped broker restoration government british province prompted criticism politician north south border ireland smith charge parliamentary discipline johnson predecessor theresa may first minister lose job reshuffle joined business minister andrea leadsom environment minister theresa villiers ultraloyal alok sharma former minister international development appointed new minister business also head cop climate change summit scotland november due attended world leader javids move shook business usual look johnson wanted portray downing street aide previously played suggestion based johnson senior adviser dominic cummings wellpublicised desire see radical reorganisation government would major change source johnson office said wednesday prime minister wanted reshuffle set foundation government future promote new talent particularly woman clear loyalty mattered johnson able deliver agenda meet promise made runup december election large majority opposition politician said reshuffle mess historical record government chaos within week election said john mcdonnell finance spokesman main opposition labour party,1
prime minister sheikh hasina called meeting awami league party highest decisionmaking body ahead day trip abroad awami league presidium meeting due start pm friday ganabhaban official residence party deputy office secretary mrinal kanti da told bdnews com awami league general secretary syed ashraful islam urged presidium member attend meeting time said third presidium meeting since new awami league central working committee formed jul hasina due set new york saturday attend united nation general assembly attend number session including special session millennium development goal highprofile meeting developing country unicef child affair session session climate change,0
singapore bdnews comreuters resident thai capital produce much carbon pollution new yorkers londoner unbacked study released wednesday show report bangkok assessment report climate change underscore city carbonintensive habit also highlight threat bangkok rising sea caused global warming percapita term bangkok responsible producing ton carbon dioxide co per annum said report bangkok metropolitan authority bangkokbased green leaf foundation support united nation environment program level emission produced new yorkers londoner produced ton per caput transport electricity generation main source greenhouse gas bangkok report said paper based calculation city official population six million twice number believed live city many seasonal worker countryside lowlying bangkok near mouth chao phraya river already prone flooding future day degree celsius degree fahrenheit expected along jump case malaria disease report said maximum forecast temperature bangkok wednesday deg thai meteorological department said impact greenhouse gas emission resulting climate change bangkok likely quite severe said report said half city would affected flood mean sea level rise centimeter inch per cent city would affected mean sea level rise one meter land subsidence caused overpumping ground water already major problem along contamination water supply expected get worse city population grows added city administration launched campaign cut emission percent expanding mass transit promote renewable energy expand parkland improve energy efficiency,1
part uk game already disrupted change climate match postponed cancelled intense rainfall followed long dry period wreaking havoc pitch spectator drifting away climate change becoming huge factor say dan cherry director operation glamorgan cricket club wale dont take seriously fundamentally change game simple le cricket play every level fewer people watch le come ground pay enter le chance young people inspired take game game changer report climate coalition group association priestley international centre climate university leeds north england look way climate change affecting various sport uk major pitch sport cricket hardest hit climate change say report match curtailed whether mumbai melbourne antigua lancashire cricket defined almost entirely climatic condition change essence game report say increased rainfall extreme weather event already causing problem cricket uk number international match abandoned shortened due adverse weather condition doubling last five year wetter winter intense summer downpour disrupting game every level say report sport uk also affected rising sea level together intense sea storm eat away coastal land causing serious problem uk leading golf course montrose scotland east coast one world oldest golf course researcher found shoreline near course moved inland metre last year sea rise coast fall away left nowhere go say chris curnin director montrose climate change often seen tomorrow problem already eating away course scotland home world famous link coastal golf course montrose st andrew east coast change climate making playing condition ever difficult trend associated climate change resulting period course closure even summer disruption seen professional tournament say steve isaac director sustainability royal ancient governing body golf outside u mexico witnessing different type timing disease pest weed outbreak future threat real course manager show adaptation maintain current standard course condition something take seriously fewer play report also look change climate affecting football uk say intense thunderstorm pitch become quickly flooded senior junior level match called result le overall participation game late sport england said drop number people playing football weekly compared decade earlier report say sport billion global business revenue likely severely hit climate change thousand job industry risk worldwide skiing industry already feeling effect warming world skiing resort europe u increasingly rely artificial snow winter olympics held sochi russia largely dependent artificial snow winter olympics held near beijing china likely first ever event natural snow wholly absent,1
striking image taken nasa mar global surveyor spacecraft suggest presence liquid water martian surface tantalizing find scientist wondering red planet might harbor life orbiting u spacecraft enabled scientist detect change wall two crater southern hemisphere mar apparently caused downhill flow water past year team scientist announced wednesday scientist long wondered whether life ever existed mar liquid water important part equation earth form life require water survive scientist previously established existence water mar form ice pole water vapor pointed geological feature appear carved water age ago kenneth edgett malin space science system san diego scientist involved research said quest smoking gun evidence liquid water currently mar basically squirting gun water mar edgett told reporter scientist whose research appears journal science compared image martian surface taken seven year apart also found newly formed crater left impact space debris said water seemed flowed two gully past year even though liquid water remain long planet frigid nearly airless surface would rapidly freeze evaporate seemed support notion underground liquid water may reside close enough surface place seep periodically image directly show water showed bright deposit running several hundred yard meter seemingly left material carried downhill inside crater running water occasionally snaking around obstacle leaving fingershaped mark diverting main flow could acidic water could briny water could water carrying kind sediment could slushy involved edgett said edgett said apparent flow caused amount equal five swimming pool water michael meyer lead scientist nasa mar exploration program said observation provided strongest evidence date water still flowed occasionally surface mar big question happen point habitat life meyer said among planet solar system earth hospitable climate scientist suspect mar sheltered primitive bacterialike organism previous mission found evidence mar one time boasted ample quantity water scientist conceded image circumstantial evidence proof cited possible alternative explanation feature caused movement dry dust slope researcher said finding raised many question including source abundance water whether could serve resource future mission explore mar researcher reported finding gully first time revealed presence newly deposited material seemingly carried liquid water last month nasa said lost contact mar global surveyor decadelong mission mapped surface mar tracked climate searched evidence water,0
underwater microphone picked series unmistakable click squeak large pod endangered whale nearby sound feeding scientist monthlong quest document whale marine mammal living around mascarene plateau hoping bolster argument protecting remote km underwater ridge fight climate change protect ocean wildlife actually generating first baseline data area marine megafauna feel quite exciting said exeter university biologist kirsten thompson one scientist greenpeace research expedition sperm whale largest toothed whale specie data area come whaling day said group researcher hope also draw attention un campaign aimed persuading country protect least planet land ocean plateau conservation target partly world largest seagrass meadow carpeting saya de malha bank absorbs climatewarming carbon dioxide provides vast wildlife habitat whale meanwhile also key combating global warming release tonne iron year faeces feed co absorbing phytoplankton mascarene research timely march paper journal nature map marine area teeming life conservation target suggests guarding zone fishing shipping deep sea mining human interference would protect endangered marine specie habitat would also increase global fish catch million tonne according study target area within territorial water country around world like mascarene international water protecting mascarene larger great barrier reef coast australia would help safeguard fishery km mile away east africa another group researcher argued study journal marine policy protected area become bit like saving account protecting turtle sequestering carbon said douglas mccauley former fisherman marine biologist university california santa barbara stalled sanctuary rising ocean depth saya de malha shelf provides unique shallow habitat middle high sea hosting estimated marine specie squarenosed sperm whale mollusc analysis mccauley colleague study marine policy show little known animal live feed said marine biologist tim lewis running acoustic survey greenpeace voyage finding sperm whale equivalent finding much said sperm whale around mean theyre feeding squid squid feeding plankton creating global network marine sanctuary likely easy coastal water government need commit prioritise area abundant marine life area favoured fishing interest nomans land open ocean creating successful conservation area requires country give authority central body management said kristina gjerde advisor international union conservation nature involved negotiation planned treaty protect international water big challenge fishing state end trying water treaty much wont scope ambition said gjerde name specific country may attempt stymie effort united nation working broker deal protecting international territorial water coronavirus pandemic frustrated set negotiation twice delayed un biodiversity conference set october kunming china united nation held interim discussion high sea treaty help delegation better understand others negotiating position wait formal talk resume august nevertheless advocate worry loss momentum there time certain industry interest also mobilise effort said liz karan director pew charitable trust high sea conservation project expert warn ringfencing specific ocean area protection may enough underwater specie also challenged climate change warming water making acidic fish specie already shifting new range cope concern identify area today think important draw line around say okay everythings fine said peter tyack marine biologist university st andrew scotland chance specie move range back greenpeace ship arctic sunrise crew still scanning vast ocean horizon binoculars evidence life also sampling water future dna testing determine specie frequent plateau three day team eavesdropped sperm whale hunting squid ocean became glassy flat watcher bridge spotted burst spray sperm whale ploughing sunlit water raised distinctive vnotched tail toward sky disappearing back depth,1
united state buttress security partnership across pacific strengthens tie island nation also hope work closely china beijing expands influence region u secretary state hillary clinton said friday clinton arrived tiny pacific outpost cook island year pacific island forum part washington effort woo nation across asiapacific increasingly coming china shadow clinton told gathering represents independent selfgoverning state ranging australia new zealand smaller island tuvalu nauru united state region long haul also played growing perception uschina rivalry region declaring pacific big enough u dismissing notion expanded u activity hedge particular country think important pacific island nation good relationship many partner possible includes china well united state clinton told news conference new zealand prime minister john key want see international development project include participation china clinton said citing disaster relief maritime security preserving biodiversity think there great opportunity work china going looking way said china vice foreign minister cui tiankai also attending pacific forum told reporter beijing presence pacific geopolitical influence region seek particular influence still le dominance cui told news conference clinton made remark work island country achieve sustainable development china pacific island country belong rank developing country although far away geographically although different national conditionswe faced similar task achieving sustainable development improving life people clinton head china despite softer tone china come four day pay visit beijing next week clinton also sought underscore benefit american model partnership region china recent year dramatically stepped diplomacy foreign assistance announced million new u program issue ranging sustainable development climate change marine protection clinton also stressed united state play crucial security role region noting u coast guard already formal partnership nine pacific island nation working build part broader pivot asiapacific u interest maintaining peace security pacific clinton said adding united state committed helping fight illegal unregulated shipping patrol fishing ground combat human trafficking signal washington security emphasis region u pacific command pacom chief admiral samuel locklear also traveled rarotonga hail joint maritime exercise cooperation issue cleaning unexploded ordinance left second world war u pacom committed supporting pacific island partner locklear said rivalry china clinton trip south pacific spurred criticism china commentator accused united state seeking stir trouble beijing economic political influence expands recent trip region world notably africa clinton sought contrast u approach cooperative economic development model china focus conditionfree loan extractive industry mining timber beijing financing project across region including constructing parliament building airport road hospital giving grant chinese language instruction clinton depicted effort local analyst say appear aimed building beijing influence multilateral organization united nation necessarily odds u interest although pointedly noted sometimes china method open criticism pacific want see china act fair transparent way clinton said threeday visit clinton odd person u delegation cook island free association new zealand major event nation main island rarotonga people encouraged government commitment strengthen united state government engagement region cook island prime minister henry puna said welcoming remark clinton trip continue indonesia china next week new conciliatory tone put test talk expected focus rising tension south china sea beijing odds several southern neighbor territorial claim clinton finish trip stop brunei east timor heading russian port city vladivostok represent u president barack obama year asia pacific economic cooperation apec summit regional leader,1
achieving fahrenheit target driving force climate negotiator scientist say limit beyond world suffer ever worsening flood drought storm rising sea six month world leader convene paris prospect fading deal would keep average temperature ceiling greenhouse gas emission reached record high recent year proposed cut carbon emission promise deepen subsequent review offered government wary economic cost shifting fossil fuel unlikely enough goal paris funeral without corpse said david victor professor international relation university california san diego predicts goal slip away despite insistence many government still alive feasible said oliver geden german institute international security affair two degree focal point climate debate doesnt seem focal point political action official meet german city bonn june lay groundwork paris summit united nation say still within reach christiana figueres un top climate change official acknowledges national plan emission curb building block paris accord wont enough say new mechanism future round pledge perhaps hit mark dont run marathon one step said figueres say government need change attitude towards lowcarbon economy based clean energy wind solar power boost economic growth cut pollution create job totemic goal cap root earth summit pledged avoid undefined dangerous human interference climate system time became totemic goal first adopted european union u president barack obama accepted formally declared organising principle climate talk un meeting mexico ambitious cap temperature already risen since industrialisation became widespread un study say may already causing irreversible change meltdown greenland ice collapse coral reef un intergovernmental panel climate change ipcc outlined scenario last year stay could require cut global greenhouse gas emission lasting decade rate three even six percent year cut would unprecedented modern history neither international recession collapse soviet union cut economic activity enough drive emission fast international energy agency say cut magnitude may require yettobe developed technology could example extract carbon dioxide air piece cake said han joachim schellnhuber founding director potsdam institute climate impact research encouraged eu adopt goal say still achievable would perhaps comparable united state second world war changed economy producing tank rather automobile said hand blowing past warming could shift debate whether humanity adapt degree warming current trend advocating adaptation much hotter planet raise prospect designing new drought floodresistant crop building ever higher sea wall even encouraging migration land longer support population developing nation reject talk increase beyond degree death warrant country said tony de brum foreign minister marshall island pacific say rising sea could wipe lowlying state map said small island state could block deal paris set world track high level warming developing nation want even ambitious ceiling failure option expert want alternative new way measuring success could concentration greenhouse gas atmosphere progress towards zero carbon emission alternatively word overshoot describing longtaboo idea temperature exceed fall may seep ever debate still reason optimism nov dec paris summit agree global deal succeeding kyoto protocol set emission cut rich nation avoiding embarrassing failure climate summit copenhagen note time china united state top emitter cooperating accord corporation joined search solution price solar wind energy tumbled development aid offer political leader meanwhile want avoid perception failure paris copenhagen syndrome french foreign minister laurent fabius said last week world leader want go,1
singapore aug bdnews comreuters small change energy output sun major impact global weather pattern intensity indian monsoon could predicted year advance team scientist said sun swing year cycle measured number sun spot surface emit burst energy difference energy percent solar maximum minimum determining small variation affect world climate one great challenge facing meteorologist using century weather observation complex computer model international team scientist led national center atmospheric research ncar united state showed even small increase sun energy intensify wind rainfall pattern small change sun output year solar cycle long known impact global climate system said julie arblaster centre australian weather climate research coauthor study published latest issue journal science reconcile first time mechanism small variation get amplified resulting cooler sea surface temperature tropical pacific enhancing offequatorial rainfall researcher found period strong solar activity air upper atmosphere layer called stratosphere heat occurs tropic sunlight typically intense extra warming alters wind pattern upper atmosphere turn increase tropical rainfall increased sunlight solar maximum also cause slight warming ocean surface water across subtropical pacific cloud normally scarce say study extra heat lead evaporation producing additional water vapour extra moisture carried trade wind normally rainy area western tropical pacific driving rain prediction tropical eastern pacific sea surface temperature cool little creating condition similar la nina event la nina opposite phenomenon el nino producing wetter weather western pacific drier weather part south america indian monsoon many regional climate pattern largely driven rising sinking air tropic subtropics solarcycle prediction could help meteorologist estimate circulation pattern change sea surface temperature regional weather pattern might vary sun stratosphere ocean connected way influence event winter rainfall north america say ncar scientist gerald meehl lead author study understanding role solar cycle provide added insight scientist work toward predicting regional weather pattern next couple decade sun presently calm period reaching solar minimum end last year according space weather prediction center national oceanic atmospheric administration united state next solar peak expected may detail see wwwswpcnoaagovsolarcycle paper represents useful step forward understanding solar activity may lead modest detectable climatic effect said brad carter senior lecturer physic university southern queensland australia good reminder solar activity explanation global warming recent decade,1
sometimes human agency work nature take care anyway one study reveals case cement world widelyused building material zhu liu postdoctoral scholar california institute technology resnick sustainability institute colleague report nature geoscience took close look cement made baking calcium carbonate caco make quicklime cao process called calcination release co account per cent humanproduced carbon dioxide released atmosphere making cement although climate scientist always factored calcination calculation havent far given lot thought reverse process carbonation cement year absorbs atmospheric carbon caltech team considered happens different kind cement structure building lifetime used computer model concluded mortar material sequestered billion tonne co atmosphere greenhouse gas released making cement first place sometimes nature agency dwarf human activity still considered calculating human impact planet human release vast quantity carbon dioxide burning fossil fuel microbe plant material soil probably release nine time much co process called natural respiration course year reabsorbed plant growth global warming triggered human accelerate soil respiration thus make global warming even dangerous scientist report proceeding national academy science looked study nine biome ecosystem ranging desert arctic tundra make sense soil response planetary scale much carbon stored frozen soil arctic really serious repercussion future climate change consistently across biome found soil respiration increased soil temperature say joanna carey biologist marine biological laboratory wood hole massachusetts led study mean arctic latitude soil temperature rarely ever reach continue responsive global warming much carbon stored frozen soil arctic really serious repercussion future climate change sometimes carbon dioxide level may also respond choice human make illustrated scientist u considered impact upon climate global ban genetically modified gm crop politically contentious europe part asia gm crop politically contentious u big business crop engineered save pesticide fertiliser use researcher report journal environmental protection replacement genetically modified organism gmos conventionallybred variety cotton corn soybean would mean food price would rise depending region would result increase global cropland million hectare conversion vast area pasture forest farmland would add billion tonne carbon dioxide atmosphere group want reduce greenhouse gas emission also want ban gmos cant way say wally tyner professor agricultural economics purdue university indiana one author report planting gmo crop effective way agriculture lower carbon footprint,1
many way seclusion come naturally house call still wood nestled slope mountain surrounded hundred acre wild woodland fredettes live life oriented towards solitude preferred way saying theyre hermit devoted simplicity silence prayer nearest town hot spring north carolina mile away population paul fredette former catholic priest karen fredette spent year monastery high school leaving live hermit cabin west virginia since couple overseen social network hermit hermitcurious called raven bread ministry provide spiritual counselling seeker solitude write book topic run website deliver quarterly newsletter raven bread includes contribution greater hermit community original idea raven bread ministry validate hermit attraction solitude summer fredettes felt called minister different demographic struggling isolation coronavirus pandemic noticing average daily website hit went august around prepandemic fredettes began creating youtube video listening feel bit like getting quiet pep talk grandparent watching unusually spiritual autonomous sensory meridian response video lot people going pain know there something alleviate pain karen fredette said addition affirming supporting hermit fredettes serve unofficial spokespeople behalf dispelling unabomber stereotype loom large public imagination like everything day hermit exist wide spectrum prefer variety identifier lover solitude solitary contemplative karen fredette like add contemporary qualifier make lifestyle sound le antiquated although version solitary exists nearly every religious tradition eremitism commonly associated early christian desert father mother third fourth century academic found interest eremitical life tied strength centralized ecclesiastical institution time well increasing industrialization urbanization today hermit officially professed respective religious institution catholicism called canonical hermit rogue hermit answer spiritual authority hermit live cave like himalayan hermit spends summer mountain crevice foot gangotri india many hide plain sight suburb city real life hermit hermit never quite isolated many assume often attracted devotee always earn living mean allowing contact outside world contemporary hermit might take job require little human interaction like cleaning house try fill extra time spiritual practice rather social interaction person online make choice support end theyll meditate commute rather read news answer phone designated hour live anywhere tend reside modest dwelling avoid moving around unnecessarily nevertheless hermit also confused recluse difference karen fredette said hermit exit society misanthropy would define hermit person chooses solitude one chooses solitude spiritual reason karen fredette said accent spiritual form spiritual despite hermit religious origin surprising number subscriber raven bread describe formerly religious say dont affiliate particular church faith group topic fredettes video wideranging sometimes couple encourages viewer journal worry sometimes mirror back feeling despair anger sometimes relay comparable experience life karen fredette miss family gathering cloistered monastery lead miniguided meditation quote solitary luminary like thomas merton julian norwich medieval mystic lived black death civil unrest fredettes also touch upon event day like racial injustice climate change separated whats going around u karen fredette said anyone embrace solitude hermit torn issue whether anyone embrace solitude solitude like protein said heidi haverkamp raven bread subscriber author holy solitude lenten reflection saint hermit prophet rebel describes parttime solitary people find get solitude music exercise different way access transcendent solitude tool simply comfortable loneliness solitude mean said john backman writer quasihermit affiliate zen buddhism christianity mean draw closer immerse oneself larger immerse spirit fredettes hermit believe anyone could benefit incorporating eremitic fundamental rooted place practicing austerity committing daily schedule prioritizes prayer meditation help make sense isolation life regardless personality type religiosity life circumstance people little background hermit spirituality pandemic proved ideal entryway karthik kotturu gurugram india described spiritual religious said initial rocky adjustment lockdown life found solace teaching zen buddhism pandemic made realize afraid alone wrote email discovering zen idea detaching world word tao eliminating longing aversion helped shift perspective started seeing already desire seek something outside started decreasing others found situation allowed tap love solitude always present neglected life obligation hannah sheldondean writer editor living brooklyn new york said morning chore become slow calming routine always end day listening harry potter sacred text podcast host deep read rowling series sometimes utilizing lectio divina principle christian style reading involves approaching text four unhurried stage read meditate pray contemplate ive always ritualistic contemplative tendency like one hermit describe pandemic given space flourish sheldondean said contemporary hermit say prayer meditation done simultaneously engaging activity hermit interviewed described experiencing psychological dredging process early day solitude described emotion came junk sludge emerging evangelist selflove alone fear worry anxiety come cant distract said sister elizabeth wagner canonical hermit life cell ground communal hermitage central maine great way embrace wart bump lump breathe karen fredette said understanding deeper self always beside key transforming anxietyridden isolation nurturing solitude begin talk know realize youre alone nature divinity potent grounding force many hermit said nature hermitic life environmentalism natural bedfellow hermit generally travel infrequently term anchorite refers specifically religious solitary take vow remain one place though even nonanchorite hermit tend homebody eschew rabid consumerism awe face natural world run like thread history eremitism pastoral poem yuan dynasty hermit stonehouse work charles brandt vancouver island british columbia priesthermit fought tirelessly preservation stream forest around cabin called merton house today hermit walk around patch grass something sister rachel denton canonical hermit sheffield england called prayer walking also pick litter public park across street home community service call penance suppose there therapy well denton said body walking pacing like mantra alternatively hermit make friend nature fredettes rock huge rock thats sticking mountain karen fredette said name petra path lead right petra thing difficult go lean petra say give guidance new york time company,1
abu dhabi mon may bdnews comreuters world economy avoided utter catastrophe industrialized country could register growth year nobel prizewinning economist paul krugman said monday surprised see world trade stabilize world industrial production stabilize start grow two month krugman told seminar would surprised see flat positive gdp growth united state maybe even europe second half year princeton professor new york time columnist said fear decadelong slump like experienced japan criticized u administration bailout plan persuade investor help rid bank trillion toxic asset amounting subsidized purchase bad asset speaking uae world thirdlargest oil exporter krugman said japan solution exportled growth would work downturn global sense may past worst big difference stabilizing actually making lost ground said averted utter catastrophe get real recovery cant export way recovery there planet trade road japan took available u krugman said global recovery could come investment major corporation emergence major technological innovation match revolution government move climate change legislation establish capping grade system greenhouse gas emission moving forward said referring u congress european probably follow suit japanese negotiation begin developing country work system provide enormous incentive business start investing prepare new regime emission thats hope thats certainty,1
country could greatly reduce vulnerability wild swing oil gas market shifting cleaner source energy wind solar power electric vehicle also playbook fighting climate change transition take year many government urgently focused alleviating nearterm energy shock aiming boost global oil production replace million barrel per day russia historically exported shunned western nation two goal arent necessarily odds official united state europe say yet fear country could become consumed immediate energy crisis neglect longerterm policy cut reliance fossil fuel shortsightedness could set world oil gas shock future well dangerously overheated planet short term try prevent crisis creating economic catastrophe said sarah ladislaw managing director rmi nonprofit work clean energy issue also longerterm step need take reduce underlying energy vulnerability otherwise said well end right back situation several year road oil price already high even war broke ukraine global economy rebounded pandemic demand outstripped supply russian president vladimir putin invasion late february caused price crude skyrocket approaching per barrel week tuesday president joe biden said united state would ban oil import russia war produced every barrel oil world consumed move roiled market decision today without cost home putin war already hurting american family gas pump biden said administration official often clashed domestic oil gas producer bidens climate change policy took different tone wednesday asked industry help move came gasoline price averaged per gallon nationwide highest level since adjusting inflation war footing emergency responsibly increase shortterm supply right stabilize market minimize harm american family energy secretary jennifer granholm told oil gas executive wednesday industry conference houston mean producing right granholm said ramping oil gas production short term would mean abandoning administration goal moving away fossil fuel order fight global warming biden vowed slash america greenhouse gas emission least level yes right need oil gas production rise meet current demand granholm said added serious decarbonizing providing reliable energy doesnt depend foreign adversary oil use industrialised country dropped last time price high consumption flatlined since save dip pandemic remains uncertain much united state actually curb dependence fossil fuel year ahead recent annual outlook u energy information administration said oil gas expected remain nation leading energy source without major shift policy year scientist say nation need largely eliminate fossil fuel emission want prevent catastrophic effect global warming administration main legislative proposal speeding transition cleaner energy build back better act remains limbo bill includes billion spending deploy lowcarbon technology like wind solar geothermal nuclear power buyer electric vehicle would receive tax credit bill also billion dollar make building energy efficient replace gaspowered furnace electric version theory measure could go long way toward shrinking america reliance oil gas although would take time work recent analysis think tank energy innovation estimated bill electric vehicle provision could cut u oil consumption million barrel per year double nation imported russia last year provision clean power plant building industry could cut u natural gas use trillion cubic foot per year equivalent europe imported russia last year legislation stalled evenly divided senate republican support sen joe manchin key swing vote said opposes current version oil gas executive houston week said acknowledge need tackle climate change effort take back seat urgent need increase fossil fuel production avoid economic disruption since consequence climate going year road people going focus lot happening said charif souki chair tellurian inc developer liquefied natural gas project come back climate consensus among scientist danger climate change already apparent affecting every corner planet destructive storm fatal heat wave record drought time oil executive conceded may face limit much additional oil gas produce short term u oil production already nearly back prepandemic level million barrel per day energy information administration predicted tuesday output could rise million barrel per day nobody really anticipated needing grow significantly vicki hollub ceo occidental petroleum said panel discussion conference thats challenge didnt plan growth youre going able achieve growth today hollub said supplychain constraint hampering ability u oil gas producer rapidly increase production labor shortage making difficult find qualified worker time investor burned previous price crash demanded company focus returning cash shareholder instead investing growth europe face even bigger challenge since continent made major investment renewable energy efficiency measure helped reduce consumption natural gas domestic production gas declined even faster mean increasingly reliant export place like russia supply nearly gas european use heat electricity tuesday european union outlined proposal cut russian gas import twothirds year short term plan envisions europe would secure liquefied natural gas supply shipped elsewhere around world would require speeding deployment cleaner alternative wind solar power implementing energy efficiency measure accelerating production green hydrogen power heavy industry instead gas nikos tsafos energy expert center strategic international study said major question quickly europe get russian gas one continent domestic gas field steadily declining mean replace year importing liquefied natural gas abroad might mean rerouting shipment place pakistan thailand bangladesh forcing country adjust europe also face tension shortterm energy security need overarching climate goal official said frans timmermans vice president european commission acknowledged country may need rely coal near term cut back natural gas consumption coal dirtiest fossil fuel typically produce twice many heattrapping carbon dioxide emission gas burned energy let crystal clear future coal timmermans said recent interview said eu country likely keep burning longer substitute russian gas build enough renewable energy replace math see mean emission said john kerry bidens climate envoy said ramping oil gas production help europe replace russian gas incompatible climate goal look supply obvious reason necessary front centre said adding weve never seen providing energy security running idea transition getting net zero kerry said still time curb consumption fossil fuel despite shortterm push pump oil six seven month trying adjust volatility still move forward said talking unabated burning next year would absurd unacceptable russia invasion ukraine late february came intergovernmental panel climate change body scientist convened united nation published exhaustive report finding danger climate change bigger unfolding faster previously expected humanity may struggle adapt consequence unless greenhouse gas emission quickly reduced next decade two side coin said john doerr venture capitalist focused energy transition need energy security weve got energy crisis weve also got climate crisis week putin unleashed army ipcc put yet another report mounted even evidence time new york time company,1
eu leader agreed timetable action thursday tackle climate change hope enable set pace global talk next year voiced unease method european union see world leader fight global warming eu country agreed last year cut emission increase share wind solar hydro wave power electricity output date chairing first day twoday summit slovenian prime minister janez jansa told news conference leader agreed adopt liberalisation european energy market june package measure fight global warming promote green energy december must reach agreement first month latest said jansa french president nicolas sarkozy said hopeful reaching package deal climate change france presidency eu second half year several leader said deal would difficult conflicting national priority german chancellor angela merkel led group country demanding early guarantee special treatment energyintensive industry steel cement paper aluminium could plan investment diplomat said britain sweden netherlands opposed merkels demand eu agree condition big energy user saying would weaken eu hand global negotiation curbing emission everybody stated priority many quite nervous liberalisation carbon leakage senior eu diplomat said carbon leakage occurs production transferred country lower environmental standard sarkozy told reporter main concern implementing mechanism hit import country dont play game merkel believed eu measure would compatible world trade organisation rule diplomat said currency worry failure agree detail time next year would delay eu law weaken bloc united nation talk curbing emission country including united state copenhagen november leader also approved watereddown francogerman plan union mediterranean boost tie eu southern neighbour month bitter wrangling highlighting threat european economic growth euro hit another record high thursday oil price hovered near peak barrel prompted head main eu employer group ernestantoine seilliere businesseurope call international talk stabilising foreign exchange market jeanclaude juncker luxembourg prime minister chair group euro zone country said thought growth area risk showing green credential british prime minister gordon brown told reporter train brussels would propose eu sale tax break ecofriendly fridge light bulb domestic appliance european commission president jose manuel barroso brushed idea aside saying several eu state said opposed tax proposal required unanimous agreement aside cutting emission least onefifth level eu state agreed use percent renewable energy source power production percent biofuels crop transport date jansa acknowledged growing debate among scientist economist desirability biofuels target saying excluding possibility well amend revise goal environmental pressure group greenpeace called emission target way short mark wasted lot precious time much time bush administration greenpeace mahi sideridou told reuters adding expected whoever succeeds president george bush next year committed action fear cost tackling global warming could drive industry europe john monk general secretary european union trade union confederation called carbon tax import le environmentally conscious part world,1
global temperature may degree celsius hotter mid current greenhouse gas emission trend continue said study published monday study britain met office hadley center echoed un report last week found climate change outpacing worstcase scenario forecast un intergovernmental panel climate change ipcc result showing similar pattern ipcc also show possibility extreme change happen said debbie hemming coauthor research published start climate change conference oxford university leader main greenhouse gasemitting country recognized july scientific view temperature exceed degree preindustrial level avoid dangerous change world climate ipcc shared nobel peace prize fourth assessment report ar one finding global temperature could rise degree end monday study confirmed warming could happen even earlier mid suggested extreme local effect affirming ar result also confirming likely hemming told reuters referring degree warming assuming extra global action cut emission next decade one advance since model effect carbon cycle example part amazon rainforest died result drought would expose soil would release carbon formerly shaded organic matter amplifies amount carbon dioxide go atmosphere therefore global warming really leading certainty said hemming drastic country try reach agreement slow global warming meeting copenhagen december chinese president hu jintao praise making commitment limit emission growth notable amount un climate summit new york last week leader made pledge agree new climate pact temperature rise compared preindustrial level world warmed degree last century scientist say global average increase degree masked higher regional increase including degree warmer temperature part arctic degree higher western southern africa monday study found quite extreme dont think hit home people said hemming sea ice melt region reflect le sunlight may help trigger runaway effect higher arctic temperature could also melt permafrost trapped powerful greenhouse gas methane helping trigger runaway effect said hemming potentially quite big negative implication study indicated rainfall may fall century fifth part africa central america mediterranean coastal australia potentially extreme ipccs finding mediterranean consistent signal significant drying nearly model run said hemming percent fall quite lot area like spain already struggling rainfall reduction recent year,1
benchmark brent oil fell barrel fear global oversupply build coming month saudi arabia kept silent would prompt consider production cut opec statement making mention extraordinary meeting need member stop overproducing thursday decision represents major shift group policy away usual drive defend price outcome effectively mean battle market share opec nonopec country boom u shale oil production weaker economic growth china europe already sent crude price third since june great decision saudi oil minister ali alnaimi said emerged smiling around five hour talk asked whether opec decided cut production roll existing output policy replied right venezuelan foreign minister rafael ramirez left meeting visibly angry declined comment outcome wealthy gulf state made clear ready ride weak price hurt like venezuela iran opec member pressed output cut stabilise market ease pressure budget afford make price war also seriously hurt top nonopec exporter russia clashed saudi arabia moscow support syrian president bashar alassad russia already suffering western sanction action ukraine need oil price per barrel balance budget organization petroleum exporting country account third global oil output cut export without similar action competitor would lose market share including north american shale oil producer gulf producer could withstand time marketshare battle could drive price thanks large foreigncurrency reserve member without cushion would find much difficult kuwaiti oil minister ali saleh alomair said opec would accept market price oil whether barrel iraq oil minister adel abdel mehdi said saw floor oil price per barrel price war might make future shale oil project uncompetitive due high production cost easing competitive pressure opec longer term interpret saudi arabia selling idea oil price short term need go lower floor set per barrel order stability year ahead plus said olivier jakob petromatrix consultancy word interest opec live lower price little order slow development project united state added north american shale boom taken many opec surprise u producing bad manner shale oil mean disaster point view climate change environment foreign minister ramirez represents venezuela opec said opec agreed meet next june,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,0
strongest urgent call action come young protester say world inheriting teetering brink climate catastrophe spent week disrupting talk held gas giant staging theatrical spectacle fringe international event known cop protest peak friday saturday two day demonstration expected draw people friday afternoon crowd streamed leafy public park central glasgow one centrepiece protest plan protester carrying banner reading running time year blah blah blah system change climate change youthled climate strike organised friday future international movement grown greta thunbergs solo school strike began local union campaign also gathered solidarity thunberg scheduled speak activist south america central america africa addressed crowd calling national leader failing home country veteran extinction rebellion climate activist stood alongside family young child union representative socialist campaigner young student skipping school demand greater action world leader address issue there real responsibility young people deal said eilidh robb scottish climate activist mess didnt create left u manage delegate sit un climate change conference cop glasgow scotland britain november reuters robb originally edinburgh based brussels volunteer uk youth climate coalition british nonprofit mobilises young people take action climate change travelled glasgow week train hundred others take part conference protest delegate sit un climate change conference cop glasgow scotland britain november reuters world leader week managed secure new agreement end deforestation reduce methane emission raising hope real progress coming day see diplomat haggle greenhouse gas reduction within conference country still debating deliver unmet promise year past including pledge billion annual climate finance commitment wealthy nation poorer nation promised remains unfulfilled country risk effect climate change developing world also pushing major carbonemitting nation increase annual target keep global temperature rising past degree celsius degree fahrenheit compared level industrial revolution many young protester conference produced mixed emotion expressed concern voice heard also hope activism presence event would help inspire change huge burden young people dedicate life calling politician paid represent u robb said young activist say want reduced emission would also like acknowledgment systemic issue intertwined climate change response including inequality poverty want solution work everyone help dismantle racism sexism neglect developing nation alejandra kopaitic chilean master student studying environment climate change university manchester england came glasgow husband participate march want government corporation make immediate commitment finding solution lot home enough need whole system change said dont change business usual producing thing taking resource ground overconsuming going difficult philip klein glasgow school friday attend march father schoolmate want good future philip said hopefully fix laura kelly student edinburgh blunt moment better moment said pointed banner read action swim later time important said running rudy sinclair also missing school glasgow said school encouraged taking day join march feel people come better chance government take notice feel pressure something said presence environmental activist conference muted pandemic restriction well difficulty obtaining vaccine visa affordable accommodation leaving unable attend britainbased cop coalition umbrella group climate activist organisation labelled conference least accessible climate summit ever pointing chaotic crowding delegate told dial meeting hotel room monicah kamandau stand portrait glasgow scotland wednesday nov kamandau kenyan climate activist traveled glasgow hoping see billion climate finance commitment become reality andrew testathe new york time format event flipped previous year begin speech international leader including president joe biden also left many activist barred entering conference centre week heightened security monicah kamandau stand portrait glasgow scotland wednesday nov kamandau kenyan climate activist traveled glasgow hoping see billion climate finance commitment become reality andrew testathe new york time monicah kamandau kenyan climate activist travelled glasgow long called world richest country responsible climate change pay share addressing problem greater inclusivity youth voice debate solution hoping see billion climate finance commitment become reality clear direction mitigation adaptation mechanism put place country held accountable commitment want realistic look fact th summit climate discussion kamandau said view time lot promise made implemented particular woman activist developing nation among affected extreme weather driven climate change left crucial conversation around climate change many activist say survey people brazil india south africa vietnam face imminent threat climate change actionaid international charity group found nearly half respondent think developing country excluded representation climate talk threequarters think people region affected decision made summit diaka salena koroma climate activist sierra leone unable attend visa delayed despite invited participate began campaigning climate justice mudslide set torrential rain killed hundred freetown country capital said woman girl front line climate crisis like need visibility born system voice existence doesnt even matter said young people developing country koroma spoke video chat home said wanted see climate fund distributed directly already affected climate change broader commitment wealthy nation help mitigate issue also hope conference one day held africa bring voice continent table cant play politics kind issue said climate change surpasses every issue new york time company,1
woman holding clipboard amanda otero asked hoch planned vote favor ballot measure would replace minneapolis police department department public safety hoch ready answer absolutely happy distraction willing chat bit ended talking nearly minute think setting something good fail hoch said doesnt enough substance also critical police knew people mistreated sounded otero said shared value something really getting way real change hoch replied heavy sigh otero deputy director takeaction minnesota listened much talked finally asked scale completely favour ballot measure would hoch place called three beginning labelled five deep canvassing action messy roundabout way persuade voter talking point pamphlet getting talk experience feeling ultimately goal get voter support specific policy also change mind long term one election one issue minneapolis aim gain support charter amendment would transform police department also help voter rethink law enforcement look like country city derek chauvin former police officer found guilty murder killing george floyd black man whose death galvanised protest movement racial justice era mass texting automated robocalls email blast character social medium post deep canvassing seems step modern politics sort slow food movement activist set typical campaign work canvasser knock door intent getting voter talk minute two deep canvassing idea exchange story case experience police develop empathy anyone think differently many modern campaign left right designed engage people already agree issue deep canvassing aim preach far outside choir even congregation whose mind would need changed support given policy candidate canvasser briefed splitting group heading speak resident minneapolis ballot measure oct organiser intent deep canvassing longer conversation voter focus people need convinced aaron nesheimthe new york time minneapolis important test case eager bring deep canvassing community country envisioning ten thousand people trained talk people disagree aim win convert policy help restore voter faith democracy canvasser briefed splitting group heading speak resident minneapolis ballot measure oct organiser intent deep canvassing longer conversation voter focus people need convinced aaron nesheimthe new york time era many people think opposition boogeyman said steve deline whose new conversation initiative worked team lead deep canvass climate immigration jail reform issue giving people space share feeling experiencing tell theyre wrong instead get shared place relatable human proponent argue polarised age strategy work persuade yet embraced sweeping progressive change issue immigration transgender right policing knock door often lead conversation last long half hour often leave canvasser voter feeling disarmed open progressive superpower right thats getting big idea national conversation like never said george goehl director people action train liberal group like one minnesota think really get thing across finish line conversation people see eyetoeye work labourintensive expensive training canvasser take hour vast majority voter never even open door strongly disagree often least likely speak stranger door minneapolis city million volunteer staff member reached voter visiting home making phone call still method persuasion shown effective pioneered gayrights advocate california state ballot measure outlawed samesex marriage three year later advocate minnesota relied deep canvassing help defeat ballot measure banning samesex marriage far political tactic primarily used activist left study researcher university california berkeley yale found deep canvassing miami los angeles changed attitude voter reluctant support transgender right part prompting voter reflect experience treated differently canvasser take action minnesota prepare speak resident minneapolis ballot measure oct take action minnesota adopted deep canvassing way engage voter knock thousand door aaron nesheimthe new york time goehls group used deep canvassing phone try win rural white voter swing state behalf joe biden internal study showing far effective persuading voter traditional canvassing canvasser take action minnesota prepare speak resident minneapolis ballot measure oct take action minnesota adopted deep canvassing way engage voter knock thousand door aaron nesheimthe new york time year supporter charter amendment minneapolis contend black resident unfairly targeted police turned deep canvassing way engage voter first racism push lawenforcement reform whose opponent reduced loaded phrase defunding police changing mind race requires hard work humantohuman contact listening learn confirm goehl said quick fix shortcut thing go unsaid even lengthiest conversation police issue racism mentioned training session conversation voter observed reporter two day earlier month canvasser white voter encountered white voter said would likely vote favour measure convinced majority black voter supported otero leaving home hoch librarian otero noticed black life matter sign front window perhaps missed opening came welcome surprise woman sitting porch next door waved black life matter sign posted front house along sign spelling love several different language mary scavotto introduced announced birthday otero politely declined piece cake launched script scavotto heard charter amendment oh whole idea throwing everything air exploding without plan concern scavotto said scavotto said lived block nearly year would move minneapolis measure passed pointed gas station burned last summer recalled neighbour careful take anything porch could taken used cause damage home bag packed gas tank ready go moment said added weve seen happens le police dont want kid anymore dark nodding along otero noted increased spending police made anyone feel safer described younger brother struggle mental health ambivalence toward law enforcement want cop catch brother get help said otero latina well wait dont want record would give help spoke fear whenever husband immigrant nicaragua drive around minneapolis scavotto white listened intently understand people colour felt safe police know reform said otero said hoped conversation like would bring kind clarity think would take minneapolis u really come together across age race class life experience asked reeling year trauma well thats milliondollar question scavotto replied nervous laugh cant even get along eight sibling right looking back halfhour conversation day later scavotto said kept night remarked otero listened spoke said promised attend local forum better understand charter amendment wouldnt change vote yet said added feel open new york time company,0
team researcher four american university report eating bean instead beef would sharply reduce greenhouse gas ghg responsible climate change team headed helen harwatt california loma linda university llu concluded american would eat bean instead beef u would immediately realise approximately percent ghg reduction target year without imposing new standard automobile manufacturing shifting dietary pattern achieve required ghg reduction long advocated researcher far food consumption anchored climate change policy extent energy production transportation page paper published journal climatic change researcher said performed relatively simple analysis calculate difference ghgs resulting replacement beef bean term calorie protein result demonstrate substituting bean beef could achieve approximately per cent reduction needed meet ghg target u turn shift would free per cent u cropland report said said currently recognised climate policy option bean beef scenario offer significant climate change mitigation environmental benefit illustrating high potential animal plant food shift researcher explained beef cattle ghgintensive food produce production legume bean pea et al result th amount ghgs beef researcher note third american consumer currently purchasing meat analog plantbased product resemble animal food taste texture trend suggesting animalsourced meat longer necessity finding demonstrate substituting plantsourced food animalsourced food play important role climate change mitigation researcher conclude substituting bean beef entirely satisfy u ghg reduction target could combined mitigation effort major emitter power generation transportation researcher said,1
british prime minister gordon brown expected walk fine line talk monday president george bush keeping distance issue like iraq preserving special relationship united state twoday meeting camp david retreat maryland catoctin mountain brown set seek support package measure try end conflict sudan darfur region iraq war concern iran nuclear program climate change effort revive doha round world trade talk also agenda camp david meeting first new british prime minister bush since brown succeeded tony blair last month reserved somewhat formal brown seen unlikely form kind close bond gregarious predecessor bush first meeting bush famously remarked blair used brand toothpaste brown keen avoid association label america poodle british medium gave blair stood shoulder shoulder bush september attack invasion iraq blair closeness bush angered british public contributed decision step early still u british official sought play notion cooling tie country brown arrived camp david sunday evening told bush glad history associated retreat speculation iraq two dined together monday hold meeting followed news conference lunch cheeseburger french fry banana pudding speculation brown may want end britain military involvement iraq resurfaced sunday report sunday time newspaper brown chief foreign policy adviser sounded u foreign policy expert possibility early british withdrawal brown spokesman said prime minister would unveil plan pull british troop said change government position aide brown say want focus ending darfur conflict breaking deadlock global trade talk brown support french president nicolas sarkozy proposing package measure try end conflict darfur includes united nation security council resolution african unionunited nation peacekeeping force immediate ceasefire restarting peace process economic aid package darfur british government source said would also hold threat sanction sudanese government failed cooperate brown meet democrat republican congressional leader washington monday afternoon spokesman said tuesday brown hold talk un secretarygeneral ban kimoon new york give speech world body,1
gate built one great fortune human history founded microsoft paul allen gates net worth estimated billion includes asset varied trophy real estate public company stock rare artifact there big stake luxury four season hotel chain hundred thousand acre farmland ranch land including buffalo bill historic wyoming ranch billion dollar worth share company like autonation waste management there beachfront mansion southern california one leonardo da vincis notebook amount money diversity asset involved divorce boggles imagination said david aronson lawyer represented wealthy client divorce case rarely case even close size divorce amazon founder jeff bezos exwife novelist philanthropist mackenzie scott bigger bezos estimated fortune billion though mostly amazon stock scott kept amazon share worth billion time gate decade diversifying holding owns microsoft instead stock portfolio includes stake dozen publicly traded company largest private owner farmland country according land report addition four season stake luxury hotel company caters private jet owner real estate portfolio includes one largest house country several equestrian facility owns stake clean energy investment fund nuclear energy startup also bill melinda gate foundation separate rest gate fortune endowment billion foundation one world largest charitable organization play uniquely important role global public health endowment trust divided part marital estate though question remain whether main recipient charitable contribution split complete couple separation agreement place according divorce filing french gate detail disclosed filing asks court divide real estate personal property debt according term set forth agreement lawyer french gate working plan separating asset since person knowledge matter said divorce lawyer working gate split say personal asset could hard value hard separate highly complex wealth already divided soon announcement billion worth share autonation canadian national railway two mexican company belonging couple transferred french gate making billionaire right itemised list might harder come divorce actually one time thing crack open light shine said chuck collins senior scholar institute policy study washington author wealth hoarder billionaire pay million hide trillion added prenuptial agreement settlement designed privacy part prenup nondisclosure family trust thing said theyve got lined fall love time lawyer point issue cause friction average divorce completely absent stratospherically wealthy almost easier settle case like party inclined settle case people live comfortably dont enough live comfortably split everything half aronson said people change extent many billion dollar give away whatever want secretively managed fortune centre gate fortune gate foundation endowment littleknown entity called cascade investment based kirkland washington run michael larson former bond fund manager putnam investment cascade overseen endowment personal wealth gate french gate decade gate began reducing stake microsoft beginning initial public offering owned company stake worth million time today estimated net worth billion according forbes billion according research firm wealthx including gate foundation endowment gate personal fortune cascade likely oversees asset put par beyond world biggest hedge fund size larson operates cascade obsessive level secrecy going great length cloak firm transaction cant easily traced back gates interview fortune magazine larson said chose name cascade genericsounding name pacific northwest larsons wealthmanagement strategy grounded value investing longterm approach finding solid underpriced stock approach often associated warren buffett close friend gate larson focus buying holding brickandmortar company rather highgrowth technology stock gate chooses tech investment hold outside cascade strategy pay foundation family wealth tend focus wealth preservation rather making risky bet delivered best possible outcome decade absolute discretion said roger mcnamee silicon valley investor helped found privateequity firm elevation partner worked larson past larson particular fondness luxury hotel betting top property withstand recession better budget lodging cascade owns various four season hotel including one whistler canada well charles hotel cambridge massachusetts gate teamed buy four season hotel management company prince alwaleed bin talal billion taking stake although cascade said committed four season long haul recent year cascade kingdom holding prince alwaleeds family office flirted idea exiting least part investment according person familiar thinking late gate prince alwaleed discussed possibility initial public offering stock valuation billion person said idea ipo private sale one stake broached recent month person added kingdom official respond request comment cascade spokesman declined comment future philanthropy gate french gate played outsize role philanthropy question future gate foundation immediately arose following news divorce foundation directs billion country help fight poverty disease given away nearly billion buffett pledged billion fortune gate foundation greatly increasing grant making since stepped daytoday operation microsoft gate devoted much time foundation also run gate venture firm invests company working climate change issue decade gate shed image ruthless tech executive battling u government antitrust viewed global dogooder appears keenly aware stark contrast scale wealth role philanthropist ive disproportionately rewarded work ive done many others work hard struggle get acknowledged yearend blog post bill melinda gate foundation created today two serve cochairs foundation said change divorce complete french gate recently public effort group pivotal venture focused gender equality social progress remains unclear level resource disposal divorce complete french gate likely still wield enormous influence world philanthropy there explanation get situation privilege french gate told new york time last year there none new york time company,1
thats already carbon negative absorbing climatechanging emission year produce forest thinly populated country le million people absorb million tonne carbon year economy designed reduce fossil fuel use waste produce le tonne showing world political sonam wangdi secretary national environment commission told thomson reuters foundation interview un climate talk glasgow tiny growing club carbon negative forest country emerging suriname small rainforest country north brazil already member panama expected certified later year common strong protection carbonabsorbing forest alongside increasingly tough measure hold climatechanging emission including effort adopt renewable energy electrify transport cut waste cop formed formal alliance signing declaration calling international finance preferential trade carbon pricing measure support economy carbon negative nation yet emerge taking first step world u looking support said albert ramdin suriname foreign minister signing three country achieved based national effort national sacrifice added wangdi said bhutan carbon negative path began thenking rejected plan grow economically cutting forest make way farm industry instead king pushed economy built part sustainable forest management focus balancing conservation development wangdi said ultimately helped tiny landlocked kingdom protect environment cutting poverty rate percent percent according world bank though pandemic recently pushed rate slightly dont extract much reuse recycle effort government everyone wangdi said bhutan law require government maintain least forest cover currently tree cover percent land join club erika mounes panama foreign minister said channeling economic benefit nation protect forest key expanding carbon negative club helping drive global effort cut climatechanging emission carbon negative cost there surveillance protected area make sure actually protected told thomson reuters foundation educating citizen protecting nature also crucial said since actual forestkeepers panama hope share learned path certified carbon negative un climate secretariat including lesson indigenous forest community able many,1
meeting rich nation next month germany litmus test united state plan help world fight climate change head un environment programme unep said tuesday united state world biggest polluter said month would continue reject target plan cap greenhouse gas emission blamed global warming fear could jeopardise economic growth germany host leader industrialised country next month want agree halve carbon emission unep bos achim steiner said one prejudge washington position pressure mount option move forward think debate taking place u whole also u administration bring u initiative table help steiner told news conference day away major litmus test moment see u administration see playing constructive positive role building international consensus amid growing public concern climate change damning scientific report effect nation remain gridlock talk widen action brake warming beyond end first period un kyoto protocol president george bush opposes kyotostyle emission cap say cost u job wrongly exclude poor nation climate expert believe new talk kyoto successor wait leaf office steiner said domestic pressure building remarkable alliance major corporation asking u government introduce emission target u city committing voluntarily reduce emission last week democratic congressional leader also urged bush reverse course strengthen u stance climate change ahead summit,1
ottawa oct bdnews comreuters canadian voted tuesday election likely produce third minority government four year give conservative prime minister stephen harper renewed mandate day campaign focus would best manager troubled economic time intensified global turmoil poll showed voter sticking harper though support came high reached week ago last poll campaign ekos projected would increase seat count parliament expense main opposition liberal party would still almost short needed majority harper offered modest tax break spending initiative arguing steady hand would get canada turbulence hit world market liberal leader stephane dion bookish francophone hesitates english found difficult time relatively high energy price sell plan new carbon tax fight climate change accompanied income tax cut subsidy poor started cut harper lead charged prime minister enough prevent financial contagion spreading canada conservative lead liberal widened parallel specific action taken improve canadian bank liquidity analyst said market rebound week make voter optimistic one dions problem competing two party left nationally new democrat green fourth party separatist bloc quebecois province quebec pool vote together win election said lastminute pitch monday trouble party making similar pitch best one deny harper second term split right guaranteed liberal rule split left help conservative career least harper dion potentially line dion named liberal leader december loses party required decide whether replace harper said weekend whichever leader loses likely replaced also said even get second minority rather parliamentary majority stronger position year minority mandate harper called election september ground parliament deadlocked others threatening topple autumn opposition party usually give new government pas start mandate canada staggered voting hour across country running hour province ending pm edt gmt newfoundland pm maritime province pm edt quebec alberta pm edt british columbia,1
christian chapman compared feeling bettercoms orientation head rush new relationship perk bountiful mission sound chapman mortgage underwriting trainer fell fast hard lgtm teammate cheered stood let get money soon though red flag notable video call last summer vishal garg company chief executive unleashed expletiveladen monologue beating competition prompting chapman hit mute usher young daughter room last month garg summoned bettercom employee including chapman roughly staff fired zoom call recorded shared online garg later apologised one week afterward company board announced founder chief executive taking time role almost two year couch office colleague instant message avatar workforce shocking change imposed reconsidered basic assumption people treat one another corporate life tolerance dealing jerky boss decreased observed angelina darrisaw chief executive firm csuite coach saw spike interest executive coaching service last year cant wake lead people added company thinking make sure manager actually equipped manage scrutiny workplace behaviour come several year highprofile conversation appropriate office conduct metoo movement propelled dozen executive step accusation sexual assault black life matter protest killing george floyd prompted corporate leader issue apology past discriminatory behaviour lack racial diversity workforce pledge make amends increasingly people work routine upended pandemic theyve begun question thrum unpleasantness accumulation indignity used shrug part office deal saying working jerk illegal jerk introduces hiccup meancolleague reckoning definition bully often eye coffeefetcher pop culture archetype recent year ice queen standard higher stiletto heel meryl streep miranda priestly thinly veiled anna wintour devil wear prada sort bos might ask assistant reason coffee isnt died something real life jerk behaviour exists spectrum cringe founder whose vision ambition make difficult staff question temper garg accused employee fired stealing company putting hour response request comment bettercom pointed gargs early december apology way executed layoff there example hollywood mogul scott rudin made critically acclaimed art also threw stapler underling later apologised there millennial hustle culture unhinged aways former chief executive steph korey demanded loyalty slack activity hour day night hope everyone group appreciates thoughtfulness ive put creating career development opportunity wrote message telling staff stop requesting time korey apologised there selfdetermined type like oracle larry ellison referred leadership style mbr management ridicule youve got good intellectual intimidation rhetorical bullying ellison said later disavowed strategy inexperienced insecure ceo tessa west social psychologist new york university wrote field guide bad personality called jerk work sketch handful bulldozer free rider gaslighter kiss upkick downer many example boss tend harder report west quest personal encounter workplace jerk came graduate school university connecticut peer resorted creative form sabotage giving west wrong time meeting would arrive late calling clothing overly sexualized dressed like california girl west said comment seem clearly violation code conduct aside basic manner west hesitated escalate issue climate changed west reflected think recognize behaviour really inappropriate reporting work always meant accepting variety unpleasantries commute precoffee chitchat people would like tell even yet past year rebalanced power seesaw worker bos maybe surge people quitting record high million american voluntarily left job november maybe ebbing willtheywontthey tide return office plan whatever change worker feeling empowered call manager entirety career would hear phrase full self work meant wearing pop colour darrisaw said mean making time meditation team making time conversation company showing support community jacquelyn carter think going quit job start pandemic working nonprofit houston taught mother worked place year important stick team long possible slight started add colleague regularly forgot name others talked meeting manager organization called idea stupid black woman found fielding insensitive remark white colleague get home space realize dont deal someone passing hallway commenting hair said watched tiktoks people celebrating decision leave job didnt like quittok post featuring destiny child bill bill bill cardi b money one prime example genre trio woman dance way offscreen text read company would rather lose reliable hard working employee fix toxic management carter decided mean colleague good reason leave employer started looking new opportunity joined darrisaws firm badbossgoodbye post also inspired jump retail office job including kristofer flatt used work bigbox store arkansas said manager ignored plea protective gear gave timeconsuming task explanation change item aisle charcoal birdseed questioned request take time funeral spring quit moved corporate job youre business leader want recruit best talent need start prioritizing work creating conscious culture said janine yancey run emtrain provides workplace training last couple decade company invested much time resource developing leadership management skill said everyones focused technical skill necessarily yancey used work employment lawyer came feel workplace change wanted see wouldnt brought solely legal reform something reaffirmed watched ellen pao lose gender discrimination lawsuit venture capital firm kleiner perkins caufield byers law bare minimum yancey said society change shani ospinas work trying accelerate change professional jerk patroller executive coach work strategyzer software consulting company conduct minute screening interview process ass personality fit job candidate helping enforce company emphasis team player aspect proud ospina start asking get deeper aspect would like change brace winceinducing got promoted year later id hoped ospinas process guided idea people petty sometimes separate average person hardcore jerk capacity recognize failure try improve one strategyzers founder alex osterwalder say common jerk quality blaming colleague refusing feedback talking people behind back belief screening nonjerkiness important looking technical skill jerkiness like incompetency take toll productivity competent jerk rise rank widereaching effect especially corporate culture put emphasis output work get done people get gold star performance collegiality baird financial service firm took principle step codifying policy employee informed orientation company asshole rule even written training material leslie dixon head human resource fired people violating putting print talking theyre onboarded throughout career foster open conversation behaviour thats illegal uncomfortable dixon said like team strategyzer enforcer bairds policy realize rudeness isnt immutable trait people arent fired slipups even beth kavelaris director culture integration company said got feedback year ago helped rethink conduct bos said youve got learn listen better beth think interrupted telling kavelaris recalled ive gotten better havent told long last month garg fired people zoom posted apology bettercom team failed show appropriate amount respect appreciation individual affected wrote pledged better note concluded promise transparent share goal reckoning came moment nearly every company share goal keeping talent nobody hit metric dont staff many realizing there nothing thins workforce like misbehaviour darrisaw example csuite coach help company ass improve culture people trying leave certain team asks client often tell management style like sometimes worker name shame meaner colleague case job fall resigning instead mean quitting season might spell trouble jerk new york time company,0
food agricultural organisation director general jacques diouf lauded achievement bangladesh enhancing food production recent month face adverse condition diouf said bangladesh experience expertise appreciated position share others facilitating sustainable food security un organisation said press statetement friday comment came meeting agriculture adviser c karim leading bangladesh delegation th special session fao conference fao headquarters italian capital rome diouf assured karim continued fao support bolster effort bangladesh coming month meeting karim appreciated role fao meeting challenge global food security hoped renewed revitalised fao would able cope emerging challenge including emanating climate change karim accompanied bangladesh ambassador rome permanent representative fao masud bin momen member delegation karim also held talk head delegation member state including netherlands discus enhancing bilateral cooperation agriculture sector,0
united state may provide incubating ground flu strain helping migrate warmer climate u researcher said thursday many year researcher assumed flu strain mostly product china southeast asia team university michigan howard hughes medical institute florida state university found strain flu circulating north america die end influenza season appear head south america migrate even farther reported may happened n swine flu pandemic added found although china southeast asia play largest role influenza migration network temperate region particularly usa also make important contribution said trevor bedford university michigan whose study appears public library science journal plo pathogen colleague tested genetic sequence seasonal flu virus collected patient around world built sort family tree charting relationship among virus new understanding flu may require public health official change strategy fighting flu said example aggressive use antiviral drug roche ag tamiflu could promote drug resistance flu strain never really die united state found instance south america get almost flu north america bedford said statement would suggest rather giving south america vaccine rest world get could construct vaccine preferentially strain circulating north america previous season finding could also used keep better track flu strain team said kind research get clearer idea world flu actually coming know mostly southeast asia see come temperate region well surveillance need become global bedford said first case n swine flu diagnosed united state expert still unsure swine flu originated genetic analysis suggests came pig circulating many year detected,0
million world poorest child among vulnerable unwitting victim climate change caused rich developed world united nation report said tuesday calling urgent action unicef report climate child responsibility measured action target set millennium development goal halve child poverty found failure count health survival education sex 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 extra 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 rising million temperature rise three degree unicef report said economic damage due climate change would force parent withdraw child school place many guaranteed least one meal day many area fetch water fuel instead environmental change wrought climate change also expand range deadly disease like 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 effort made reach international agreement action ensure temperature rise degree environmentalist say degree inevitable whatever action taken partly year time lag climate response emitted carbon partly nation like china cant wont stop burning carbon china vast coal reserve economy growing percent year set overtake united state world biggest carbon emitter open new coalfired power station week developing nation pressure sign new curb carbon emission end next year say reason keep people poverty problem caused rich 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
power tool roar army workman rush ensure europe largest citycentre shopping mall open time marketing executive say crisis global financial market accelerated trend among consumer reject conspicuous consumption billion westfield centre west london strong focus luxury open thursday promotional material cite louis vuitton prada tiffany gucci among store managing director michael gutman downplays massmarket offer even though couple precinct attracted particular attention told reuters telephone executive say retailer quietly dropping term luxury marketing material favour phrase depicting shopping relaxation time shared family friend credit harder obtain mortgage cost rising unemployment growing united state europe japan clever advertising may enough persuade still afford part money grim time becomes distasteful simply unfashionable spend money bling might call conspicuous consumption said rory sutherland vicechairman advertising agency ogilvy trend toward swedish lutheranstyle minimalism sutherland predicted referring modest even austere lifestyle favoured lutheran swede reputation bentleydriving broker scott david said people city london financial district could still afford hesitating spending conspicuously wouldnt turn meeting brandnew porsche would seen bad taste said dont want seen rubbing people face luxury good slump year strong growth luxury good sale expected fall globally percent fourth quarter may drop percent next year according study consulting firm bain co released month u sale porsche car fell percent september compared september overall car sale declined percent according figure autodata andy lear head planning london office french advertising agency publicis said repercussion financial crisis frontpage news worldwide week simply accelerating trend already existed people already looking something meaningful chasing cash buying thing look flashy said certainly financial service industry previously enjoyed luxury lifestyle say starting question relentless pursuit material gain investment banker patrick want surname used said working pattern changed recent month im going home earlier going work later took son school last week coming work something never said adding colleague partly tough financial climate meant employer would able pay large bonus year patrick said also buzz gone working long hour tone changed ive got different priority patrick looking way give something back society planning work charity offer debt counselling poor board game henrietta creighton managing director lifestyle boutique provides luxury concierge service said business slowed compared last year client still spending family celebration family board game scrabble trivial pursuit monopoly expected christmas hit family decided expensive holiday brian goldner chief executive toy maker hasbro told reuters interview last week credit crisis could propel people firmly secular society britain towards religion said lord richard harries member britain upper house parliament former anglican bishop perhaps last decade conspicuous consumption hollow celebrity culture entering might call era new seriousness said talk bbc radio greater focus family rise altruism spirituality often coincided downturn said nick willsjohnson research fellow curtain university business school centre applied economics sydney avaricious brash period typified film wall street followed global recession trendwatchers called caring whose tone set george bush senior pledge make united state kinder gentler nation downturn also boost antimaterialist movement especially among young said david fowler cambridge university author book youth culture modern britain flourish period austerity recession expose superficiality consumerdriven culture said,0
former british prime minister tony blair already taken international role middle east envoy tackling climate change plan world halve greenhouse gas emission blair travelled tokyo friday unveil climate change initiative said web site go china india next week discus proposal world two largest developing economy consensus right across world need new global deal heart got substantial cut emission difficult thing type deal thats work im working said video clip website wwwtonyblairofficeorg interview guardian newspaper blair said propose halving emission middle century extremely urgent percent cut central component blair said try year get agreed need true proper global deal need include america china blair spokesman matthew doyle said united state european union backed blair effort although yet signed proposed percent cut blair discussed project u president george bush well british prime minister gordon brown german chancellor angela merkel doyle added blair told guardian world needed agreement curbing greenhouse gas within two year fact matter take substantial action next two year thinking adaptation rather prevention said adding progress would made telling people consume chinese indian government determined grow economy hundred million poor people going industrialise going raise living standard quite right said since leaving office last year year prime minister blair taken role envoy quartet united state european union united nation russia promoting economic development palestinian also drawn criticism accepting lucrative business publishing public speaking deal among business deal hired january insurer zurich financial service help develop insurance product mitigate effect global warming,0
party power white house typically loses seat first midterm election presidential campaign many political analyst believe democrat could lose seat congress obama appearing fundraiser democratic house candidate hometown chicago said believed could prove differentweve got great chance take back house told people gathered cocktail reception ornate ballroom chicago hilton ticket price ranged per person per coupleobama reelected told donor willing work republican issue like creating job national infrastructure program said hard time finding republican lawmaker willing compromiseweve got politics stuck right reason stuck people spend time thinking next election thinking next generation obama saidobama said willing work republican currently control house accused obstructionism interest scoring political point placating baseit fifth time since april obama traveled raise money democrat running congress chicago people paid per person per couple attend dinner sculpturefilled apartment bettylu paul saltzman longtime chicago democratic activist obamas earliest political benefactorsobama told group described kind obama cabal democraticcontrolled house key achieving goal view legacy like curbing climate change gun violencemy interest making sure look back year say accomplished everything could incredible privilege advance interest broadest number american saidbut admitted winning back house wont easythis hard said blaming gerrymandering redistricting process many democratic group said unfairly benefit republicansfirst lady michelle obama also spoke two democratic fundraiser wednesday manhattanwe need get engaged every special election every midterm election across country told donor paid attend fundraiser manhattan apartment fashion designer tory burchwe need keep writing check havent maxed max get friend max said referring cap donation set u election lawat park avenue gala people paid attend first lady introduced basketball player jason collins recently came nation first openly gay major professional sport player,1
singapore oct bdnews comreuters world largest coral reef threat australia surging coal gas shipment climate change destructive starfish declining faster ever coral cover could fall percent next decade study show researcher australian institute marine science aim northeastern city townsville say australia great barrier reef lost half coral little generation pace damage picked since globally reef assailed myriad threat particularly rising sea temperature increased ocean acidity powerful storm threat great barrier reef even pronounced aim study published tuesday found term geographic scale extent decline unprecedented anywhere world aim chief john gunn told reuters aim scientist studied data individual reef queensland coast covering period found cyclone damage caused nearly half loss crownofthorns starfish percent coral bleaching spike sea temperature percent starfish native prey reef plague occurring much frequently ordinarily reef recover within year storm bleachings starfish attack climate change impact slow rising ocean acidification caused sea absorbing carbon dioxide disrupting ability coral build calcium carbonate structure hotter sea stress coral still green say km mile long reef ecosystem centerpiece multibillion tourism industry also face growing threat shipping driven planned expansion coal liquefied natural gas project concern put pressure authority figure protect fragile reef falling fast researcher say pace coral loss increased since trend continues coral cover could halve southern central area affected coral cover reef area fell percent percent coral cover reef consistently declining without intervention likely fall percent within next year say researcher study published proceeding national academy science journal called tougher curb greenhouse gas emission crucial way stem loss shipping new port queensland coast another major threat greenpeace say coal one australia top export earner state queensland country largest coalproducer also rapidly growing coalseam gas industry lng export earlier year greenpeace estimated port expansion could triple queensland coal export capacity million metric ton million ton would mean many coal ship per year could make way great barrier reef area percent ship according group queensland national government jointly manage reef launched major review managing risk facing unescolisted reef surrounding marine area review look managing threat increased shipping urban development gunn said better management buying time improving reef resilience climate change key area improving water quality river flowing reef area study suggesting fertilizerrich water help crownofthorns starfish larva rapidly multiply,1
fragile state like yemen south sudan competition scarce natural resource increasing growing need humanitarian aid undermines state ability deal climate risk said johan schaar stockholm international peace research institute dont see big shooting war think increasing frequency localised conflict tension could escalate much schaar told thomson reuters foundation world water week stockholm climaterelated disaster often force people home putting strain community move stirring grievance added south sudan world newest country climate change shortening delaying rainy season almost rural population affected drought flood said alier oka undersecretary ministry water resource irrigation climate change impacted resource rainfall variability key issue told conference pushing herder consider moving new area search pasture water likely run problem settled farmer common south sudan happening said result looting cattle tribal fighting occurring frequently added war peace yemen embroiled bloody civil war since water become weaponised said muna luqman chair food humanity local charity half population access safe drinking water already scarce commodity parched middle eastern country conflict broke said side targeted resource tool war added lack law regulate water use combined climate stress drought extreme heat worsened health social problem woman child worsthit said fighter speak freedom human right kill maim woman fetching water starving family said yemen suffering third major cholera outbreak since saudiled military coalition intervened try restore yemen internationally recognised government ousted power iranaligned houthi movement using water wisely foster peace said luqman worked project encourage tribe remote area share water station half world population likely live waterscarce area according economist intelligence unit launched blue peace index earlier month better manage shared water supply elisabeth van duin director netherlands ministry infrastructure water management warned lack safe water migration population growth could destabilise society contribute regional conflict syria lake chad climate change escalated tension said global hotspot future likely include india china million people set become victim drought flood added water become weapon conflict told conference adding climate water stress would particularly hard developing world,1
u president barack obama said sunday would push world leader week reshaping global economy response deepest financial crisis decade europe official kept pressure deal curb banker pay bonus twoday summit leader group country begin thursday summit held former steelmaking center pittsburgh pennsylvania marking third time le year leader country accounting percent world economy met coordinate response crisis united state proposing broad new economic framework hope adopt according letter top white house adviser obama said u economy recovering even unemployment remained high time rebalance global economy decade u overconsumption cant go back era chinese german country selling everything u taking bunch credit card debt home equity loan selling anything obama said interview cnn television year financial crisis erupted economist warned danger imbalance global economy namely huge trade surplus currency reserve built exporter like china similarly big deficit united state economy u consumer holding back spending house price plunged unemployment climb washington want country become engine growth thats part meeting pittsburgh going making sure there balanced economy obama told cnn china long target call west get massive population spend may reluctant offer significant change economic policy chinese president hu jintao meet obama week u proposal sketched letter obamas top adviser michael froman call new framework reflect balancing process white house want framework would pledge part leader individually collectively pursue set policy would lead stronger betterbalanced growth said letter obtained reuters without naming specific country proposal indicates united state save cut budget deficit china rely le export europe make structural change possibly area labor law make attractive investment head reluctance china fromans letter also supported beijing call developing country say international monetary fund imf would center peer review process would ass member nation policy affect economic growth economist worried trade dispute new u import duty chinese tire could make hard leader renew pledge avoid protectionism let alone discus major rethink world economy nonetheless call new equilibrium growing need rebalancing growth increase consumption emerging market enough growth short term international monetary fund chief dominique strausskahn told financial time pittsburgh first several expected antig protest march took place hundred demonstrator demanding government create job spending money public work jobless recovery prospect permanent high unemployment economy said larry holmes protest organizer bail people movement bigger protest expected thursday friday europe press bonus european official renewed call summit curb bonus paid banker massive payouts linked risky investment widely seen factor credit crisis german finance minister peer steinbrueck said supported dutch proposal limit banking executive bonus level fixed annual salary kind idea u official mindful wall street concern oppose german chancellor angela merkel seeking reelection next weekend said saturday thoroughly optimistic deal could done reforming financial market french president nicolas sarkozy tempered call bonus cap possibly paving way deal tying payouts banker longterm performance quick bet steinbrueck member centerleft social democrat said would press country examine idea global tax financial transaction curb excess u draft summit communique mention plan german magazine der spiegel said source told reuters idea would discussed leader european union impose limit banker bonus even united state european commission president jose manuel barroso said sunday united state keen show europe taking step rein excess financial market pace u regulatory reform slow hindered opposition powerful banking lobby obama administration focus healthcare reform delay could get longer still senate top legislator financial regulation favor radical streamlining bank supervisory agency change proposed obama leader due discus issue pittsburgh including climate change ahead important united nation negotiation emission level december eu barroso warn monday talk dangerously close deadlock moment world afford disastrous outcome according excerpt speech make new york,1
china developing nation must help pay reduction greenhouse gas emission blamed global warming u commerce secretary gary locke said monday backing recent statement put greater burden united state united state developed country make costly commitment address climate change developing country like china must locke told member manufacturing council private sector advisory group theyve got step theyve got pay cost complying global climate change theyve got invest energy efficiency conservation also definitive step reducing greenhouse gas emission locke said comment followed locke statement last week china u consumer pay carbon content good consume country around world important consume product made around world benefit america consumption activity thats causing emission greenhouse gas quite frankly american need pay locke told american chamber commerce shanghai meeting chinese official beijing commerce department spokesman said locke endorsing tax import particular policy option reduce carbon content imported good instead locke trying say u company must put trade disadvantage united state move pas legislation rein greenhouse gas emission come primarily burning fossil fuel spokesman said there obvious concern u company compete level playing field voice cabinet american business thats concern secretary trying convey spokesman said china recently passed united state largest overall greenhouse gas emitter though u per caput emission still far exceed china locke u energy secretary steven chu china last week discus two country could work together clean energy technology reduce carbon dioxide greenhouse gas emission closing press conference beijing two cabinet secretary praised china step already taking reduce greenhouse gas emission said model developing country follow commerce spokesman said locke fact stressed chinese leader throughout visit needed take step reduce country carbon footprint,1
brussels wed apr bdnews comreuters european union executive arm welcomed wednesday new u plan cutting greenhouse gas emission saying proposal would facilitate global deal late year fighting climate change democrat u house representative launched sweeping effort tuesday control emission gas blamed global warming time help industry struggle meet proposed environmental requirement welcome really encouraging european environment commissioner stavros dimas told news conference waxmanmarkey proposal us base year u carbon emission would reduced percent percent percent plan ambitious u president barack obama dimas oversees environment issue nation eu executive body said u proposal although left key question unanswered would help world leader clinch new agreement controlling greenhouse gas emission deal discussed danish capital copenhagen send strong message copenhagen facilitate agreement copenhagen dimas said,1
reaching binding climate deal upcoming un conference mexico likely difficult delegate group developing nation said monday spurring doubt global climate accord year environment minister brazil south africa india china known basic group meeting rio de janeiro said developed nation done enough cut emission help poor country reduce delay united state australia implementing scheme cut carbon emission added gloomy sentiment possible result cancun meeting time get cancun u senator still completed legislation clearly get le legally binding outcome said buyelwa sonjica south africa water environment affair minister u concern realistic fact may complete legally binding accord said basic nation held deliberation sunday monday upcoming climate talk representative said talk yield specific proposal emission reduction presented cancun meeting think bit wiser copenhagen expectation cancun realistic expect miracle said indian environment minister jairam ramesh added country failed make good promise billion fast track financing emission reduction program poor country single important reason going difficult inability developed country bring clarity financial commitment undertaken copenhagen accord said hope global treaty cutting carbon emission slow global warming dealt heavy blow last year rich poor nation unable agree legally binding mechanism reduce global carbon emission country backed nonbinding accord agreed copenhagen last year limit global warming degree celsius fahrenheit preindustrial time spell achieved u senate thursday postponed effort pas broad legislation combat climate change september earliest vastly reducing possibility legislation ready cancun conference begin december australia delayed carbon emission trading scheme heavy political pressure industry rely heavily coal energy idnsge te un climate agency detailed contingency option world agree successor kyoto protocol whose present round expires new deal sight kyoto placed carbon emission cap nearly developed country,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,0
funding world bank international development association ida increase diversify productivity crop livestock fishery besides enhancing market access world bank said statement tuesday project help achieve food security improve resilience climate change enhance nutrition safer diversified food said qimiao fan bank country director bangladesh bhutan nepal bangladesh population million produce around million tonne rice year face occasional scarcity due natural calamity agriculture employ percent workforce play important role growth ida credit year term including sixyear grace period service charge percent,1
electionyear call change echoing presidential campaign also heard u house senate race democrat appear headed toward expanding control congress poll show voter favor democrat republican host issue including iraq war economy energy believe country wrong track unpopular president george bush nears end term yet democrat face challenge survey show one five american approves closely divided congress democrat took control bush republican january despite loss republican blocked democrat number front including effort withdraw iraq public want change said stu rothenberg nonpartisan rothenberg political report track presidential congressional election voter think who charge dont think congress think president voter angry usually take party president said sen barack obama illinois took lead democratic presidential race preaching hope change washington often tied knot political fighting obamas change refrain proved popular sen hillary clinton new york democratic rival white house us sen john mccain arizona presumptive republican presidential nominee november voter pick successor bush also elect third member senate entire member house democrat hold senate house representative four vacancy democrat expected gain least handful seat chamber remote shot reaching senate number needed end republican procedural roadblock known filibuster last time either party held filibusterproof senate democrat helm everything go right democrat could reach said jennifer duffy nonpartisan cook political report added chance slim tough climate twentythree senate seat election held republican five retiring number others face tough challenge senate democrat reelection favored win tough climate said sen john ensign nevada chairman senate republican campaign committee good night u would hold seat current ensign said said dont see way democrat get sen charles schumer new york chairman senate democratic campaign committee said moving nicely direction democrat raised money republican far fewer congressional retirement generally easier time recruiting challenger yet begun fretting possible fallout bitter battle obama clinton democratic nominating primary party presidential nomination increasingly concerned could create wound democratic primary dont heal november said rep chris van hollen maryland chairman house democratic campaign committee van hollen said believe damage would cost democrat congress could hurt effort gain seat andrew kohut pew research center conduct political polling said strong showing mccain white house race could help stem republican loses congress top ticket crucial said kohut mccain well among independent independent decide election democrat hope blunt claim mccain republican agent change tying bush long saddled approval rating percent george bush ballot year cast shadow election van hollen said house republican explain seven year vote favor failed iraq economic policy rep tom cole oklahoma chairman house republican campaign committee brushed talk saying think prospect discounted beyond cole noted democrat control congress blaming republican many woe including unpopular iraq war struggling economy soaring gas price democrat control house senate said piece negativity toward washington,0
tolesbey yearold smallbusiness owner voted former president twice never participating election life follows politics incessantly obsession credit obamas influence started tshirt company called cant trump god obama left office president donald trump election sent downward emotional spiral religion could counteract even tolesbey waited outside one obamas recent rally wondered aloud political hero signature idealism place today flamethrowing political climate different world living tolesbey said need something different obama crisscrossed country support democratic candidate nerve rattling among member coalition fuelled historic rise backbencher illinois statehouse america first black president people watch barack obama speak rally la vega oct new york time week domestic terrorism shocked political system ahead election obamas speech election cycle largely stuck trademark theme idealism hope supporter wonder witnessing living time capsule bygone era civil political rhetoric people watch barack obama speak rally la vega oct new york time obama remains top democratic surrogate country lending star power closely watched democratic candidate campaign final week including andrew gillum florida stacey abrams georgia joe donnelly indiana election trump tested former president theory measured change adviser acknowledge also jaded legion voter obama brought democratic fold including young people minority obamas adviser say former president see resisting trump inspiring voter false choice point speech summer broke longheld tradition heavily criticising trump even rarely mentioned current president name still like tolesbey supporter obama come want fist handshake era new generation progressive hitting back harder trump former president usually long time older generation told u politics supposed work pushing back said gabriella lorance went see obama two friend milwaukee first elected president took moment list favourite politician jason kander former missouri secretary state beto orourke senate candidate texas sharice david kansa former mixed martial art fighter could become first lesbian native american elected congress obama make cut reframing go making change said latosha brown organiser cofounder black voter matter said although respected obama particularly former community organiser come see constitutionalist political era requires radical action enough enough brown said going repeat cycle people telling u wait vote prove allegiance country president donald trump stage campaign rally murphysboro oct new york time divide could preview future fight among liberal coming year voter search obamas successor unifying face democratic party question tone best oppose trump front centre critical issue policy ideology president donald trump stage campaign rally murphysboro oct new york time year alone prospective contender democratic presidential nomination raised eyebrow willingness take antitrump rhetoric new level former vice president joe biden said would beat hell trump fight later apologised michael avenatti lawyer repeatedly clashed trump challenged member president family physical altercation eric holder former attorney general served obama eyeing run president caught ire obamas network took dark spin famous michelle obama line go low go high go low kick holder said georgia month thats new democratic party obamas speech littered appeal conservative milwaukee oscillated indicting modern republican party appealing called compassionate conservative interested building coalition next generation democrat may forgo wavering favour uncompromising tone last week amid eruption political violence two member new group progressive democrat stood forceful language alexandria ocasiocortez new york rashida tlaib michigan imagine isi sent bomb u official started shooting grocery store invading place worship ocasiocortez tweeted think administration would respond tlaib went even blaming pittsburgh shooting treeoflifesynagogue member show lack leadership compassion potus said tweet included two explicit phrase directed trump terrorist ar assault rifle weapon war killed fellow american human being deserve better michelle obama defended going high mantra saying leader responsibility show level decency fear proper motivator valerie jarrett close adviser obama said interview understands frustration among democrat trump administration jarrett said might harder president try appeal better angel political time remained necessary obama wouldnt change message jarrett said question isnt give people moment think want hear give message think important hear thats leadership obamas supporter agreed jarrett kasey dean waited obama rally nevada last week said duty politician uplift country moment uncertainty sink fear hallie sebena saw obamas rally milwaukee said way fight back without dirty need conversation begin place civility sebena said liberal voter said enraged trump administration changed look democratic messenger maybe someone fighter said tom mooshegian la vega trump set norm mooshegian said adding person run going match dana williams waiting obama husband daughter la vega said thought trump introduced style politics prioritises personal attack combat democrat may need meet fire fire said borrowing favourite phrase trump go low got go hard said brown adding convinced people high office understood urgency moment obama publicly respond holder comment repeatedly speech summer former president made impassioned plea brand politics hopeful civil driven incremental progress there something stake election go beyond politics obama said milwaukee last week stake politics decent honest lawful try right people thats worthy country love obama avoided political arena year returning summer focused effort state democrat facing key race senate also tends hold rally urban area voter historically le likely vote midterm election including young people minority jon favreau former speechwriter obama run liberal medium company said former president message evolved key issue voter suppression structural racism republican party become overtly tied white identity politics immigration reduction favreau said obama become explicit indictment laid pathway democratic candidate criticise resorting mudslinging favreau said campaign like gillums florida abrams georgia orourkes texas next generation next iteration obama message hope fighting donald trump youre fighting republican whatever sick burn figure havent done full job said voter want people fight behalf issue new york time news service,0
deborah zabarenko washington nov bdnews comreuters climate change could end globalisation nation look inward conserve scarce resource conflict flare refugee flee rising sea drought national security expert warned monday scarcity could dictate term international relation according leon fuerth george washington university one report author global cooperation based resourcerich world could give way regime vital commodity scarce fuerth said forum release age consequence consequence could essentially involve end globalisation known different part earth contract upon order try conserve need survive said fuerth national security adviser former vice president al gore rich country could go year process kicking people away lifeboat world poorest face worst environmental consequence said would extremely debilitating moral term also suggests kind hatred build different group accentuated group attempt move clement location planet fuerth said published center strategic international study report offer three scenario security implication climate change starting middleground estimate intergovernmental panel climate change scenario report said could expected forecast global warming degree degree sea level rise inch inevitable scenario predict scenario people nation threatened massive food water shortage devastating natural disaster deadly disease outbreak said john podesta president bill clinton former chief staff president center american progress think tank podesta called outcome inevitable even united state world biggest emitter climatewarming carbon dioxide enters immediately international system cap trade credit potent greenhouse gas unlikely though bill limit carbon emission debate possibly soon week senate environment public work committee president george bush opposed mandatory cap emission saying would hurt u economy climate change force internal crossborder migration people leave area food water scarce also flee rising sea area devastated drought flood severe storm also forecast consequence climate change south asia africa europe particularly vulnerable mass migration notably country islamic fundamentalism grown podesta said middle east said politics water hold sway jordan river creating physical link interest syria lebanon jordan israel palestinian authority editing jackie frank,1
lightning visit iraq u president george bush arrives australia tuesday expect antiiraq war protest attends asiapacific leader summit sydney majority australian opposed usled iraq war despite government full support australian troop serving iraq bush due arrive sydney tuesday night hour stop bush rally front city main railway station several protest planned asiapacific economic cooperation forum apec week culminating major march stop bush coalition saturday asiapacific leader hold summit sydney opera house today eve apec tell george bush welcome wherever architect death may travel said u iraq veteran matt howard sydney police refused grant march permit saturday demonstration say expect violent protest apec launching nation biggest ever security operation police tolerate unlawful illegal dangerous behaviour take swift action make clearer police said agreeing tuesday rally court action police took court action tuesday stop major apec protest court adjourned case wednesday saying protester insufficient time prepare case police say opposed march rejected protester planned route pass u consulate sydney several city block summit venue authority erected km mile security fence across central business district isolate leader sydney opera house nearby hotel total police troop patrolling city centre need recognise many thousand australian peacefully protesting bush apec majority said new south wale council civil liberty president cameron murphy said antibush sentiment mean australian antius australian still believe strongly u alliance u think would better served without president bush said council president cameron murphy opinion poll released tuesday commissioned medical association prevention war found percent australian believed bush worst president u history percent said remainder undecided clear majority australian believe george bush worst based primarily iraq war policy said association spokesman robert marr global warming protest protester also plan demonstrate global warming human right abuse china nuclear proliferation australian prime minister john howard made climate change major issue apec said binding greenhouse gas emission target united state pushing strong statement leader towards world trade pact green protester chained tuesday equipment australian port newcastle third apec protest week australia world biggest coal exporter apecs economy include united state japan china russia account nearly half global trade percent world gross domestic product asiapacific leader pledge ensure doha round global trade talk enter final phase year according draft apec leader statement obtained reuters world trade organisation talk resumed monday geneva discus draft text aimed breaking deadlock developed developing nation global trade talk first leader arrive australia chinese president hu jintao landed western australia state monday greeted falun gong candlelight protest human right abuse china hu visit ironmaking plant tuesday state major exporter commodity fuelling china booming economy fly australian capital canberra landing sydney later week falun gong plan protest sydney hus visit,1
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
leader commonwealth group mostly former british colony met friday threeday summit pressure get tougher human right abuse member risk losing purpose group britain yearold queen elizabeth opened meeting leader state commonwealth home percent world population five leading economy struggling make impact global policy leadup summit dominated pressure take stronger line human political right abuse confidential report group warned unless commonwealth risked becoming pointless organisation australian prime minister julia gillard opening speech touched issue said needed ensure member nation fall short group value understand peer want see change much debate focused sri lanka international demand allow independent inquiry accusation war crime year civil war especially final month sri lanka say wait result investigation next month calling pressure human right propaganda war waged defeated tamil tiger senior commonwealth official said foreign minister thursday failed agree key recommendation eminent person report group set right commissioner canada home large ethnic tamil community said boycott commonwealth summit sri lanka unless host country improves human right record today commonwealth leader faced choice reform commonwealth effectively address human right violation member risk becoming irrelevant said madhu malhotra amnesty international asiapacific deputy director british prime minister david cameron dismissed suggestion commonwealth longer much use live world network great network third world population different country across six continent told reporter perth network network value promoting human right democracy freedom aborigine cleanse opening ceremony aborigine cleansed opening ceremony waving smoke burning grass leader arrived local noongar aborigine welcomed leader traditional homeland stark reminder clash culture aborigine refer british white settlement australia invasion people protesting broad range issue demonstrated perth kept well away leader large contingent police central business district dominated office block mining company backbone western australia economy smaller country within group many risk effect global warming pressing strong statement ahead next month international summit climate change south african city durban also call leader help end practice child bride twelve country highest rate child bride commonwealth health advocate say law commonwealth state making homosexuality crime breached human right hindering fight hivaids commonwealth state represent percent world hivaids population,1
china laid plan curb carbon emission u president barack obama called nation act tackle global warming world leader tried inject momentum climate change talk le three month united nation conference aimed sealing world toughest pact fight climate change un secretarygeneral ban kimoon called tuesday leader summit give negotiation extra shrove summit guarantee get global agreement certainly one step closer global goal today ban said close meeting oneday summit drew nearly head state government official talk among nation copenhagen december forge replacement kyoto protocol whose first phase run end analyst green group gave cautious praise china japan said obamas speech long rhetoric short specific pledge u action address chinese president hu jintao said china new plan included vigorously developing renewable nuclear energy promised emission would grow slower economic growth future endeavor cut carbon dioxide emission per unit gdp notable margin level hu said pledge marked first time china said accept measurable curb emission seen attempt counter critic especially washington say beijing little fight climate change hu include specific figure however chinese official said would ready soon step come addition china current aim cut energy consumption per unit gdp percent compared level climate aid new japanese prime minister yukio hatoyama plaudit pledging offer aid help developing country deal climate change repeated goal reducing japanese greenhouse gas emission percent level hatoyama also proposed setting framework coordinate climate change aid give detail much cash kind technological assistance japan would provide obama outlined administration work climate since took office january said united state committed act offered new proposal urge quick u senate passage climate bill many observer see crucial reaching international deal generation response challenge judged history fail meet boldly swiftly together risk consigning future generation irreversible catastrophe obama said time reverse tide running ban wanted tuesday summit give momentum meeting week finance fight climate change key focus well crucial un climate negotiation bangkok monday last major negotiating round december copenhagen climate conference progress slow progress progress nevertheless standout president hu jintaos announcement china take carbon intensity target said frank jotzo deputy director australian national university climate change institute canberra greatest difficulty copenhagen right u domestic politics may take well u able make international commitment credibly backed domestic policy told reuters climate change bill mandating cut u emission unlikely passed u senate december domestic issue notably healthcare reform dominate agenda talk leading copenhagen negotiation denmark put developed developing country odds distribute emission curb poorer nation pressing richer one contribute hundred billion dollar year help cope rising temperature bit disappointing china give number greenhouse gas intensity said knut alfsen head research center international climate energy research oslo progress five year ago climate nonissue china environmentalist criticized obama putting specific first un address really step back step forward said thomas henningsen climate coordinator greenpeace international,1
saudi aramco said set initial share price riyal high end range forecast last month plan sell billion share company price company would worth trillion amount raised sale would exceed billion raised alibaba chinese online retail company initial offering five year ago new york stock exchange total could go higher company said underwriter could decide sell additional quantity share would raise proceeds billion ipo establish aramco one world valuable company trillion figure fall short saudi royal family hope offering valued company close trillion global investor proved skittish earlier valuation offered saudi government filing showed aramco immensely profitable posted profit billion first nine month year earnings declined risk like global warming geopolitical instability cast pall prospect aramco sell share riyadh stock market tadawul trading expected begin wednesday ipo process agonisingly slow since crown prince mohammed bin salman saudi arabia de facto ruler first raised idea making crown jewel saudi economy public company two year ago big early promise saudi taken cautious approach restricting listing initially saudi arabia order avoid rigorous disclosure would required new york london despite aramcos big profit oil company favour investor worry concern role fossil fuel climate change eventually curb demand aramcos large reserve oil gas last month international energy agency forecast world oil demand would flatten increasingly efficient car engine rising use alternative energy source shorter term concern combination growing oil supply united state canada brazil producer weaker demand due slowing world economy may reduce aramcos profitability potentially threatening ability pay large dividend promising investor aerial attack aramco facility september highlighted potential investor geopolitical risk operating persian gulf iran blamed attack temporarily forced aramco cut production half broadly killing dissident journalist jamal khashoggi saudi agent last year hurt reputation crown prince mohammed may repel investor still ipo showcase kingdom enormous oil wealth prospectus giving aramcos financial result reveals longhidden detail size saudi arabia oil field chief among monster called ghawar extends mile eastern part kingdom world largest oil field according prospectus ghawar accounted half saudi arabia production yet still reserve billion barrel oil wealth doesnt stop kingdom four field dwarf others aramco produced million barrel per day average three time million reported exxon mobil according report company founded u oil company aramco short arabian american oil co nationalised saudi government new york time company,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
week ended boisterous protest thousand street glasgow march friday led young climate activist barely old enough vote country accused world leader wasting little time remains safeguard future bookend first week watershed international climate summit scotland reveal widening divide threatens grow larger week month ahead power make decision much world warms coming decade mostly old male angriest pace climate action mostly young female two side vastly divergent view summit achieve indeed seem different notion time summit leader setting goal earliest case theyre setting target many today activist hitting retirement age activist say change must come immediately want country abruptly stop using fossil fuel repair climate damage felt corner globe especially punishing vulnerable people global south midcentury eternity time yesterday time dominique palmer activist friday future international put panel discussion new york time climate hub thursday need action right social movement almost always led young people make climate movement generational divide pointed fury young potent world leader meeting talking need address climate change since protester born result fact emission planetwarming gas risen sharply since first international climate summit year ago scientist say world le decade sharply cut emission avert worst climate consequence urgency drive protester one banner friday demonstration articulated dont mess future greta thunberg address climate rally glasgow scotland friday nov thunberg yearold swedish climate activist whose school strike inspired young people world take action climate change criticised world leader friday allowing exploitation people nature kieran doddsthe new york time world leader showing sensitivity criticism public private remark glasgow laced paean passion young well hint anxiety theyll face young voter back home many leader done already climate action emerging important election issue least country including united state germany voter elected youngest parliament green party recording best result ever launching climate change top agenda greta thunberg address climate rally glasgow scotland friday nov thunberg yearold swedish climate activist whose school strike inspired young people world take action climate change criticised world leader friday allowing exploitation people nature kieran doddsthe new york time johnson part warned peer legacy future generation said opening remark judge u bitterness resentment eclipse climate activist today organiser conference took pain include youth speaker official program one another head state government rose podium week assured attendee heard demand young impress mitzi jonelle tan yearold climate activist come glasgow philippine hear leader say want listen generation think theyre lying tan said eve friday protest really listening went would prioritising people profit cognitive dissonance verdict eric njuguna come kenya expecting serious commitment cop climate finance climate mitigation commitment arent strong enough huge gap leader young activist view summit john kerry yearold u climate envoy marveled friday progress made summit ive great many cop tell greater sense urgency cop kerry told reporter acknowledged complexity global negotiation diplomat still hammering rule global carbon trading discussing address demand reparation country played role creating climate problem suffered acute effect still kerry said never first day counted many initiative much real money real money put table even question mark climate activist march street glasgow scotland friday nov thousand climate activist across world descended week scottish city glasgow demanding nation gathering global climate conference produce real meaningful change kieran doddsthe new york time jochen flasbarth german energy minister cited three area progress global agreement reversing deforestation commitment reduce methane emission also coal exit plan endorsed three dozen country though biggest user climate activist march street glasgow scotland friday nov thousand climate activist across world descended week scottish city glasgow demanding nation gathering global climate conference produce real meaningful change kieran doddsthe new york time understand young people trying push hard see concrete implementation abstract goal flasbarth said friday however need goal leader spoke away camera clear anger youth getting skin one closeddoor meeting fellow minister flasbarth heard expressing concern activist painting world leader broad brush portraying protector fossil fuel industry let tell young people difference politician country side said progress possible group progress meeting attended bloc country called high ambition coalition french minister ecological transition barbara pompili said recognised young people activist told fellow minister went chose different route chose work inside system chose politician said chose try act difference decisionmakers inside summit protester outside barricade extend beyond age gender world leader head state mostly male street glasgow filled young woman girl young woman around world emerged passionate climate activist arguing many vulnerable drought water scarcity climate disaster lowincome woman child feed result climate movement shared mission effort educate girl developing nation monicah kamandau stand portrait glasgow scotland wednesday nov kamandau kenyan climate activist travelled glasgow hoping see billion climate finance commitment become reality andrew testathe new york time young female activist found sisterhood sense empowerment climate protest march campaign inspiration many young woman swedish activist greta thunberg whose school strike climate began solo effort blossomed worldwide movement monicah kamandau stand portrait glasgow scotland wednesday nov kamandau kenyan climate activist travelled glasgow hoping see billion climate finance commitment become reality andrew testathe new york time thunberg become influential wednesday criticised carbon offset making carbon emission one area paying reduction emission somewhere else company verifies carbon offset felt compelled defend practice friday thunberg appeared cheering throng thousand glasgow pronounce summit failure cop turned pr event leader giving beautiful speech announcing fancy commitment target behind curtain government global north country still refusing take drastic climate action said prompted michael mann yearold climate scientist caution negotiation among hundred country complex politics around climate policy simple might seem activist declaring dead arrival make fossil fuel executive jump joy tweeted referring summit want undermine discredit notion multilateral climate action saturday young protester returned street joining coalition group organiser billed global day climate action vanessa nakate yearold activist uganda said protester committed keep pressure continue holding leader accountable action daphne frias yearold climate activist new york city gave nod inevitable generational change coming always say leader failed u said new leader one going make decision going forward new york time company,1
european union executive adopted plan wednesday slash greenhouse gas emission seeking push world tough climate action delayed key decision soften impact industry plan transform europe energy supply fold increase renewable energy production britain example raise power bill percent european commission said measure vital step fight global warming country must join effort europe rest world act fast act boldly prevent catastrophe said eu environment commissioner stavros dimas measure would also curb bloc rising dependency import fossil fuel want dependent regime friend want protect commission president jose manuel barroso told european parliament presenting plan renewables target would wean nation bloc coal oil would decision power generator must pay permit emit carbon dioxide get free likely slash coal plant profit german utility rwe said called question future coal coal threatened economic viability rwes head power generation ulrich job told reuters measure implement euwide target eu leader agreed last march get fifth energy renewable source curb greenhouse gas emission percent still need approval eu leader eu parliament environmentalist urged eu cut emission unilaterally percent head nobel prizewinning un climate change panel said eu plan may prove lax see reason target may become stronger may become stringent rajendra pachauri told reporter world economic forum davos cost un panel last year warned tough climate action required global greenhouse gas emission peak detailed looming global warming threat including higher sea level flood drought commission proposal included major overhaul eu flagship emission trading scheme allocates fixed quota emission permit heavy industry airline oil refinery pay onefifth emission permit rising percent brussels delayed key decision industry vulnerable global competition steel aluminium cement get quota free condition company access free allowance left uncertain europe main industry lobby businesseurope complained statement significant electricity price increase result package warned industry leader worried higher energy cost tilt competitiveness favour china india emission limit time record oil price global deal curb emission succeeding kyoto protocol climate change eu said would also consider forcing importer buy permit power bill industry household rise bloc get energy expensive clean technology supply co permit power generator shrink utility pas extra cost consumer barroso dismissed cost concern telling parliament additional effort needed realise proposal would le percent gdp amount euro week everyone resistance expected target country cut greenhouse gas install renewable energy eu executive talked potential business benefit give europe head start race create lowcarbon global economy unleash wave innovation create new job said dimas brussels tried shore environmental credibility target get onetenth transport fuel biofuels made plant setting detailed criterion avoid unwanted side effect tropical deforestation eu carbon price fell nearly percent earlier week mostly falling oil price slid percent wednesday closing euro,1
slowly ripening desert heat month young tree grew much ancient history sprouting yearold seed retrieved archaeological site judean wilderness beautiful exclaimed dr sarah sallon elation new mother date skin slightly wrinkled plucked gently stem sunbaked kibbutz southern israel tasty fresh flavor gave hint twomillenium incubation period honeyblonde semidry flesh fibrous chewy texture subtle sweetness muchextolled longlost judean date harvest month hailed modern miracle science sallon research natural medicine joined elaine solowey expert arid agriculture find germinate ancient seed harvesting fruit celebrated small ceremony earlier month kibbutz ketura culmination year quest troubled time climate change pollution specie dying alarming rate bring something back life dormancy symbolic sallon said pollinate produce incredible date like beam light dark time date palm praised bible quran became symbol beauty precious shade succulent plenty antiquity judean palm prized quality appeared motif synagogue roman coin minted around ad celebrate conquest judea depicted jewish defeat woman weeping date palm middle age famed judean plantation died war upheaval likely made cultivation impractical need copious amount water summer sallon went hunt pediatric gastroenterologist directs louis borick natural medicine research center hadassah hospital jerusalem sallon mission revive old knowledge use modern medicine learned dusty archive jerusalem date good digestion thought traditional healer improve blood production memory aphrodisiac property obtained date seed found excavation masada desert fortress near dead sea jewish zealot besieged roman ad famously died hand rather fall slavery immediately turned solowey run center sustainable agriculture arava institute environmental study kibbutz ketura institute established israelipalestinian oslo peace accord dedicated advancing crossborder environmental cooperation face political conflict offer academic program jordanian palestinian israeli well international student solowey planted seed quarantined pot january expecting much nevertheless employing horticultural trick said try coax long slumber involving warming careful hydration plant hormone enzymatic fertilizer week later said utterly astonished see earth cracked tiny shoot emerged named methuselah biblical patriarch known longevity shoot since grown sturdy tree outside office methuselah turned male male palm tree good much gender confirmed tree flower genetic testing sallon went searching chose seed another stash archaeological site judean desert including qumran dead sea scroll found planted ketura six seed sprouted given name biblical figure germinated gender became clear time judah became judith eve became adam jeremiah became hannah hannahs seed came ancient burial cave wadi elmakkukh near jericho west bank carbon dated first fourth century bc becoming one oldest known seed ever germinated research peer reviewed detailed paper published february science advance leading scientific journal month later another surprise growing six year hannah flowered nearby plot time play matchmaker solowey painstakingly collected pollen methuselah brushed onto hannahs flower wanted methuselah father said night picking hannahs date discussion proper hebrew blessing would ceremony usual one fruit tree shehecheyanu blessing thanks new unusual experience next morning recited resounding amen hannahs fruit reminded connoisseur zahidi iraqi variety known mildly sweet nutty flavour genetic expert university montpellier france said genotyping germinated plant indicated older seed including methuselah hannah closer eastern variety flourished mesopotamia arabia way pakistan date palm cultivation thought year old younger seed resembled variety flourished west egypt like moist treacly sweet moroccan medjoul date popular today commercially cultivated plantation along jordan rift valley including ketura made perfect sense sallon ancient judea ideally placed north africa asia along major trade route roman traded mediterranean could brought western variety pollinate older variety east putting simply find sallon said story ancient israel jewish people diaspora trade route commerce throughout middle east date harvested little chance savor moment ensuing flurry activity minute picking tasting date whisked away measured weighed dozen hundred bunch individually wrapped aluminum foil packed ice sent ministry agriculture research institute even pip eaten collected study aside sallons interest medicinal property banter among institute staff mass producing oldnew fruit eye marketing fruit date jesus ate using fund research lucky tasted good solowey said awful would said old day didnt know good date there lot literature best date world new york time news service,1
nation climate meeting bali took small step towards new global deal fight global warming tuesday amid dispute far china india curb rising greenhouse gas emission yvo de boer un top climate official praised december meeting participant progress towards goal launching formal talk longterm climate pact succeed un kyoto protocol process many devil detail cautioned interview reuters beachside conference centre indonesian island government set special group examine option planned negotiation meant bind united state developing nation led china india firmly fighting climate change beyond kyoto meeting also agreed study way transfer clean technology solar panel wind turbine developing nation move key greater involvement developing nation tackling climatewarming emission kyoto protocol bind rich nation curb emission greenhouse gas mainly burning fossil fuel average percent level step curb drought flood heatwaves rising sea skirmishing share burden beyond kyoto environmentalist accused kyoto nation japan canada expecting china india much canada said submission talk effective new international framework must include emission reduction obligation largest emitting economy mention deeper cut rich nation beyond japan monday called party effectively participate contribute substantially japanese official said essential china india involved canada japan saying nothing legally binding emission reduction said steven guilbeault environmental group equiterre trying shift burden china india formal proposal green group gave japan mock award fossil day made daily nation accused holding talk de boer played environmentalist objection saying nation merely laying idea marriage contract something discus first date said proposal formally made china india say rich nation must take far deeper cut emission take cap yet need burn fossil fuel end poverty bali talk seeking mandate widen kyoto nation beyond world topfive emitter russia japan part kyoto united state outside pact china india exempt curb de boer also said talk focus solely plan launch new negotiation there bit risk country keen see negotiation launched go top focus said developing nation worried immediate issue aid help cope drought flood rising sea could forgotten excitement future said outside bali conference centre tuesday group environmentalist gave mock swimming lesson delegate saying rising sea could swamp lowlying tropical island bali unless acted sea level rise threatening hundred million people said sink swim,1
britain said monday would host meeting major economy next month ahead talk reach new un deal fight climate change united state asked britain hold meeting member major economy forum mef set earlier year provide informal forum discus climate issue london october discussion come le two month nation gather talk copenhagen december forge successor emissionscapping pact known kyoto protocol mef cover climate issue discussed official unfccc un framework convention climate change talk ahead copenhagen official part negotiation britain department energy climate change said statement however provide valuable contribution toward copenhagen developed developing country reach shared understanding build consensus general principle real commitment country needed secure breakthrough deal delegate currently meeting thailand two week talk try settle outline tougher pact replace kyoto protocol spokeswoman department said mef likely meet following london talk meeting eve copenhagen talk also likely,1
humble established technology including natural gas energy efficiency top pick lead clean energy race policymakers senior executive told reuters week longer fight avoid dangerous climate change including drought flood rising sea may require multiple breakthrough nuclear power farming biofuels well today top renewables solar wind energy industry bank placing bet climatefriendly energy future contest may many winner business policy leader told reuters global climate alternative energy summit one win others lose weve lost said google inc green energy czar bill weihl coal maligned emission greenhouse gas stoke global warming wont give dominance electricity generation easily competing priority u healthcare global recession threaten fast movement decisive action major unled climate meeting copenhagen december californian british official saw energy efficiency top priority efficiency actually make money cutting fuel bill unlike expensive solar power example britain minister energy climate change joan ruddock said efficiency critical thing meet britain goal cut greenhouse gas third california chief climate official mary nichols said efficiency would contribute carbon cut electricity generation renewable energy united nation top climate official yvo de boer said energy efficiency nobrainer rather stupid driving revolution forcefully anyway said odd thing say dont need copenhagen drive revolution energy efficiency enough people actually buying efficiency failure economics rued richard kauffman chief executive green venture investment firm good energy head deutsche bank global asset management kevin parker saw another existing fuel natural gas sure winner new reserve find low price established supply network natural gas fossil fuel burn much cleaner oil coal breakthrough longer term transportation may usher biggest change energy use especially run electricity instead biofuels key thing look different consuming lot electricity substitute electricity heating transport said paul golby chief executive uk arm german utility eon ag potentially road ahead golden age electricity shift transport said hsbcs nick robin potential disruptive break occurs cost particularly solar come considerably beyond electricity would also supplied untested technology trap bury carbon emission coal plant called carbon capture storage cc said head britain science academy martin rees unless cc implemented chance whatever turning around graph carbon emission rising said year going phase coal completely way said google weihl agreeing carbon capture important bet make biofuels genetic crop modification fourth generation nuclear power fusion battery technology developed urgency rees added developing country power grid rooftop solar power generation could leapfrog centralized power plant said carl pope executive director sierra club many part world havent begun tap solar potential said achim steiner head un environment programme beginning tap wind power potential,1
stone sculpture nearly yearold relic voluntarily surrendered italian collector consulate general india milan thursday climate changing restitution said christopher marinello lawyer specialises tracking looted stolen art helped negotiate statue return collector criminally charged worldwide collection seized jurisdiction let known unacceptable posse looted stolen art marinello tracked missing buddha partnership vijay kumar founder india pride project nonprofit organisation work indian government retrieve looted artefact four year ago kumar searching sacred sculpture appeared sale catalogue french dealer said week regulation france protecting goodfaith buyer stolen artefact made difficult act quickly two week sale kumar formally request inquiry provenance said would required notify interpol acquire police report idol looted almost year ago statue didnt sell trail went cold marinello joined case last year located object italian collection owner buddha also known avalokiteshwara padamapani idol voluntarily relinquished object presented archival photograph showing indian temple condition handover official disclosing owner identity statue depicts buddha holding stem blossoming lotus left hand indian government said statement two female attendant foot sculpted temple sometime eighth th century temple near kurkihar village trove bronze unearthed archaeological dig sculpture held patna museum bihar arrives india sculpture sent archaeological survey india new delhi study kumar marinello among growing number citizen activist hunting stolen antiquity behalf asian country december pair also retrieved thcentury goat head yogini statue garden english countryside repatriation rightful artefact continues indian culture minister kishan reddy said time work never seems end still scratching surface said kumar said know thousand looted indian artefact nearly artefact returned u official last year part investigation looting ring authority say operated antiquity dealer subhash kapoor kapoor currently jailed india smuggling theft charge successful return deterrent kumar said criminal know indian art longer fair game new york time company,0
swimmer whose life risk jellyfish bump swimmer could mean death sentence rare marine lake hatchetshaped atoll indonesia four specie jellyfish evolved isolation lost ability sting human believed million benign jellyfish kakaban lake become popular spot tourist intrepid enough reach remote archipelago known derawan island fragile ecosystem animal vulnerable climate change growing number visitor casually invade space colliding one delicate easily injured jellyfish spell doom wounded one far susceptible nibbled death small fish also inhabiting lake reason swimmer allowed use flipper urged swim slowly gently jellyfish numerous hard avoid harming tourist arrive danger jellyfish escalating time wooden dock kakaban lake get crowded diver black wetsuits resemble sea lion basking sun san franciscos pier diver arrive environmentally sensitive mindset either group employee indonesian tax collector office recently came lake teambuilding exercise traveling city tarakan north kalimantan province three hour away boat tax worker many wearing life jacket formed giant circle lake kicking treading water oblivious creature around leader shouted instruction bullhorn someone unfurled banner floated water drone snapped picture dive guide watched scene unfold figured photo cost life hundred jellyfish marine lake world part saltwater part freshwater stingless jellyfish evolved several without ocean predator jellyfish longer needed natural defence system sting evolved one weak people dont feel scientist lake serve proxy explore may come ocean water heat climate change lake environmental condition warmer acidic le oxygenated way projection future climate said intan suci nurhati climate ocean researcher indonesian institute science many thousand year ago kakaban lake lagoon connected sea island elevated period geologic uplift creating acre lake today surrounded ridge foot high lake mix saltwater rainwater noticeably warmer surrounding sea still connected ocean underground fissure opening small exchange smallest lifeforms kakaban lake main attraction kakaban island one island nearly uninhabited derawan archipelago lie mile borneo archipelago located sulawesi sea known one world best diving spot offering crystalclear water manta ray sea turtle whale shark world bestknown jellyfish lake nation palau suffered dramatic population crash likely drought increased salinity caused el nio weather condition death underscored vulnerable animal fluctuation environment jellyfish continue thrive kakaban island two human inhabitant suari uncle jumadi extended family owns strip land visitor dock hike wooden walkway lake day hundred tourist arrive leave life kakaban lonely really quiet suari said people mostly muslim live nearby maratua largest derawan island bajau people renowned deepsea diver whose ancestor arrived philippine eight generation ago darmansyah former chief bohesilian village maratua said resident atoll still mainly fisherman bajau people interested farming said always run sea longer fishing living said instead like resident happy see growing investment tourism including recent construction airport several new dive resort resident building dozen homestay unit holiday lodging family home anticipation tourist boom darmansyah built two unit maratua least two marine lake one haji buang jellyfish rival kakaban lake five year ago owner hartono thought could make quick cash raising hawksbill sea turtle lake put turtle water discover would illegal sell shell specie critically endangered hawksbill feed jellyfish nearly exterminated lake population regret said hartono used jellyfish kakaban lake didnt realise could tourist area hartono said wanted catch turtle could return sea hope jellyfish population would recover local tourism agency haji buang spending build facility including wooden bridge dock covered seating area hartono said interest preserving nature nature sake appreciated government investment property said would abide wish tourism official cut tree build house lake edge would rather build develop said tossed cigarette butt lake leave like stay like new york time news service,1
tokyo nov bdnews comreuters u president barack obama arrived tokyo friday kicking first asian tour since becoming leader expected try smooth troubled tie japan deepen relation china obama hold summit later day japan prime minister yukio hatoyama took office september vowing steer independent diplomatic course united state sparking concern yearold alliance saturday obama give speech u relation asia meet emperor akihito empress michiko moving singapore forum regional leader global economy expected top agenda move china south korea tokyo first stop nineday asian tour take obama singapore asiapacific summit china talk climate change huge trade imbalance south korea pyongyang nuclear ambition focus washington relation prime minister yukio hatoyamas new government pledged steer diplomatic course le dependent longtime ally forge closer tie asia frayed feud u military base obama hatoyama whose democratic party ousted longdominant rival historic august election expected turn heat dispute u marine futenma air base japan southern okinawa island key part realignment u troop japan want make summit show importance japanus relation global context hatoyama told reporter friday morning ahead obamas arrival assuaging anxiety beginning define new direction fivedecadeold alliance difficult task breakthrough likely feud futenma obamas visit although hatoyama said thursday would tell u leader want resolve issue soon u official made crystal clear want tokyo implement deal futenma located crowded part okinawa would closed replaced facility remoter part island replacing futenma prerequisite shifting marine u territory guam redefining alliance hatoyama said election base moved okinawa fanning hope island resident reluctant host half u force japan entangled feud deeper question whether obama hatoyama start reframe alliance face changing regional global dynamic china forecast overtake japan world secondbiggest economy early next year raising concern japan washington cosy beijing group two leave tokyo cold obama begin asian trip tokyo spend hour japanese capital compared three day china discus revaluing yuan encouraging chinese consumer spend opening chinese market washington equally worried sign japan distancing closest ally promoting yet illdefined east asian community despite hatoyamas assurance usjapan alliance core tokyo diplomacy hatoyama said want begin review alliance aim broadening tie longer term leader could agree summit begin process two leader also call percent cut global greenhouse gas emission issue statement pledging cooperate promote nuclear disarmament japanese medium said,1
beijing decision declare air defense identification zone area includes disputed island triggered protest united state japan south korea dominated bidens talk tokyo tuesdaythe united state made clear stand treaty obligation require defend japanesecontrolled island also reluctant get dragged military clash rival japan chinabiden told chinese president xi jinping believed xi candid constructive personin developing new relationship quality sorely needed biden said meeting beijing great hall peoplecandor generates trust trust basis real change constructive change madexi said international situation regional landscape undergoing profound complex changesregional issue keep cropping pronounced global challenge climate change energy security world tranquil addedneither made mention air defense zone remark reporter biden fly seoul thursdayas biden arrived official englishlanguage china daily said strongly worded editorial expect substantial headway come simply repeat government previous erroneous onesided remarksif u truly committed lowering tension region must first stop acquiescing tokyo dangerous brinkmanship must stop emboldening belligerent japanese prime minister shinzo abe constantly push envelope japan encroachment provocationsunder zone rule aircraft report flight plan chinese authority maintain radio contact reply promptly identification inquiriesus japanese south korean military aircraft breached zone without informing beijing since announced november japanese south korean commercial carrier also told government ignore rule three u airline acting government advice notifying china plan transit zonechina repeatedly said zone designed reduce risk misunderstanding stressed since set issue freedom flight civilian airlinesthe defense ministry tuesday slammed said distortion mud throwing zone china intentionsit aimed specific country target certainly constitute threat towards country region ministry spokesman geng yansheng said statementchinese foreign ministry spokesman hong lei said airline country cooperating china request report flight plan identify zonehong added china willing maintain dialogue communication relevant technical issue japan basis equality mutual respect elaborate nervous region beijing move added regional nerve china strategic intention press territorial claim south china sea ramp ambitious military modernization programwang dong associate professor international relation peking university said china restraint wake flight u japanese south korean military aircraft showed china serious said zone defensivehowever would helpful china presented coherent story coherent case zone beginning instead waiting wang saidin tokyo biden called japan china find way reduce tension repeating washington deeply concerned announcement zonehowever influential chinese tabloid global time published communist party official people daily noted biden come heavily japan side saying failed sate japan appetite strong wordswhite house spokesman jay carney said tuesday china decision provocative attempt change status quo east china seathe china daily said obvious washington taken tokyo side disputebiden need reminded japan hold key peacefully solving east china sea dispute abe administration recalcitrant denial existence dispute prevented beijing tokyo conducting meaningful communication crisis control saidchina want japan first acknowledge formal dispute sovereignty exists expert say step tokyo rejected fear would undermine claim island known senkaku japan diaoyu chinaagain timely visitor need told japan unilaterally changed status quo china responding japanese provocation,1
white house voiced serious concern saturday future negotiation fight global warming praising deal launch new round international climate talk nearly nation agreed unled talk bali begin discussion new climate change pact reversal united state allowed breakthrough country approved roadmap two year talk adopt new treaty succeed kyoto protocol main existing plan fight global warming beyond calling many part bali deal quite positive white house spokeswoman dana perino said united state serious concern aspect decision begin negotiation negotiator must give sufficient emphasis important appropriate role larger emitting developing country play perino said washington stressed agreement must include country high greenhouse emission including fastgrowing china india exempt kyoto requirement president george bush refused sign kyoto pact essential major developed developing country prepared negotiate commitment consistent national circumstance make due contribution reduction global emission perino said united state leading greenhouse gas emitter ahead china russia india acknowledging reality global warming bush administration opposed specific target reduce emission greenhouse gas like carbon dioxide spewed coalfired power plant petroleumfueled vehicle arguing would hurt u economy white house saturday praised provision bali deal recognizing importance developing clean technology financing deployment technology developing nation addressing deforestation well others,1
leader world major power gather germany baltic coast wednesday summit likely dominated usrussia tension wrangling global warming german chancellor angela merkel chairing annual meeting president group eight due lunch u president george bush meet russia vladimir putin hosting reception dinner leader spouse eve meeting bush criticized russia democracy escalating war word putin merkel fear could overshadow theme like climate change aid africa russia reform promised empower citizen derailed troubling implication democratic development bush said visit prague flying heiligendamm seaside resort founded exclusive summer spa european nobility difference washington russia centre u plan deploy part missile shield poland czech republic moscow also resisting push washington european country grant independence breakaway serbian province kosovo leader britain canada france germany italy japan russia united state expected discus foreign policy issue including iran nuclear program sudan israelpalestinian conflict hope climate progress climate merkel hoped get agree goal reducing global greenhouse gas emission percent convincing united state back firm target look impossible summit could end sending strong signal leader desire come successor kyoto protocol global climate deal run climate change proposal bush last week sowed fear europe washington would go outside wellestablished united nation process curb emission scientist say swell sea level cause drought flood u german official expressed confidence ahead summit common approach would found significant movement american government also chinese merkels chief staff thomas de maiziere told reuters interview reason believe get result go far beyond saw summit britain strengthen international agreement un umbrella summit gleneagles scotland two year ago british prime minister tony blair unable get bush compromise climate producing watereddown statement fell far short target interview britain guardian newspaper eve summit blair said convinced could persuade bush sign substantial cut greenhouse gas emission line unbacked target world top industrial power first gathered rambouillet france coordinate economic policy following global oil crisis collapse bretton wood system fixed exchange rate recently club come pressure adapt shift global economic balance merkel invited leader brazil china india mexico south africa address concern number african leader also invited outreach session friday unclear eve summit whether country would make ambitious pledge development aid aid funding africa security personnel area summit leader shielded thousand demonstrator km mile fence topped barbed wire almost people injured saturday violence broke antig protest nearby city rostock,1
indian ocean chain island famous luxury resort turmoil since february former president mohamed nasheed ousted supporter called coupnasheed maldives first free election frontrunner saturday halted vote warned sunday constitutional void new election held president mohamed waheeds term end november demanded resignation waheed turn said would carry country forward without bloodshed desire stay office beyond deadlinethe police said stopped vote could support election held contravention supreme court guideline candidate failed sign new voter register nasheeds supporter condemned new coupwe decided hold first round presidential election november necessary second round november election commissioner fuwad thowfeek told reporter capital malehe said commission set date discussion political party governmentworld power including commonwealth united state britain condemned threat democracy delay saturday poll came week supreme court annulled first attempt hold election september citing allegation fraudlast decisionwaheed nasheeds vice president took power ousted said want stay office even day beyond november decide arrangement post november believe supreme court people majlis parliament need think told reportersdismissing international criticism waheed said know danger opportunity maldives thing advice others like commonwealth government make last decisioni consider country interest carry country forward without bloodshed saidnasheed called blocking street male bring densely populated island capital archipelago standstill delay pollsnasheeds supporter staged protest since ousted masked men month firebombed television station back nasheed came international prominence holding cabinet meeting underwater scuba gear highlight threat climate changehis main election rival abdulla yameen halfbrother maumoon abdul gayoom ruled year considered dictator opponent right group holiday resort tycoon gasim ibrahim finance minister gayoom also runningnasheed looked set return office first round election september putting good position win runoff vote set september cancelled supreme court citing fraud despite international observer saying election free fairthe country new leader need tackle rise islamist ideology right abuse lack investor confidence waheeds government cancelled biggest foreign investment project india gmr infrastructure,1
washington aug bdnews comreuters 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,0
two tycoon participated ribboncutting ceremony new laboratory headquarters international maize wheat improvement center known spanish acronym cimmytthe new complex double center capacity develop better seed productive farmer developing world official saidthese laboratory help attract best talent world come work said gate founder microsoft cochair bill melinda gate foundationslims charitable foundation donated million build new complex gate foundation given million ongoing cimmyt project including million grant also announced wednesday help boost smallfarm yield south asiawe climate change also significant volatility raw material make improved efficiency farm productivity indispensable said slim control business empire includes latin america biggest telecommunication company america movilmexicos agriculture minister enrique martinez told assembled dignitary new advance seed developed cimmyt help mexico lessen reliance imported grain especially cornmexico currently import third corn need yearmore two year ago mexico government began pumping resource cimmyts sustainable agriculture program known masagro million since another million pledged next decade according data agriculture ministrythe government say masagro plaudit boost farmer profit third yield halfslim gate worth combined billion according ranking maintained forbes magazine,1
greeted myanmar labour minister aye myint bangladesh ambassador naypyidaw anup kumar chakma local time mondayhasina received red carpet reception airport taken royal naypyidaw hotel motorcade myanmarese child wearing traditional clothes stood side road waved flag two nation motorcade passedthe prime minister entourage stay hotel twoday tourshe would hold bilateral meeting prime minister india myanmar nepal bhutan sideline summit foreign ministry saidthe bay bengal initiative multisectoral technical economic cooperation bimstec regional grouping seven member south asia bangladesh bhutan india nepal sri lanka south east asia thailand myanmarit began june bangkok name bistec bangladesh india sri lanka thailand economic cooperation promote economic cooperationlater myanmar joined group name changed bimstec nepal bhutan joined nomenclature group remained unchangedthe grouping currently focused promoting priority sector development common concern file photo bangladesh lead country area trade investment climate changeon monday prime minister meet myanmar president thein sein presidential palace visit country parliament hold meeting speaker thura shwe mannin afternoon hasina scheduled minute meeting nobel laureate aung sang suu kyiat night prime minister attend dinner hosted myanmar presidenton second day visit attend inauguration bimstec summit attend joint press briefingthe third summit also going held two year behind schedule last one held new delhi first bangkokthree agreement expected signed summita memorandum association moa establishing climate change centre india memorandum understanding setting cultural industry observatory bhutan would signeda moa would also inked setting permanent secretariat bangladesh endorsed two year backdhaka already allotted premise gulshan secretariatrohingya issue strained tie bangladesh myanmar bilateral trade volume two neighbour stand meagre millionbangladesh sheltered thousand rohingya muslim refugee fled myanmar wave sectarian violenceofficials say several hundred thousand unregistered rohingyas bangladeshthe prime minister return dhaka mar official said file photo,0
across globe chicken pig bit curb global warming cow sheep still catching farm animal produce lot methane potent greenhouse gas get far le public attention carbon dioxide yet heart effort fight climate change government policy unbacked system emission credit proving moneyspinner investor farmer big polluter power station wanting offset emission greenhouse gas particularly carbon dioxide co reason simple methane time potent carbon dioxide trapping heat atmosphere relatively simple capture gas animal waste landfill coal mine leaky natural gas pipe fifth greenhouse gasinduced global warming due methane since preindustrial time said climate scientist paul fraser australia ruminant farm animal belch vast amount gas methane concentration increased percent air since far exceed natural range past year un climate panel say human activity largely blame panel focusing way curb methane greenhouse gas emission release major report mitigating effect climate change bangkok early may argued reduction methane potentially cheaper carbon dioxide said bill hare climate policy director greenpeace lead author mitigation report lot policy discussion united state focused methane rather difficult problem co coal added capturing methane landfill mine fossil fuel production natural gas line pretty straight forward make economic sense methane major component natural gas burned generate power agriculture greater challenge hare said matter balance difficult area methane livestock rice agriculture best longer time scale required change practice agriculture might need industrial area hare said rice paddy irrigated crop produce large amount methane natural wetland vast amount methane also locked deposit ice subpolar region permafrost sea hare said lot option looked additive cattle sheep cut amount methane burp moving away intensive livestock feed lot rangefed animal example rice changing timing flood rice paddy great potential reduce methane emission moment amount methane atmosphere steady levelling around said fraser leader changing atmosphere research group australia governmentfunded commonwealth scientific industrial research organisation thought drying tropical wetland seems cancelling rise emission oil gas industry long last anyones guess people would agree time future methane going start growing world demand natural gas rice cattle fraser said poo power reason chicken manure pig waste hot commodity un kyoto protocol system called clean development mechanism allows rich country keep within emission limit funding project soak greenhouse gas poor country getting carbon credit return made huge pig farm south america poultry farm india attractive investment waste put digester methane extracted burned generate electricity simply flared create co perfect lesser greenhouse gas evil interest growing kind project said yuvaraj dinesh babu singaporebased carbon exchange trade kyoto carbon credit help broker emission offsetting deal kyoto system emission credit proved popular un framework convention climate change administers say dozen methaneabatement project approved recent year considered stephan singer conservation group wwf think complete solution belief attention paid controlling carbon dioxide emission source methane easily controlled percent methane emission controlled namely landfill coal mine oil gas industry said singer head wwfs european energy climate policy unit worry increased methane coming stomach ruminant mainly increased beef consumption within increasingly wealthy world diet west big impact atmosphere united state cattle emit million tonne methane per year atmosphere accounting percent u methane emission environmental protection agency say new zealand emission agriculture comprise half greenhouse gas emission worry singer rapid release methane stored subpolar permafrost huge methane hydrate deposit sea happened scientist suggest might occur warmer world methane hydrate leak gone,0
whether forsaking gas guzzling limo favour driving hybrid car oscar fitting home solar panel many celebrity embraced green cause long became fashionable famous face sell perfume star stage screen sell cause score merely putting money mouth whether fashion cultural trend entertainment industry ability communicate global audience idea set forth action create change said debbie levin president environmental medium association promotes green issue entertainment industry early adapter like cameron diaz led way everyone kirsten dunst maroon ferrell driving hybrid car sends message cool think buy green levin said following list leading green celebrity player robert redford year board natural resource defence council founder sundance preserve winner earth day award united nation global award april launch weekly threehour slot called green dedicated entirely environment sundance tv channel leonardo dicaprio started leonardo dicaprio foundation promote environmental issue drive hybrid car currently writing producing feature length documentary global warming called th hour brad pitt cocreator design competition build affordable reduced energy environmentally friendly home new orleans sting founder rainforest foundation protect rain forest indigenous people harrison ford vice chairman conservation international central american ant named global environmental citizen award dave matthew band offset co emission produced multicity tour funding project tree planting wind turbine construction al gore former u vice president whose climate change documentary inconvenient truth oscarnominated also nominated nobel peace prize pierce brosnan focus marine mammal wetland protection headlined natural resource defence council campaign effect navy sonar whale awarded green cross international environmental leadership award cate blanchett plan equip sydney theatre company building solar panel rainwater collection system make completely ecofriendly sydney home fully powered solar energy donates forest guardian edward norton launched bp solar neighbour program match celebrity purchase solar energy home system solar installation lowincome family home los angeles daryl hannah arrested june staging day tree sitin bid preserve urban community garden los angeles travelled across america biofuel car home entirely offgrid richard branson virgin group chairman former global warming sceptic september pledged spend profit airline rail business estimated billion year investment biofuel research project tackle emission alanis morissette given environmental medium association mission music award campaign oil drilling alaska solar panel home kt tunstall ran u tour bus biodiesel fuel performed ecofriendly golden green golden globe award los angeles josh hartnett orlando bloom maroon kt tunstall promoting global cool initiative cut carbon emission encouraging people turn tv mobilephone charger energydraining gadget jamie oliver celebrity chef plan power cornwall england restaurant wind turbine neil young north american tour fuelled entirely biodiesel willie nelson singer copartner willie nelson biodiesel company barenaked lady run tour bus truck biodiesel fuel driver hybrid car include cameron diaz charlize theron carole king kirsten dunst billy joel tom hank ferrell julia robert ted danson woody harrelson alanis morissette david duchovny patricia arquette jackson browne larry david danny devito bill maher,1
publication approached something nagged finding illustrated two drastically different outcome ocean life next three century depending whether greenhouse gas emission sharply curbed continued apace somehow seemed study name conjured doom send thought gee sound like title dark side result said curtis deutsch professor geosciences princeton university study climate change affect ocean bright side coauthor justin penn added important word hoped would highlight finding grim scenario outlined result could still well avoided thursday published avoiding ocean mass extinction climate warming science latest research crystallises powerful yet paralyzed moment humanity find choice made today regarding greenhouse gas emission stand affect future life earth even though worst effect may still feel far away high emission scenario scientist modelled pollution burning fossil fuel continues climb warming would trigger ocean specie loss par five mass extinction earth past last wiped dinosaur wasnt aha moment per se said penn postdoctoral researcher princeton recalling first time looked graph comparing past extinction grim forecast oh god moment hand reining emission keep within upper limit paris climate agreement would reduce ocean extinction risk scientist found scenario climate change would claim specie end century point warming would stop choice huge impact deutsch said broad consensus shift away coal toward expanded wind solar energy make worstcase scenario unlikely oil gas use continues increase world track meet loweremissions scenario modelled scientist new study build deutsch penn earlier work creating computer simulation detailed worst extinction earth history million year ago often called great dying claimed specie ocean cause global warming triggered volcanic eruption ocean lost oxygen fish succumbed heat stress asphyxiation computer model found extinction pole compared tropic fossil record confirmed forecast effect global warming driven human activity scientist used model intricate interplay among sunlight cloud ocean air current force like chemical dance among heat oxygen water air also took account much fish habitat could shift estimating threshold survivability lot time spent computer penn said study focused effect warming oxygen loss ocean acidification snowball effect could worsen specie loss predicted ocean long acted quiet safeguard climate change absorbing vast amount carbon dioxide trapped heat people burned fossil fuel razed forest service come cost last year ocean reached highest temperature lowest oxygen content since human started keeping track change ocean chemistry already threatening fish coral reef steep decline screwed get time deutsch said dont anything screwed nation still far taking necessary step prevent catastrophic climate change last month un secretarygeneral antnio guterres warned critical goal restricting average global warming degree celsius degree fahrenheit since preindustrial time life support international energy agency group created ensure stable worldwide energy market said last year country must immediately stop approving new fossil fuel project stopped russia invasion ukraine added call drilling name energy security deutsch penn said feel like ignored scientist dont look recent movie comet hurtling toward earth metaphor climate change film planet pivotal moment giving people living today outsized power determining future great power brings great responsibility deutsch said learning power responsibility future generation people also life weve shared planet million year pippa moore professor marine science newcastle university england study effect climate change ocean involved study called comprehensive paper add huge body evidence unless done curb greenhouse gas emission marine system course see massive shift marine specie live shown paper significant extinction event could rival previous mass extinction event said brad plumer contributed reporting new york time company,0
president barack obama used campaign push senate majority leader harry reid friday announce new fund support homeowner five state hit hardest u housing crisis housing center financial crisis threw u economy deep recession late sign stabilization appearing home foreclosure still rising much country obama said designating billion troubled asset relief program fund program local housing finance agency california florida nevada arizona michigan seen home price decline percent peak fund going help outofwork homeowner avoid preventable foreclosure obama told town hallstyle meeting near la vega help homeowner owe home worth find way pay mortgage work borrower lender alike nevada still struggling housing market crash obamas choice make announcement accident president trying boost reid nevada democrat trail potential republican opponent double digit opinion poll november election could change balance power congress reid helped push obamas agenda boost economy overhaul u healthcare system fight climate change republican critic say neglected home state trying limit party loss november obama heaped praise reid saying former amateur boxer know belief he willing fight housing woe prolonged boom began late bank loosened lending standard took excessive risk sector suddenly lost steam price deflated abruptly falling value left many mortgageholders home worth le loan soaring unemployment led even mortgage default recent positive news notably report week showing construction start new home hit sixmonth high january past month january housing start percent sign underlying demand beginning firm enough money treasury stop every foreclosure obama said later speech la vega chamber commerce government help responsible homeowner stay home obama also used nevada trip push healthcare overhaul saying reform wait vital economy host bipartisan summit white house thursday try jumpstart stalled effort senior obama administration official said administration knew many homeowner still hurting extremely cognizant difficult housing situation remains official told reporter relieved dramatically different place today significant stabilization price across country billion would distributed state agency based state suffering money could go program help unemployed homeowner example borrower owe house worth official said program came top treasury department recent billion program state housing finance agency additional reporting david alexander glenn somerville washington editing peter cooney,1
government put forward motion declare emergency next wednesday government said parliament reconvened general election arderns party weve always considered climate change huge threat region something must take immediate action ardern said according state broadcaster tvnz unfortunately unable progress motion around climate emergency parliament last term able ardern returned power last month delivering biggest election victory centreleft labour party half century voter rewarded decisive response novel coronavirus resounding win allows arderns party govern alone although joined force green party next threeyear term newly elected member parliament sworn tuesday resumed work wednesday new zealand diverse parliament ever several people colour member rainbow community large number woman last term arderns government passed zero carbon bill set framework net zero emission crossparty support parliament climate emergency passed new zealand would join country like canada france britain taken course focus effort tackling climate change last week japanese lawmaker declared climate emergency committed firm timetable netzero emission,1
oslo sun oct bdnews comreuters 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
singapore opened new green airport terminal wednesday boasting energysaving skylight butterfly garden specie foliage spread enough floor space cover soccer field billion billion terminal stateowned changi airport received first passenger landed singapore airline flight san francisco amidst highpowered welcoming committee including government minister new terminal singapore third boost changis total passenger capacity around percent million airport throughout asia expand gear prediction strong growth regional travel among aerobridge gate terminal eight specially designed handle new airbus world largest passenger jet first flown singapore airline booming air travel seen environmentalist bad news greenhouse emission aviation likely controversial topic discussion run united nation choose pact follow kyoto protocol climate change terminal designed run lower energy cost compared older terminal mainly via natural lighting skylight positioning airconditioners nearer floorlevel cost run terminal lower still early project costsavings said spokesman civil aviation authority singapore manages airport terminal striking fivestorey high wall hanging plant butterfly garden koi pond dotted amid gleaming square metre million sq ft australian traveller dawn massey transiting husband flight back perth united kingdom green feature barely noticeable thats something important u said massey adding impressed new terminal cleanliness orderly sign reflective singapore actually said citystate long cultivated reputation garden city also wellknown cleanliness street chewing gum banned littering draw heavy fine singapore competing hong kong bangkok region top aviation hub,1
u president barack obama attend end copenhagen climate change summit late change plan white house attributed friday growing momentum towards new global accord obama originally scheduled attend december summit denmark wednesday travelling nearby oslo collect nobel peace prize european official environmentalist expressed surprise initial decision pointing hard bargaining cutting greenhouse gas emission would likely take place climax summit dozen world leader also due attend month diplomatic activity progress made towards meaningful copenhagen accord country pledge take action global threat climate change white house said statement danish official say world leader confirmed attend conference denmark hope help lay foundation successor kyoto protocol curbing global warming gas based conversation leader progress already made give momentum negotiation president belief continued u leadership productive participation end copenhagen conference december th rather december th white house said growing consensus obama administration encouraged recent announcement china india two major carbon emitter set target rein emission growing consensus raising cash help poor nation cope global warming seen stumbling block new un deal danish prime minister lars lokke rasmussen swiftly welcomed obamas decision saying attendance expression growing political momentum towards sealing ambitious climate deal copenhagen london spokesman british prime minister gordon brown said obamas presence would give huge impetus negotiation united state pledge copenhagen cut greenhouse gas emission roughly percent level last major industrialized country offer target cutting greenhouse gas unled drive slow rising world temperature could bring heatwaves expanding desert flood rising sea level expert expect copenhagen gathering reach political agreement includes target cut greenhouse gas rich nation agreement successor kyoto put white house said obama discussed status negotiation australian prime minister kevin rudd german chancellor angela merkel french president nicolas sarkozy britain brown appeared growing consensus core element copenhagen accord seek pledge totalling billion billion pound year help developing country cope climate change white house said united state pay fair share amount country make substantial commitment well said environmentalist welcomed obamas move called shift administration target cutting emission time global outcry president obama listened people world leader come sens accepted importance potentially historic meeting martin kaiser greenpeace international political climate coordinator said statement moved date need move target financial contribution line climate science demand said,0
united state urged un climate meeting monday drop target deep cut greenhouse gas rich nation guideline new pact slow global warming beyond prejudging outcome chief u negotiator harlan watson said draft text suggesting developed nation aim axe emission heattrapping gas percent level united nation want dec talk bali gathering participant agree launch negotiation new global climate treaty adopted un meeting copenhagen end dont want start number watson told news conference hunt new pact fight rising temperature could bring flood drought melt himalayan glacier raise sea level new pact would widen un kyoto protocol bind industrial nation cut emission mainly burning fossil fuel percent united state rejected kyoto developing nation pact china india target delegate said washington tokyo argued strongly meeting monday mention range longterm emission cut draft text lay guideline future negotiation draft also refers scientific evidence world emission cut least percent level avert worst impact global warming poor nation want rich commit deepest cut number still text lot pressure take one delegate intimate knowledge draft negotiation said corrected statement earlier day cut total country ratified kyoto protocol agreed august percent goal nonbinding guide developed nation nobel snub unacceptable han verolme wwf environmental group said effort cut goal noted un climate panel whose work percent range based collected nobel peace prize monday oslo opinion kyoto changed watson said president george bush opposes kyoto saying would damage u economy wrongly excludes goal developing nation china india brazil bush say united state join new global pact oslo former u vice president al gore defeated bush presidency narrow election said time stop waging war earth make peace planet also said election campaign focusing enough climate u senator john kerry arrived bali monday saying administration run democrat would mean difference night day policy fight global warming kerry said democrat would unlike bush back mandatory emission target pas bill create capandtrade system carbon dioxide emission margin main talk deputy finance minister held unprecedented talk way ensure effort slow climate change derail world economy finance minister meeting breakthrough indonesian finance minister sri mulyani indrawati said meeting prepare talk finance minister bali tuesday,1
vatican city sun may bdnews comreuters pope benedict urged christian sunday help international effort resolve food price crisis threatens make million people go hungry ahead food summit rome early next month whoever nourished bread christ remain indifferent time deprived daily bread said referring christian eucharist bread wine represent body blood christ problem getting serious international community struggling resolve said germanborn pontiff regular angelus address pilgrim st peter square rome united nation food agriculture organization host summit rome june discus difficulty caused recordhigh commodity price doubled food import bill poorest country past two year food protest riot already seen developing country summit discus impact food security climate change biofuel use switched million tonne cereal food fuel production,1
french cyclist jeannie longo taking part seventh olympics beijing aged rule going record eighth london london could fun far home said longo road olympic champion twice timetrial silver medallist longo whose olympic career started los angeles insisted always sincere bidding farewell game every four year im liar every time urge come back resume training feel fine said longo season told give another try training went well result longo added three national title already earned another olympic qualification think chance course race toughens early big stretch leading final circuit said olympic course finishing foot great wall climb hard go stepbystep descent easy make difficult break away year longo plenty time witness evolution olympics said different world los angeles game think first modern olympics know athlete village similar profusion money definitely poured changed everything said prone allergy said affected pollution trained course thursday spend lot time reunion island similar climate damp hot little bit sun mind saw sun briefly today top wall said longo whose record also includes world championship title six previous olympics never taken part opening ceremony race schedule allow chance habit road cycling race usually take place early olympic programme nonsense spending three hour standing stadium eve competition said,1
cop summit hope find way keep within reach target limiting global temperature rise degree celsius fahrenheit scale challenge underlined study showing carbon dioxide emission returned near prepandemic level greenhouse gas emission burning coal single biggest contributor climate change weaning world coal considered vital achieving global climate target pledge drop coal include australia india united state china around half coalfired plant operating around world plan build carbon dioxide emission fell percent economy ground halt new report global carbon project forecast percent rebound emission year expecting see rebound said report lead author pierre friedlingstein climate modelling researcher university exeter surprised u intensity rapidity stark reminder leader glasgow challenge preventing degree celsius global warming preindustrial level united nation say rise would trigger climate impact far catastrophic intensifying storm heatwaves drought flood already seen think say end coal sight alok sharma british president twoweek summit said detailing pledge phase existing coalfuelled power plant stop building new one nonbinding pledge signatory including country poland vietnam chile making commitment ending coal first time said richer nation agreed quit coal power poorer one poland said aiming previously pledged stop mining coal indonesia agree part deal ending finance new coal plant coalfired power today produce third world electricity many developing country currently rely cheap accessible coal fuel economy developed country industrial revolution th century onwards despite cost environment public health celebrate international energy agency world energy watchdog said netzero emission pledge promise cut methane announced cop enforced would enable world limit warming degree new iea analysis show fully achieving net zero pledge date global methane pledge signed would limit global warming iea chief fatih birol wrote twitter selwin hart special adviser un secretarygeneral climate action challenged birols assertion fatih heard number based ndcs submitted world degree pathway catastrophic pathway hart said glasgow therefore long way keeping goal paris agreement alive complacent celebrate weve done job added funding gap un environment programme said poorer country needed five time money adapt consequence climate change getting richer country failed meet deadline delivering billion year climate finance question finance also swirled around cop coal deal country said would able deliver without financial help need funding retire coal earlier build new capacity renewable energy said indonesia finance minister sri mulyani indrawati southeast asian nation world biggest coal exporter relies fuel percent energy capacity also among first recipient multibillion dollar pilot programme speed transition clean energy along india south africa philippine climate investment fund said main aim cop get promise enough cut greenhouse gas emission put world clear path towards capping rise global temperature already since preindustrial time,1
huge artificial hill foot high would rise one end oxford street london busiest shopping district costing around million pound million design rendering suggested would covered lush tree visitor would able climb top feel light breeze skin hill part millionpound plan westminster council lure visitor back centre city pandemic may time london main listing magazine described visually arrestingbonkers reality turned somewhat different since opening monday mound widely mocked online folly dream pile blocky scaffolding covered patch vegetation look danger slipping even high enough look tree hyde park monstrosity said carol orr tourist glasgow scotland visiting mound wednesday decided even attempt climb cant see anything said robby walsh climbed top get view hard rock cafe nearby building worst minute life said complaint including waste taxpayer money strident westminster council monday offered refund booked ticket start pound aware element marble arch mound yet ready said news release working hard resolve next day council respond request comment telephone interview winy maas founding partner mvrdv dutch architecture firm behind project previously acclaim work promoting green city said big pity hill appear finished vegetation bit modest put politely said dream behind project create space would make people think city could made greener used combat climate change message seemed lost week problem created change plan irene start mvrdv spokesperson said telephone interview company initially hoped build hill thcentury marble arch similar arc de triomphe paris firm told covering arch six month would risk damaging redesign hill making smaller steeper steeper wall made harder plant proper vegetation said wednesday everyone mound critical alison nettleship accompanied child said heard bad review decided visit anyway prepared disaster said fun laugh son thomas said loved building enjoyed able see scaffolding close people impatient said complaint family intended return fall tree changed color nettleship said mound first tourist attraction london met mockery millennium dome giant white tent erected east city celebrate turn millennium home several successful music venue widely vilified opened boris johnson britain prime minister magazine editor time suggested attraction blown bad must form public humiliation said id like see responsible content dome eating humble pie maas architect said hoped marble arch mound would soon improved wednesday clear whatever happened next would late emma wright director public relation firm said telephone interview visited attraction monday loved idea getting new view london love london skyline said tattoo one view city arm instead stunning view hyde park could see park existing tree neighbouring building site twitter expressed displeasure saying attraction worst thing ive ever done london love going thing bad theyre good wright said isnt even new york time company,1
hospital indonesian capital overwhelmed tuesday hundred flood victim suffering waterborne disease city worst flooding five year people suffered floodrelated illness fear disease could spread hundred people still displaced home thousand living home clean water plumbing hospital charge taking care flood victim overloaded asked health ministry send medical personnel suprawoto spokesman national coordinating agency disaster management told reuters patient suffering diarrhoea skin disease dengue leptospirosis severe respiratory problem patient hospital city hospital struggled cope authority busy clearing street garbage survivor cleared home debris mud left behind receding water neighborhood several meter deep light shower fell city relatively dry weather past two day indonesia rainy season several week run could bring fresh downpour peak flooding caused week rain jakarta surrounding area eased last friday official reported people displaced number around jakarta city million people another five million people live sprawling suburban district around capital displaced people three area people south west central jakarta returned home however communal kitchen still running said suprawoto indonesian red cross warned danger rotting dead animal posed spreading disease flood killed people official green group blamed excessive construction jakarta water catchment area making flood worse deputy environment minister told reuters last week climate change contributed problem lowlying seaside jakarta foothill lost much vegetative cover construction weekend home golf course making harder ground retain water deluge common rainy season economist government official warned inflationary spike flooding also hit retail manufacturing operation national planning agency official pegged loss flood trillion rupiah million almost double earlier estimate jakarta post reported,1
yes villager demand road politician push cut part cut folk landslide reply mountainthis unusual dialogue heard several thousand people tuned venval vani community radio station based chamba uttarakhand devastated severe flooding venval vani began broadcasting programme environment climate change june year first anniversary torrential rain caused landslide flash flood around himalayan town kedarnaththe disaster swept away entire village killed people forced evacuation othersthe radio programme nau par vikaas ka name development one several aim raise awareness way minimise risk associated severe impact climate changeelsewhere uttarakhand kumaon vani community radio talk show called bajauni dhura thandho paani largeleaf tree cold water address deforestation effect water suppliesthe programme title refers local belief best source sweet cold water near base certain treesthese tree oak rhododendron kharsu endemic specie primarily responsible groundwater recharging fast vanishing cut whether timber socalled developmental work road tourist resort said harish bisht programme head kumaon vanipush end damaging customsvenu arora ideosync medium provided environmental training programme maker six community radio station uttarakhand supported funding usbased ford foundation said rising population mean old way thing ever higher environmental cost regionthere damaging custom hill perhaps sustainable population much le longer arora saidfor instance whenever wedding family relative coming far near would bring log part custom people listening various community radio across state trying away arora saidthe programme generally start general overview topic followed expert discussing specific issue segment listener phone bisht saidheads radio station trained ideosync medium say kedarnath catastrophe given reason devote programme exclusively climate change forest degradation disasterslistener demandthere growing demand programme said ravi gossain head venval vani listener insisting knowledge regarding climate change environment must disseminatedwe see disaster around u suffer big small landslide daily said gauri negi listener discussion caller programme know happen platform open discussion feel empoweredideosyncs training broadcaster included education everything forest rule regulation mining law disaster preparedness water conservation said leonea fernandez programme officer medium grouplisteners taken new programming message without pushback however gossain saidpeople demand tell climate change environmental science good practice also need road every village demand road right mean felling tree creating condition disaster saidbut programming generating enthusiasm among audience gossain remembers one listener harish kothari afterward offered write script programme completed half dozen reviewed stationgovind bisht regular listener nau par vikas say message programming clearthe kedarnath disaster taught u lesson tight slap face listen nature talk,1
european union unlikely raise commitment cut carbon emission percent percent country show greater willingness follow suit minister said saturday eu set target cutting carbon dioxide co percent level next decade promised ahead climate talk copenhagen december would deepen cut percent country likewise united nation fixed jan deadline country commit emission cut eu see sign major economy set comparable target soon final evaluation probably done spanish secretary state climate change teresa ribera told journalist meeting eu environment minister seville spain decision widely expected eu account percent world co emission keen lead climate talk despite marginalisation last year meeting copenhagen environmentalist pushed adopt aggressive target order show way ruled adopting percent cut later stage gain concession country nominee european climate commissioner connie hedegaard told european parliament hearing friday hoped eu condition moving percent would met meeting set mexico later year prior copenhagen talk united nation called wealthy country cut emission percent order keep average rise global temperature within degree celsius preindustrial level,1
worldwide percent farmland already damaged according report economics land degradation eld compiled research group around world estimated land degradation worldwide cost trillion trillion year lost benefit production food timber medicine fresh water cycling nutrient absorption greenhouse gas one third world vulnerable land degradation one third africa threatened desertification said degradation including clearance tropical forest pollution overgrazing also lead transboundary migration eventually create regional conflict said report cited un finding million people could forced seek new home livelihood within decade desertification increased land degradation also one factor lead migration exacerbated climate change european environment commissioner karmenu vella said statement report zafar adeel director un university institute water environment health contributed eld report told reuters hard pin exact reason migration instance refugee fleeing syria europe multiple factor social conflict case syria said may study u journal proceeding national academy science highlighted link drought manmade climate change conflict syria humaninduced climate change made multiyear drought severe observed record colin kelley university california santa barbara led syria study told reuters severity drought started cascade event namely agricultural collapse mass migration farming family city syria west ultimately conflict said much estimated lost trillion dollar land degradation tuesday study fall outside conventional measure gross domestic product free pollination insect water purification forest need take much broader approach managing planet including price natural service robert costanza author australian national university told reuters,1
failure obama republican agree halt billion sequester cut virtually guaranteed fiscal issue would remain center stage washington week crowding obamas proposal reform immigration tighten gun law raise minimum wagethe economic effect spending cut may take time kick political blowback already begun hitting obama well congressional republicansa reutersipsos poll friday showed neither republican obama fellow democrat escaping blameobamas approval rating dropped percent gallup poll friday percent previous threeday period measuredwhile poll show voter blame republican primarily fiscal mess obama could see associated worst effect sequestration like looming furlough hundred thousand federal worker signed order friday night started putting cut effectin weekly radio address saturday obama appealed republican work democrat deal saying american weary seeing washington careen one manufactured crisis anotherbut offered new idea resolve recurring fiscal fight immediate sign negotiationstheres caucus common sense congress obama said address im going keep reaching fix goodat heart washington persistent fiscal showdown disagreement slash budget deficit trillion national debt bloated year war iraq afghanistan government stimulus ailing economythe president want close fiscal gap spending cut tax hike call balanced approach republican want concede tax negotiation fiscal cliff end last yearthe president offered litany hardship radio address said would flow forced spending cutsbeginning week business work military lay folk community near military base take serious blow hundred thousand american serve country border patrol agent fbi agent civilian work defense department see wage cut hour reduced saidits called leadershipat yellowstone national park massive costly annual operation clear road snow scheduled start monday postponed due cutspark manager trim million yellowstone million annual budget delay opening entrance america first national park two weeksit could mean million dollar lost tourism tax revenue small rural town montana wyomingi think counterproductive expect lot people raising hell said mike darby whose family owns irma hotel cody wyoming east gate parkcritics said obama held meaningful talk congressional leader long friday lastminute meeting white house failed prevent automatic cut written law previous budget crisis president call senior representative party together camp david place table chair tv camera serious negotiation replacing sequester firm enforceable beginning comprehensive longterm debt stabilization agreement former republican senator pete domenici fiscal expert alice rivlin said statement released fridaythe budget veteran lead bipartisan policy center debt reduction task force called obama congressional republican leader willing tell polar extreme party central majority consensus govern called leadershipafter month silence political issue obamas republican opponent last november election resurfaced take swipe democrat handling sequestration mess one think thats success president mitt romney said interview air fox news sundaythe former massachusetts governor accused obama flying around country berating republican blaming pointing instead striking budget dealtwentyeight percent american blame republican lack deal halt sequestration percent hold either obama democrat congress responsible according reutersipsos poll thirtyseven percent blame allthe budget standstill overshadowed obamas aggressive set policy goal ranging boosting preschool education fighting climate change reforming america immigration system obama vowed friday fiscal trouble would prevent advocating proposalsi think area make progress even sequester unresolved continue push initiative told news conference,1
anywhere else news inflation topped percent might sparked street protest sent nervous shudder government facing election month zimbabwe economy sunk low long many appeared resigned fate largely shrugging thursday announcement yearonyear inflation yet shot record december analyst say despite decaying economy president robert mugabe face much challenge year rule march election given deeply divided opposition political climate fear zimbabwe economy recession seven consecutive year resulting chronic shortage food fuel water electricity zimbabwean long become used finding way around soaring price using barter trade good magazine cooking oil reality see effect high inflation time visit supermarket inflation figure tell u know already said gabriel makombe clerk insurance firm central harare surprise time actually released figure ahead election added government statistic agency often accused analyst understating price rise said yearonyear inflation reached percent percent november zimbabwe long world highest inflation rate grapple recession blamed mugabes policy seizure whiteowned farm resettle landless black central bank forced issue highvalue note amid bank note shortage december january highest denomination million zimbabwe dollar bill worth official exchange rate black market buy two loaf bread rapidly losing value apart chronic shortage basic frequent power cut broken sewer bad road mirror economic decay country one four adult formal employment government statistic agency increasingly reluctant release data tacit acknowledgement authority losing battle inflation official inflation rate nearly double weimar republic still well worst modernday hyperinflation inflation yugoslavia peaked million percent repressive environment mugabe power since independence britain seeking reelection general election face challenge former ally simba makoni old rival morgan tsvangirai opposition movement democratic change rotting economy piled pressure mugabe political analyst say divided opposition might weak unseat power despite glaring evidence economic mismanagement chance mugabe voted remain remote political analyst eldred masunungure said mugabe denies ruining one africa promising economy say sabotaged western nation imposed sanction zimbabwe punishment land reform last year mugabe ordered blanket price freeze desperate bid stem inflation move backfired supermarket shelf rapidly emptied basic good worsening widespread shortage although government gradually relaxed price control many producer yet recover devastating price blitz shop stocked imported product beyond reach many supermarket flooded consumer height government crackdown price relatively well stocked short shopper simply afford good like meat pint milk loaf bread used take granted even single meal u grown used longer guaranteed said government worker declined named salary government employee range million million zimbabwe dollar union representing teacher making bulk state worker pushing wage hike least billion keep inflation earnings hardly enough transport fare let alone school fee food government worker added,1
maleoct bdnews comreuters voting began maldives first multiparty presidential election wednesday poll seen referendum president maumoon abdul gayooms yearrule island famed luxury resort asia longestserving leader seeking seventh term running archipelago people mostly sunni muslim past accused ruling like personal sultanate form government abolished poll sleepy maldives best known tropical luxury hideaway hollywood star culmination year agitation democratic reform gayoom finally signed law august dozen people line polling station around capital male voting got way gmt great enthusiasm despite heavy rain feel proud country today new kind election think fair mohamed mahfouz yearold fashion designer said casting ballot despite fear rigging minor threat political figure earlier week archipelago island located km tip india calm heavy police military presence election open different free last couple year practising change ill voting change taxi driver ali majeed said polling taking place polling station spread across archipelago nearly inhabited atoll island luxury resort electoral commission say people registered vote voting due close pm gmt preliminary result expected within hour electoral commission said official announcement due thursday pm gmt small elite many maldivian complain small political elite grown rich tourism linchpin million economy account percent gdp diplomat hope poll example peaceful fair democratic election muslim majority nation nonviolent transition power change hand maldivian expect runoff gayoom longtime opposition nemesis mohamed nasheed tipped favourite sceptical poll proceed without bribery voterigging runoff date announced candidate get percent vote gayoom tuesday promised hand power peacefully loses nasheed known ani charged dozen time gayooms government human right watchdog say trumpedup case latest dropped last month prosecutor admitted lack evidence gayoom drew international criticism heavyhanded crackdown prodemocracy protester eventually led signing law new constitution last month established independent judiciary electoral body also abolished old style voting president parliamentapproved candidate stood referendum election saw gayoom returned power six time said percent vote whoever win inherit two major challenge sustaining economy dependent tourism fishing rising sea un climate change panel predicting sea likely rise cm maldives island higher sea level,1
chinese president hu jintao lauded closer cooperation japan arrived tuesday state visit intended nurture trust asian power despite rift energy resource security hu greeted tokyo senior japanese official flagwaving mostly chinese wellwishers downtown police deployed ahead threatened protest hundred rightwing activist see china danger china promoting friendly neighbor year feuding japan handling wartime aggression hu stressed forwardlooking goal five day ceremony speech deal well table tennis perhaps panda china second ever state visit japan come seek calm international tension tibetan unrest threatened mar beijing olympic game showcase national pride two economy increasingly intertwined hu said better tie important country prosperity sincerely hope generation friendship people china japan hu wrote message japanese reader chinese magazine xinhua news agency reported cooperation brought real benefit people country spurred growth development hu said achievement worth treasuring people china japan beijing game asia olympics world olympics hu added certainly much stake tie asia two biggest economy china replaced united state japan top trade partner last year twoway trade worth billion percent opportunity anxiety china fast growth offer opportunity beijing accompanying expansion diplomatic military reach stirred deeper anxiety japan disputed energy resource military power safety standard chinese export although iceberg china japan melted fully warming relation require effort side commentator wrote china people daily tuesday political climax hus visit set summit wednesday prime minister yasuo fukuda hope unveil joint blueprint managing tie coming year unclear whether avowal friendship would narrow disagreement merely bathe warm word japanese medium report said touchy reference document taiwan human right japan hope permanent seat un security council still negotiation two country also quarrelling right gas bed beneath east china sea row chinesemade dumpling laced pesticide made several people sick become analyst say symbol japanese alarm china rise pingpong panda official side earlier raised hope breakthrough gas dispute hus visit swift compromise seems unlikely japan also want greater transparency china surging defense spending set billion yuan billion percent outstripping japan defense budget foreign critic say china real military budget much higher tokyo want chinese backing permanent seat united nation security council issue fuelled antijapanese protest china deep rancor japan harsh occupation much country mainland chinarun hong kong paper ta kung pao indicated hu unlikely meet japanese hope several touchy issue difficult trip settle said paper citing gas dispute security council issue least time isnt ripebut reaching vague understanding may possible part china pressed japan spell stance taiwan selfruled island beijing say must accept reunification tokyo said support one china includes taiwan japanese colony fifty year keep close tie japan still two side keen stress forwardlooking goodwill issue joint document fighting climate change key topic japan host july summit hu give speech university student tokyo may play table tennis fukuda might also offer japan panda replace one died tokyo zoo april yuan,1
floridia become known something else something far ominous perhaps blisteringly hot town recorded history europe offering italy entire mediterranean preview sweltering potentially uninhabitable future brought globe changing climate floridia centre world come climate said mayor marco carianni cooled town central square thursday day nearby monitoring station registered temperature degree fahrenheit nearly degree celsius beat athens friday afternoon temperature dipped brisk degree day earlier unprecedented heat rendered floridia blindingly bright ghost town bar deserted baroque sandcoloured church darkened piazza emptied surrounding field area famed snail burned shell relentless sun branded verdello green lemon yellow blot stewed flesh within everyone holed house airconditioning blasted prompted blackout digital sign outside local pharmacy showed unofficial temperature celsius nearly fahrenheit choking heat wave hardly limited reach floridia satellite ancient town siracusa week swept across italy region wednesday climax unforgiving temperature latest event summer heatinduced plague wildfire unpredictable wind torched woodland southern region calabria claimed pasture across sicily forest sardinia official evacuated resident small town near rome wildfire broke greece still smouldering worst fire decade much europe looking sky trepidation wondering wind weather bring choking heat hail flood floridia perched however precariously atop europe extreme weather spike weve never heat like new u francesco romano said walked lemon orange grove next area instrument recorded recordshattering temperature still verified international official need validation considering planting avocado exotic fruit instead citrus better withstand heat cut lemon open wall carpel crumbled pulpy mush see rotten said wednesday resident gather chat sun set heat relents piazza town floridia sicily aug fabio bucciarellithe new york time field labourer leaned wooden ladder onto lemon tree harvesting good lemon yellow basket discarding bad resident gather chat sun set heat relents piazza town floridia sicily aug fabio bucciarellithe new york time terrible everybody worker plant said mario pignato damage awful talking day day talking month heat hot wind nearby giusy pappalardo crunched field littered snail shell picked hollow sunbaked corps see one cooked inside said orange tree singed fire stood black across driedup stream behind spike day survive problem day relief said lack substantial rain spring climbing temperature promised boiling summer persuaded significantly reduce number snail farmed season saved terrible financial hit said many one raised net tunnel died intense heat essentially stopped snail track foot burned ground stop die said others sought shade terracotta roof shingle put greenhouse died doubted one succeeded burrowing beneath soil often create wall preserve moisture survived burned underground said niece viviana pappalardo also worked farm also grew orange grape said worried future people dont understand damage everywhere said hoping extreme temperature town fact people could feel skin would serve wakeup call u work sector agriculture understand said base everything take broad view europe dying sense urgency seemed fade high heat thursday evening floridias young people back local pub road one sicily best snail restaurant carousing beer raced scooter street celebrated birthday previous day debilitating heat seemed like another thing talk still seemed truly spooked suffered said christian pirruccio paused hanging friend recount felt faint wednesday morning smoked cigarette outside gave plan go gym stayed home mother grandfather talked autumn rain used come month earlier pm said power went felt sick said young mayor held court checked older resident night put best clothes jewellery gathered main square metal bench hour burned hot grill afternoon sun still could get hot ive never seen heat like said nino bascetta holed house three air conditioner blasting wednesday shut window drew curtain closed shutter fear heat would shatter glass like hibernating bascetta said around pm heat still baking city wife wanted see friend tired cooped inside said wife angela cannarella sat beside black white striped dress reached piazza standing appointment bascetta called salon old people seemed like good idea said wasnt minute dripped sweat decided get car pump airconditioning another group friend sat around joking town part northern africa southern europe alessandro genovese parish priest town thcentury baroque cathedral wore priestly collar open heat said wanted seize interest town italian television global medium descending make appeal united state major contributor climate change protect earth called god first gift destroying floridia said new york time company,1
home farmland drowned increasingly severe flood affecting million people year straining relief effort senior un official said thursday death reduced early warning system factor economic toll community housing health infrastructure still devastating said un deputy humanitarian coordinator margareta wahlstrom great risk large number people living vulnerable area world wahlstrom told news conference noting serious flooding restricted south asia heaviest hit struck continent wahlstrom said number natural disaster increased average year including heat wave drought wildfire storm flood increased per year time span serious flood registered including sudan ethiopia myanmar philippine vietnam indonesia china india bangladesh nepal pakistan afghanistan colombia change weather pattern documented wednesday genevabased world meteorological organization noted natural disaster hit poor hardest heat wave average africa asia europe south america arabian sea near oman first ever documented cyclone wmo said finding line intergovernmental panel climate change un umbrella group expert reported increase extreme weather event past year said likely intensify challenge country organization individual change behavior reduce impact event knowing next year sure serious weatherrelated event wahlstrom said many area world people go back came regardless warning another disaster alternative philippine example five cyclone hit week people returned home many fertile river delta coastal area seaport bridge keep breaking river keep rebuilt responsibility local authority dont ask right question wahlstrom said,1
dallasaug bdnews comreuters u presidential rival barack obama john mccain target religious voter saturday guest one america foremost evangelist discus faith public life aid environment issue religion play big role u politics despite traditional separation church state white house hopeful certain asked faith would fit potential presidency candidate wont debate civil forum moderated megapastor rick warren saddleback church lake forest california interview turn although expected share stage together briefly quite extraordinary thing first time preacher convened two presumptive candidate fighting vote said michael lindsay political sociologist rice university houston evangelicals account one four u adult become key conservative base republican party strong focus past opposition abortion gay right promotion traditional family value issue delivered almost percent white evangelical protestant vote president george bush movement fractured restless year though remains largely republican camp survey june pew forum religion public life found percent white evangelical protestant supported republican mccain percent backed democrat obama pew noted june bush support percent surveyed group poll year shown growing pocket white evangelical support democratic party survey point solid support obama democrat hispanic black evangelicals making key battleground faith november election mccain abortion mccain excited conservative evangelicals past support stem cell research blunt criticism movement leader political heresy vietnam veteran former prisonerofwar long opposed abortion right trump card group mccain good record issue abortion must show continue president tony perkins president conservative lobby group family research council told reuters analyst agreed big chance mccain mccain aim solidify evangelicals key constituency said cal jillson political scientist southern methodist university dallas opportunity obama well devout christian many observer say far comfortable eloquent speaking faith mccain grew episcopalian attends evangelical southern baptist church many evangelical leader including warren pushing movement embrace broader range biblical concern poverty climate change moving beyond though excluding culture issue abortion obama would country first black president linked issue pointedly faith obama significant participating equal stage mccain evangelical church signal shift evangelical political landscape since said david gushee professor christian ethic mercer university atlanta lindsay said setting california scene looming battle gay marriage target would politically undecided evangelicals swing state white house race forecast close lot le going california going ohio pennsylvania florida big swing state said state sizable evangelical population directly identify old religious right said lindsay discussion also doubt watched closely american faith catholic mainstream protestant jew voter candidate want woo,1
imf create fund reserve fund created allocation special drawing right sdr largest expansion asset organisation nearly year history sdr created essentially line credit cashed hard currency member country imf intended help country bolster existing reserve make global economy resilient imf country receives allotment sdr based share fund track size country economy drawing right currency therefore used buy thing traded among member country currency value based basket international currency u dollar euro chinese renminbi japanese yen british pound sterling reset every five year utilise sdr country agree trade interestbearing asset country exchange cash imf serf middleman help facilitate transaction united state buy batch sdr say angola would earn interest asset angola would paid sale u dollar could use money buy need vaccine inoculate population covid plan approved imf executive board would effectively create billion worth sdr poor country could trade share wealthier country get hard currency fund vaccine plan controversial idea new sdr allocation introduced last year united state trump administration prevented moving forward argued time boosting emergency reserve inefficient way provide aid poor country would provide resource advanced economy need help china russia would get large share sdr approved republican continued argument seizing issue way criticise president joe biden support allocation putting america first senate hearing march sen john kennedy rla tried make case treasury secretary janet yellen united state would subsidising loan country buy sdr essentially putting taxpayer risk republican kennedy argue sdr allocation would benefit u adversary developing country intended help argues china russia would get equivalent combined billion yellen dismissed notion arguing borrowing united state buy country sdr would offset interest collect asset treasury department also buy claim allocating imf reserve would benefit china russia shown little use sdr united state would inclined cut deal rival eswar prasad former head imf china division agreed benefit china russia sdr would negligible american taxpayer nothing lose conversion sdr u dollar would guaranteed imf risk u said new reserve enough help developing country fight pandemic said imf united nation conference trade development year called trillion worth sdr made available imf helicopter money drop left behind address concern imf working develop new trust fund wealthier country channel excess sdr goal create billion pot money lessdeveloped country borrow use toward expanding health care system addressing climate change conjunction existing imf program change also work address political sensitivity reserve used urging united state imf working create greater transparency around asset used clear u adversary benefiting proceeds new york time company,1
abbot venerable ambalangoda sumedhananda thero barely registered blast waving away mosquito swarming night air southern sri lankan town gintota continued tirade muslim violent said muslim rapacious aim muslim take land everything value said think used buddhist land afghanistan pakistan kashmir indonesia destroyed islam minute later monastic aide rushed confirmed someone thrown molotov cocktail nearby mosque abbot flicked finger air shrugged responsibility flock buddhist majority sri lanka muslim make le sri lankas population concern file photo buddhist monk galagoda aththe gnanasara thero temple gintota sri lanka nov new york time incited politically powerful network charismatic monk like sumedhananda thero buddhist entered era militant tribalism casting spiritual warrior must defend faith outside force file photo buddhist monk galagoda aththe gnanasara thero temple gintota sri lanka nov new york time sense grievance might seem unlikely sri lanka myanmar two country forefront radical religiousnationalist movement buddhist constitute overwhelming majority population yet buddhist especially subscribe purist theravada strain faith increasingly convinced existential threat particularly islam struggling violent fringe tectonic plate buddhism islam collide portion buddhist abandoning peaceful tenet religion past year buddhist mob waged deadly attack minority muslim population buddhist nationalist ideologue using spiritual authority extremist monk bolster support buddhist never used hate u much said mohammed naseer imam hillur mosque gintota sri lanka attacked buddhist mob monk spread message dont belong country leave go home last month sri lanka powerful buddhist monk went hunger strike resulted resignation nine muslim minister cabinet monk suggested muslim politician complicit easter sunday attack islamic statelinked militant church hotel sri lanka killed people file photo demonstration organised buddhist monk support daw aung san suu kyis handling rohingya crisis yangon myanmar oct new york time myanmar campaign ethnic cleansing forced exodus country muslim buddhist monk still warn islamic invasion even though le national population muslim ramadan celebration may buddhist mob besieged islamic prayer hall causing muslim worshipper flee file photo demonstration organised buddhist monk support daw aung san suu kyis handling rohingya crisis yangon myanmar oct new york time buddhism pacifist image swirl calming incense beatific smile faith often associated sectarian aggression yet religion hold monopoly peace buddhist go war buddhist monk say would never condone violence said mikael graver anthropologist aarhus university denmark studied intersection buddhism nationalism time also say buddhism buddhist state defended mean militarymonastic complex thousand people gathered yangon myanmar largest city may ashin wirathu buddhist monk jailed hate speech praised nation army since august rohingya fled myanmar bangladesh behind campaign ethnic cleansing army ally buddhist mob country security force subjecting rohingya muslim slaughter rape complete erasure hundred village ashin wirathu rejected nonviolent teaching faith militarylinked lawmaker deserved glorified like buddha said rally military continued protects country religion another protest last october ashin wirathu slammed decision international criminal court icc pursue case myanmar military persecution rohingya monk made startling call arm day icc come day hold gun ashin wirathu said interview new york time file photo monk pray bengala monastery yangon myanmar oct new york time monk like ashin wirathu inhabit extremist fringe buddhist nationalism respected cleric involved well file photo monk pray bengala monastery yangon myanmar oct new york time year old venerable ashin nyanissara known commonly sitagu sayadaw myanmar influential monk hundred thousand rohingya fleeing burned village sitagu sayadaw sat front audience army officer said muslim almost bought united nation army monkhood continued could separated sitagu sayadaw pictured may facebook page linked myanmar military grinning among soldier offered faith greatest sacrifice army spiritual soldier national cause monk myanmar told commander myanmar armed force need tell begin easy someone respected sitagu sayadaw say something even strongly dismissive certain group people listen said khin mar mar kyi myanmarborn social anthropologist university oxford word justify hatred buddhist right return suicide bomber linked islamic state blew church hotel sri lanka easter sunday buddhist nationalist felt vindicated warning year muslim extremist danger national security said dilanthe withanage senior administrator bodu bala sena largest sri lankas buddhist nationalist group blood government hand ignoring radicalisation islam withanage said year moderate coalition governance fusion faith tribalism ascendant sri lanka movement champion gotabaya rajapaksa former defence chief leading candidate president election due year rajapaksa pledged protect religion country longest continuous buddhist lineage determined reconstruct sri lankas security state built nearly threedecadelong civil war ethnic tamil minority sri lanka led rajapaksas brother mahinda rajapaksa unabashed nationalist justified brutal end civil war portraying nation spiritual saviour file photo sri lankan buddhist bow front sitagu sayadaw one myanmar revered buddhist leader delgoda sri lanka nov new york time temple decorated wall picture rajapaksa brother money flowed radical buddhist group cheered sectarian rioting muslim died one founder bodu bala sena buddhist power army given prime land colombo capital highrise buddhist cultural centre file photo sri lankan buddhist bow front sitagu sayadaw one myanmar revered buddhist leader delgoda sri lanka nov new york time last year bodu bala senas leader galagoda aththe gnanasara thero sentenced six year prison late may amid changing political climate received presidential pardon sunday presided meeting thousand monk intent making political presence felt upcoming election imprisonment last year gnanasara thero placed campaign historical context guardian buddhism year said interview time duty duty monk myanmar fight protect peaceful island islam new york time news service,0
united state supported global call action united nation friday conserve sustainably use ocean sea marine resource even noted president donald trump plan withdraw pact fight climate change first un ocean conference ended friday adoption call action said particularly alarmed adverse impact climate change ocean recognize regard particular importance paris agreement adopted united nation framework convention climate change read consensus adoption david balton deputy u assistant secretary ocean fishery reminded summit june president announced united state withdraw renegotiate u participation paris agreement another international climate deal trump decision pull united state landmark paris agreement drew anger condemnation world leader head industry speaking united state french ambassador ocean serge segura received applause delegate un general assembly stating climate change real france committed upholding obligation paris agreement welfare also welfare international community whole said week long ocean summit promoted partnership government business address issue marine pollution ocean acidification marine research voluntary commitment save ocean made safeguarding ocean one goal adopted un member state part agenda world sustainable development another goal call urgent action combat climate change impact,1
year scientist urging focus another potent greenhouse gas methane planet best hope staving catastrophic global warming country must make strong rapid sustained reduction methane emission addition slashing co emission scientist warn landmark report un intergovernmental panel climate change released monday plea could cause consternation country opting natural gas cleaner alternative co belching coal also could pose challenge country agriculture livestock especially cattle important industry methane co warm atmosphere two greenhouse gas equal single co molecule cause le warming methane molecule lingers hundred year atmosphere whereas methane disappears within two decade report put lot pressure world step game methane said ipcc report reviewer durwood zaelke president institute governance sustainable development washington dc cutting methane single biggest fastest strategy slowing warming zaelke said methane today average global temperature already higher preindustrial average thanks emission pumped air since mid world would seen additional warming sky filled pollution reflecting sun radiation back space report say world shift away fossil fuel tackle air pollution aerosol disappear temperature could spike quickly reducing methane could counteract effect also improving air quality said ipcc report summary author maisa rojas corradi atmospheric scientist university chile global scale methane emission responsible around warming since preindustrial era according united nation role methane aerosol shortlived climate pollutant discussed ipcc report draw attention immediate benefit significant reduction methane atmospheric concentration point view also cobenefits human health improved air quality said jane lubchenco deputy director climate environment white house office science technology policy methane momentum update technology recent research suggest methane emission oil gas production landfill livestock likely underestimated report sends loud signal country produce consume oil gas need incorporate aggressive oil gas methane reduction plan climate strategy said mark brownstein senior vice president energy environmental defense fund landfill energy company emission might easiest tackle said largescale agricultural methane tougher scaledup replacement technology exist eu proposing law year force oil gas company monitor report methane emission repair leak united state expected unveil methane regulation september stringent rule issued obama administration rolled back former president donald trump united state eu account third global consumption natural gas major economy without strict regulation oil gas production agriculture brazil russia also likely high methane emitter said ipcc coauthor paulo artaxo environmental physicist university sao paulo methane leakage gas also oil well difficult quantify said country looking find environmental group government official urged global agreement methane montreal protocol tackled ozone depletion agreement could start methane oil gas industry already technology curb emission said armond cohen executive director clean air task force bostonbased climate technology group rocket science there exotic technology required said let start,0
new round un climate talk open monday almost nation meeting mexico hope clinching agreement narrow range crunch issue dividing rich emerging economy twoweek conference beach resort cancun aim agree fund approach preserve rain forest prepare hotter world also seek formalize existing target curb greenhouse gas emission fanfare far level last year copenhagen summit aimed agree new climate deal ended instead nonbinding agreement rejected clutch developing country longrunning un talk pitted world top two emitter united state china u demand greater chinese emission curb echoing similar pressure free trade human right eve talk mexican president felipe calderon pointed economic opportunity fighting climate change aiming end distrust previous summit dilemma protecting environment fighting poverty combating climate change economic growth false dilemma said pointing renewable energy inaugurated wind turbine power conference hotel calderon said talk would focus preparation hotter world central concern poorer country basically going discus adaptation said comment jarred european union negotiator said talk must also achieve harder commitment existing emission pledge including developing country look limited set decision cancun hope lay path forward artur rungemetzger senior eu negotiator said sunday see outline compromise said peter wittoeck senior negotiator belgium hold rotating eu presidency main aim talk agree tougher climate deal succeed kyoto protocol whose present round end step action fight warming world temperature could soar degree celsius worst case climate change require annual investment billion contain rising sea level study suggested sunday,0
monsoon typically last june september already delivered rain year average expected withdraw early october month later usual extended rain wreaked havoc northern uttar pradesh bihar state worst hit latest spell intense downpour killing people since last friday two official said patna bihar riverside capital city home around two million people resident said wading waistdeep water buy essential item like food milk ranjeev kumar resident patnas ashiyana neighbourhood told reuters telephone entire area stranded water government rescue situation serious said monday relief worker rescued bihar deputy chief minister sushil modi home patna video footage showed dressed short tshirt brought raft along family member saket kumar singh life city boring road area said stranded four day two foot water inside house electricity despite money helpless singh said neighbouring uttar pradesh india populous state heavy rain brought home swathe farmland submerged data released federal home ministry show people died flood heavy rain year sep official said many fatality caused due wall building collapse including uttar pradesh maharashtra western state seen floodrelated death highest country danger old weak structure collapsing increase heavy rainfall like happened time chandrakant sharma flood expert uttar pradeshs disaster relief department told reuters india flood prevention forecasting system lacking expert say even total flood prone area country increased recent decade deforestation degradation water body climate change,1
lack sustained military tie united state china key challenge two country time tension asia u diplomat said tuesday deputy secretary state james steinberg said u policymakers continue find broad range area cooperate china bilaterally regionally globally economic recovery climate change iran nuclear issue militarytomilitary tie china put hold anger u arm sale taiwan earlier year exception trend broad official engagement said important challenge continued unwillingness china deepen milmil engagement steinberg said remark nixon centre washington continue stress favour one country absolutely critical manage complex process china economic growth military modernization said obama administration notified congress january plan sell taiwan billion arm china broke militarytomilitary contact united state june china turned proposed fencemending visit defense secretary robert gate addition dispute taiwan selfruled island china claim sovereignty uschina security tie strained joint ussouth korean military exercise directed north korea held sea near china steinberg said sustained deepened bilateral military talk necessary specific dispute deeper disagreement freedom navigation water near china frankly unproductive china see benefit offered withheld relationship issue said senior u diplomat also explained motive behind secretary state hillary clinton move raise sensitive territorial dispute south china sea asean regional forum arf last week hanoi china furious accused clinton attacking chinese interest disputed area rich energy key shipping beijing long succeeded keeping asean diplomatic agenda china longstanding territorial dispute brunei malaysia philippine vietnam south china sea united state champion freedom navigation neutral territorial dispute bubbling around long time issue fraught potential risk incident ruinous military competition steinberg said frankly time come make explicit bring open clearly everybodys mind said referring southeast asian country sought raise issue multilateral setting,1
olesya dmitracova london mar bdnews comreuters activist group egality inviting british voter give right vote someone one three developing country say directly affected uk policy war climate poverty briton register monday wwwgiveyourvoteorg donate vote afghan bangladeshi ghanaians eve election expected may receive text message telling want vote party ive voted past find really exciting way vote important count action country responsible much world said student fanny rhodesjames plan donate vote hundred briton already committed vote egality say adding expects thousand register last two general election national turnout britain slumped around percent compared percent complain political party voting change nothing missing vital perspective vulnerable people developing nation people whose livelihood destroyed stroke pen anonymous office whitehall egality said statement whitehall shorthand british government department ghanaian kwabena okai ofosuhene say one reason want vote british election britain influence international financial institution world bank key development ghana uk one leading economy world one ghana leading trading partner told reuters telephone britain political clout another factor added ofosuhene work nongovernmental organization america would gone iraq without uk backing afghanistan without uk said britain one world biggest donor development humanitarian aid government saying donated billion pound billion wouldbe voter three participating country contact egality question british politician british volunteer put local parliamentary representative local debate via medium channel essentially running uk election campaign country dissimilar electoral commission uk said campaign coordinator may abdalla electoral commission spokesman said people paid vote nothing illegal egality campaign said heard similar campaign,0
u president barack obama start reversing former president george bush climate change policy monday taking step allow state limit greenhouse gas emission car ordering vehicle fuel efficiency standard set march administration official said late sunday obama took office last week would direct environmental protection agency reconsider request california impose strict limit car emission request denied bush administration official said final decision epa would likely take several month another official familiar policy shift said obama would instruct epa approve waiver allowing california impose rule california last week asked new administration reconsider state request california state sued epa stephen johnson agency chief bush administration denied california request federal permission impose new limit carbon dioxide emission car letter obama california gov arnold schwarzenegger asked president direct u epa act promptly favorably california reconsideration request white house official said obama would also direct department transportation move forward setting vehicle fuel efficiency standard march obamas memorandum would also instruct agency reconsider standard set later year separate process obama promised campaign trail take aggressive action fight global warming reduce emission blamed heating earth shortly victory november election obama reiterated commitment bringing united state firmly back fold nation trying reach global agreement limit emission first phase kyoto protocol run end,1
much text draft intended push negotiator toward deal nation agree remained contentious many country dispute remain money speed emission cut indeed whether agreement even mention fossil fuel principal cause climate change term never appeared global climate agreement difference nearly two week negotiation signalled would difficult negotiator reach sort sweeping agreement activist scientist urged start united nation talk known cop scientific consensus say world must slash greenhousegas emission nearly half order stave disastrous effect global warming country current target emission would continue rise latest draft text laced diplomatic document could described rage note deep regret rich world yet delivered billion annual aid promised deliver last year also call doubling fund help developing country adapt effect climate change including extreme weather rising sea level one divisive question involves country global north prospered century burning coal oil gas spewed greenhouse gas atmosphere whether compensate developing country irreparable harm caused draft proposes new technical assistance facility help country loss damage expert said question remain whether funding new additional still expert said latest draft showed negotiator making progress overall balance definitely stronger balanced text two day ago said helen mountford vice president climate economics world resource institute big polluter nation unwilling phase fossil fuel fast enough keep global temperature reaching dangerous level another dispute whether required return stronger climate target end next year latest draft request tamer urge used previous draft another major holdup whether agreement include reference fossil fuel combustion principally responsible climate change draft text released early friday called country eliminate inefficient subsidy fossil fuel accelerate phaseout coal dirtiest fossil fuel unclear whether language stay final version considering country like china india poland rely heavily coal plant un secretarygeneral antnio guterres called negotiator take stronger action every country every city every company every financial institution must radically credibly verifiably reduce emission decarbonise portfolio starting told conference thursday nation represented talk must unanimously agree every word final text alok sharma president negotiation insisted talk close end day friday though appeared unlikely last negotiation madrid scheduled end friday extended sunday afternoon new york time company,1
camp david mon jul maryland bdnews comreuters british prime minister gordon brown underscored monday intent preserving country close bond united state conferred president george bush camp david brown also expected keep distance bush issue like iraq two day talk presidential retreat maryland catoctin mountain meeting first time since brown succeeded tony blair last month prime minister iraq war concern iran nuclear program climate change effort revive doha round world trade talk agenda brown also plan seek support package measure try end conflict sudan darfur region reserved somewhat formal brown seen unlikely form kind close bond gregarious predecessor bush first meeting bush famously remarked blair used brand toothpaste brown keen avoid anything might encourage british medium tag america poodle label reporter gave blair stood shoulder shoulder bush september attack invasion iraq blair closeness bush angered british public contributed decision step early still u british official sought play notion cooling tie country invoking winston churchill idea britain united state shared joint inheritance brown expressed solidarity america fighting terrorism opinion piece washington post monday believe atlantic partnership rooted something far fundamental lasting common interest even common history brown said anchored shared ideal two century linked destiny two country arrived sunday evening brown chatted bush camp david history two dined beef tenderloin mashed potato cheeseburger french fry menu lunch monday brown bush hold news conference edt speculation brown may want end britain military involvement iraq resurfaced report sunday time newspaper brown chief foreign policy adviser sounded u foreign policy expert possibility early british withdrawal brown spokesman said prime minister would unveil plan pull british troop said change government position aide brown say want focus ending darfur conflict breaking deadlock global trade talk brown support french president nicolas sarkozy proposing package measure try end conflict darfur includes united nation security council resolution african unionunited nation peacekeeping force immediate ceasefire restarting peace process economic aid package darfur british government source said would also hold threat sanction sudanese government failed cooperate brown meet democrat republican congressional leader washington monday afternoon spokesman said tuesday brown hold talk un secretarygeneral ban kimoon new york give speech world body,1
londonsep bdnews comreuters number people living edge emergency africa nearly doubled million two year leading charity said thursday care international said emergency aid impoverished striferidden continent continued arrive late shortterm policy targeted heavily saving life rather building resilience population world inaction food emergency proved costly world poorest people stripped enough eat paying price said geoffrey dennis charity chief executive government un donor aid agency must take opportunity deliver longterm structural reform aid system protect vulnerable emergency build resilience food price rise drought shock care report living edge emergency paying price inaction timed coincide summit new york next week dedicated fight poverty one key millennium development goal mdg called donor fulfill existing aid commitment add focus disaster risk reduction early warning system food production support poorest make emergency aid longterm development better coordinated also highlighted recently emerged threat security welfare added older woe price staple food surged average percent past three year climate change already hit poorest therefore le resilient country biofuels replaced food crop increasing urbanization compounded problem disgrace despite warning money still spent wrong way said dennis leader mdg meeting must ensure aid system rise challenge global food crisis measure cost billion wasted emergency fund suffering million people pushed beyond edge yet needle emergency,1
climate change making harder many people access clean water food widening spread malaria dengue fever world largest humanitarian aid agency said monday international federation red cross red crescent society ifrc asking donor million per year help community steel threat global warming response alone longer enough said markku niskala secretarygeneral swissbased federation health care disaster management make percent appeal national red cross red crescent society around world pledged strategysetting conference november boost aid vulnerable effect climate change phenomenon scientist linked emission car factory power plant also agreed step disaster preparedness risk reduction programme especially small island state delta region across africa shifting pattern weather rainfall temperature expected acute,1
climate scientist around world urged delegate unled talk bali thursday make deeper swifter cut greenhouse emission prevent dangerous global warming declaration scientist said government window year global emission peak decline ultimate goal least percent reduction climatewarming emission appreciate significant challenge world community professor andy pittman university new south wale australia told reporter bali required reduce risk dangerous climate change trying meeting bali involving nation aim initiate twoyear dialogue leading broader climate pact replace upgrade kyoto protocol goal find formula bring outsider united state china india global compact fight growing emission carbon dioxide produced burning fossil fuel power station industry transport united state world top carbon emitter come intense pressure side bali meeting curb emission wednesday u lawmaker moved step closer approving cap senate committee approved legislation outlining capandtrade system industry power generator transport bill headed debate full senate united state simply take leadership role senator john warner virginia republican bill cosponsor told committee superpower world weve got utilise status try help correct situation think u acknowledge causing hardship really without precedent time act u president george bush pulled america kyoto protocol saying threatened economy unfairly excluded big developing nation china india binding emission cut turn china india say rich nation must cut emission cap would hurt economy try lift million poverty dont act china india simply hide behind america skirt inaction warner said group u scientist bali welcomed committee move welcome development show increasing isolation u administration said alden meyer u union concerned scientist professor diana liverman britain oxford university said world already seeing substantial impact global warming warming degree celsius would severe impact africa australia polar region pacific island un climate panel released series report climate change year say world risk rapidly melting glacier vanishing sea ice loss icesheets polar bear become iconic symbol climate change area arctic sea ice rely hunting shrunk record low summer outside bali conference centre eight activist dressed polar bear added twist climate debate holding banner reading human need help separately wwf conservation group said percent amazon rain forest could wiped severely damaged vicious feedback loop climate change deforestation said effect warming could cut rainfall aggravate current trend farming fire drought logging world largest tropical forest amazon forest giant store carbon dioxide tree soak main greenhouse gas grow release rot burnt reuters latest environment blog click httpblogsreuterscomenvironment,1
environmental group branded baa attempt seek injunction limiting next month planned protest heathrow insanely draconian company applied injunction environmental umbrella group airport watch cover million member belonging group greenpeace friend earth national trust injunction granted would allow police arrest anyone demonstrating climate change airport expansion near facility demonstrator planning hold camp climate action airport aug injunction would cover protester movement underground near heathrow part motorway fail give hour notice protest group said spanishowned baa seek judicial approval injunction high court wednesday independent newspaper said seen legal document submitted baa said protester would allowed gather three protest point outskirt airport providing exceed yet unspecified number gave name car registration plate advance notice would allowed go within metre airport operation benedict southworth director antipoverty campaign group world development movement wdm said baa attempt prevent staff member supporter along million lawabiding citizen travelling piccadilly line part insulting ludicrous beyond belief wdm campaigning climate change taken seriously big business government alike insanely draconian attempt baa stop peaceful protest starkly show much work mayor london ken livingstone said baa consulted transport london travel restriction added transport london writing baa demand reference property service removed injunction oppose attempt restrict lawful use public transport service court spokesman heathrow said statement injunction protect operation airport safety passenger respect people right protest within bound law airport byelaws would invite protester similarly respect right passenger travelling heathrow,1
yearold queen fully vaccinated coronavirus quipped four day ago palace staff could move much spent night hospital last october unspecified ailment queen today tested positive covid palace said majesty experiencing mild cold like symptom expects continue light duty windsor coming week continue receive medical attention follow appropriate guideline palace said charles heir throne earlier month withdrew event contracting covid second time palace source said met queen day elizabeth world oldest monarch quietly marked th anniversary accession british throne early february elizabeth became queen britain dozen realm including australia canada new zealand death father king george vi feb kenya international tour first british sovereign spend seven decade throne dynasty trace origin back almost year norman king william conquest england devotion duty recordbreaking reign elizabeth achievement maintain popularity british monarchy face seismic political social cultural change threatened make royalty anachronism ascended throne josef stalin mao zedong harry truman running soviet union china united state respectively winston churchill british prime minister including churchill served prime minister quarter number britain since robert walpole year ago reign u president met bar lyndon johnson elizabeth quiet devotion duty support respect united kingdom broader commonwealth contrast scandal engulfed member royal family wishing majesty queen good health speedy recovery opposition labour party leader keir starmer said get well soon maam public affection remains strong four five briton holding favourable view monarchy suffered number knock including u sex abuse court case second son prince andrew raising question longterm future monarchy andrew last week settled lawsuit virginia giuffre accusing sexually abusing teenager andrew former associate jeffrey epstein late financier sex offender denied accusation forced giuffre life australia sex age two decade ago british police said last week begun investigation allegation medium report honour offered saudi national return donation one prince charles charity,0
longawaited report commissioner mario dion said trudeau used office circumvent undermine ultimately attempt discredit former justice minister jody wilsonraybould improperly pressuring criminal case commissioner said broke longstanding tradition separating justice system political interference although trudeau face direct penalty result ethic commissioner finding release week campaigning begin october election endangers reelection effort giving adversary plenty ammunition prime minister came office great fanfare new face new approach politics called sunny way created genderbalanced cabinet promised push protection climate change also protecting energy business said country reconcile indigenous population correcting historical wrong critic though argue treatment wilsonraybould showed trudeau oldfashioned politician play backroom politics even room longer filled smoke promised would different said andrew scheer conservative leader speaking wednesday ethic commissioner issued report know beyond shadow doubt justin trudeau advertised scheer added believed ground criminal investigation prime minister royal canadian mounted police scheer repeatedly called trudeaus resignation past six month wednesday said longer make sense close vote believe canadian make right choice get rid scandalplagued prime minister scheer told reporter file photo sign pictured outside office conflict interest ethic commissioner ottawa ontario canada february reuters earlier year wilsonraybould accused prime minister member staff pushing settle bribery case major canadian engineering company snclavalin fine avoided criminal conviction snclavalin multinational engineering company based quebec charged bribing official libya win contract defrauding libyan government file photo sign pictured outside office conflict interest ethic commissioner ottawa ontario canada february reuters news wilsonrayboulds accusation broke trudeaus liberal party plummeted poll though party recently clawed way back new report likely rekindle party problem even among supporter woman whose vote helped ensure victory liberal said wilsonrayboulds accusation trudeau tried improperly pressure even bully undermined claim feminist controversy also soured relation indigenous people elated wilsonraybould former first nation regional chief british columbia appointed cabinet trudeau steadfastly refused apologise characterised controversy difference opinion version event prime minister said trying strongarm female indigenous minister acting concern thousand job canada criminal conviction would bar snclavalin bidding government contract significant part business wilsonraybould also attorney general agree pursue civil penalty demoted different cabinet position eventually left trudeaus cabinet altogether later thrown liberal caucus prime minister another prominent woman trudeaus cabinet jane philpott quit solidarity also removed party damaging prime minister standing womenc new york time news service,1
time chinese official including foreign minister ambassador united state rebuffed american saying think invasion work one diplomatic exchange december u official got intelligence showing beijing shared information moscow telling russian united state trying sow discord china would try impede russian plan action official said previously unreported talk american chinese official show biden administration tried use intelligence finding diplomacy persuade superpower view growing adversary stop invasion ukraine nation led president xi jinping persistently sided russia even evidence moscow plan military offensive grew winter account based interview senior administration official knowledge conversation spoke condition anonymity sensitive nature diplomacy chinese embassy spokesman liu pengyu answered earlier request comment halfday article posted online saying time china actively promoted political settlement process ukraine issue china russia powerful partner two nation strengthening bond many year across diplomatic economic military realm xi president vladimir putin russia two autocrat shared idea global power met time national leader year world leader could make putin think twice invading ukraine xi went thinking u official diplomatic effort failed putin began fullscale invasion ukraine thursday morning recognizing two russiabacked insurgent enclave country east independent state call friday putin told xi united state nato ignored russia reasonable security concern reneged commitment according readout call released chinese state news medium xi reiterated china public position important respect legitimate security concern well sovereignty territorial integrity country putin told xi russia willing negotiate ukraine xi said china supported move american official say tie china russia appear stronger time since cold war two present ideological front united state european asian ally even putin carry invasion ukraine whose sovereignty china recognized decade growing alarm among american european official alignment china russia reached new peak ukraine crisis exactly year week president richard nixon made historic trip china restart diplomatic relation make common cause counterbalancing soviet union year relationship united state china grew stronger especially lucrative trade tie developed frayed due mutual suspicion intensifying strategic competition antithetical idea power governance recent private talk ukraine american official heard language chinese counterpart consistent harder line chinese voicing public showed hostile attitude become entrenched according american account wednesday putin ordered troop eastern ukraine full invasion hua chunying foreign ministry spokeswoman said news conference beijing united state culprit current tension surrounding ukraine ukraine issue lately u sending weapon ukraine heightening tension creating panic even hyping possibility warfare said someone keep pouring oil flame accusing others best put fire kind behavior clearly irresponsible immoral added u drove five wave nato expansion eastward way russia doorstep deployed advanced offensive strategic weapon breach assurance russia ever think consequence pushing big country wall refused call russia assault invasion pressed foreign journalist hua fiery antius remark russia moving attack neighbor stunned current former u official china analyst united state verbal grenade echo major point word joint statement china russia issued feb xi putin met opening ceremony winter olympic game beijing document two country declared partnership limit intended stand together usled democratic nation china also explicitly sided russia text denounce enlargement nato alliance last saturday wang yi chinese foreign minister criticized nato video talk munich security conference european leader turn accused china working russia overturn american say rulesbased international order wang say ukraine sovereignty respected safeguarded reference foreign policy principle beijing often cite chinese official mentioned ukraine term since russia full invasion began claim neutrality claim stand principle everything say cause antius blaming nato adopting russian line said evan medeiros georgetown university professor senior asia director white house national security council obama administration question sustainable posture much damage tie u tie europe biden administration diplomatic outreach china try avert war began president joe biden xi held video summit nov talk two leader acknowledged challenge relationship nation lowest point decade agreed try cooperate issue common interest including health security climate change nuclear weapon proliferation white house official said time meeting american official decided russian troop buildup around ukraine presented immediate problem china united state could try defuse together official thought outcome video summit indicated potential improvement uschina relation others skeptical thought important leave stone unturned effort prevent russia attacking one official said day later white house official met ambassador qin gang chinese embassy told ambassador u intelligence agency detected gradual encirclement ukraine russian force including armored unit william burn cia director flown moscow nov confront russian information nov american intelligence official shared finding nato chinese embassy russia aggression first topic discussion ran hour addition laying intelligence white house official told ambassador united state would impose tough sanction russian company official businesspeople event invasion going far beyond announced obama administration russia seized ukraine crimean peninsula american official said sanction would also hurt china time commercial tie also pointed knew china helped russia evade sanction warned beijing future aid argued china widely seen partner russia global image could suffer putin invaded message clear would china interest persuade putin stand entreaty went nowhere qin skeptical suspicious american official said american official spoke ambassador russia least three time embassy phone wendy sherman deputy secretary state call qin continued express skepticism said russia legitimate security concern europe american also went higher diplomatic ladder secretary state antony blinken spoke wang problem late january monday day putin ordered new troop russiabacked enclave ukraine secretary underscored need preserve ukraine sovereignty territorial integrity said state department summary call used phrase chinese diplomat like employ signaling nation get involved matter involving taiwan tibet xinjiang hong kong considered separatist problem beijing american official met qin washington wednesday heard rebuttal hour later putin declared war ukraine television military began pummeling country ballistic missile tank rolled across border new york time company,1
johnson draw explicit parallel biden predecessor donald trump talk democratic president english seaside resort carbis bay eve summit group seven advanced economy comment made clear biden taken much multilateral approach talk trump whose vision world time shocked angered bewildered many washington european ally big breath fresh air johnson said meeting lasted hour minute long long good session covered huge range subject said new interesting working hard together two leader appeared relaxed admired view across atlantic alongside wife jill biden wearing jacket embroidered word love beautiful beginning said though johnson said talk great biden brought grave concern row britain european union said could threaten peace british region northern ireland following britain departure eu united kingdom frontier bloc border eu member state ireland two leader joint briefing meeting johnson spoke british medium biden made speech u plan donate half billion vaccine poorer country northern ireland biden proud irish heritage keen prevent difficult negotiation brussels london undermining usbrokered peace deal known good friday agreement ended three decade bloodshed northern ireland white house national security adviser jake sullivan told reporter aboard air force one way britain biden rocksolid belief peace deal step imperilled accord would welcomed yael lempert top u diplomat britain issued london demarche formal diplomatic reprimand inflaming tension time newspaper reported johnson sought play difference washington there complete harmony need keep going find solution make sure uphold belfast good friday agreement said johnson one leader campaign leave eu asked biden made alarm situation northern ireland clear said didnt america united state washington uk plus european union one thing absolutely want johnson said uphold belfast good friday agreement make sure keep balance peace process going absolutely common ground peace deal largely brought end trouble three decade conflict irish catholic nationalist militant probritish protestant loyalist paramilitary people killed britain exit eu strained peace northern ireland nation bloc want protect market border irish sea cut british province rest united kingdom although britain formally left eu two side still trading threat brexit deal london unilaterally delayed implementation northern irish clause deal johnson downing street office said biden agreed britain eu responsibility work together find pragmatic solution allow unencumbered trade northern ireland britain ireland,1
climate change defining issue time defining moment said un headquarters new york scientist telling u decade far many leader refused listen change course risk missing point avoid runaway climate change guterres said remark came country around world far short meeting goal set paris accord reduce emission warmed planet last century next round climate negotiation scheduled year poland one big test talk whether country especially industrialised country produce large share global emission set higher target reducing emission time come leader show care people whose fate hold hand guterres said need rapidly shift away dependence fossil fuel guterres speech came day highlevel climate meeting san francisco spearheaded gov jerry brown california meant demonstrate business local leader done tackle climate change guterres sought make case shift away fossil fuel like oil coal would create job bolster economy rebutting critic argue shift would costly called idea hogwash cited step private company taking wean away polluting fossil fuel including hat tip insurance company allianz promised stop insuring coal fired power plant though said action plainly insufficient transition cleaner greener future need speed said new york time news service,1
researcher studied fossil sand tiger shark teeth found bank island canadian arctic archipelagothe teeth date back eocene epoch million year ago region temperate climate water lower salinity period deeptime analogue going happen curb co emission today potentially runaway greenhouse effect look like marine scientist sora kim university chicago quoted sayingfor study researcher analysed ratio oxygen isotope teeth measure tends reflect ocean temperature salinity found number indicated water low salinity practically looked like freshwaterhowever sand tiger shark prefer high salinity managed live regionsharks may able cope rising temperature decreasing salinity researcher concludedtheir finding assume significance study showed warming elsewhere ocean pushing shark marine specie increasingly northward discovery news reportedthe study appeared journal geology,1
million ballot yet counted biden led incumbent president donald trump several battleground state decide contest yet democrat coming short effort win control senate republican currently hold majority even retained control house representative result hold would recipe gridlock washington analyst say lawmaker would struggle agree even basic duty like paying debt funding government operation ambitious effort would likely table entirely multitrilliondollar plan curb carbon emission create job would founder senate bidens plan raise tax corporation wealthy individual would also dead water would votingrights campaignfinance reform backed democrat biden also likely settle much smaller economic stimulus package democrat passed several bill house would provide trillion provide assistance million jobless people help local government keep teacher firefighter employee payroll senate republican far refused pas anything though leader mitch mcconnell said wednesday two side needed find compromise end year however show willingness meet key democratic demand money state local government message senate republican going american people elected u tap brake unrequited socialism democrat going try bring country said jon lieber former mcconnell aide eurasia group lacking majority capitol hill biden could issue executive order pursue smallerbore agenda item like studentloan relief consumer protection goitalone approach used trump democratic president barack obama could easily undone republican successor coronavirus climate cabinet first day white house biden say issue national strategy respond covid likely include mask mandate clearer guidance testing school reopenings also promised work productively health official trump ignored dr anthony fauci nation top infectiousdisease expert republican senate could reject cabinet appointee deem liberal forcing biden opt consensus pick might frustrate party left wing want make sure people implementing part climate change plan people aligned fossilfuel industry corporate lobbyist said garrett blad national spokesman sunrise movement grassroots group pushing aggressive action climate change biden campaigned centrist would try work across partisan divide member senate deep knowledge working personal relationship many member look drive longstanding priority like infrastructure could perhaps find support moderate republican two said scott mulhauser democratic strategist worked biden presidential election many bidens former republican colleague retired voted leaving conservative majority le inclined compromise period splitparty control tend productive said sarah binder political science professor george washington university facing another two year gridlock democrat would likely focus winning senate majority next congressional election november could turn poorly democrat washington take dramatic step bolster economy improve healthcare curb climate change said adam jentleson former democratic senate leadership aide real danger scenario biden democrat republican force solution inadequate democrat take said,1
executive european commission adopted farreaching plan wednesday cut eu emission greenhouse gas blamed global warming boost renewable energy use increase biofuels eu source said adopted source said member european union executive debated lastminute detail protect europe energyintensive industry le green competition plan must approved member state european parliament eu emission trading scheme widened gas industry brussels set euwide cap sector well national curb,1
copenhagen bdnews comreuters environment minister tried overcome rift rich developing nation copenhagen sunday day deadline reaching global pact tackling climate change yvo de boer head un climate change secretariat highlighting spat top greenhouse gas emitter china united state said hoped nation would seek raise offer talk china calling united state united state calling china hope coming day everyone call everyone said minister holding informal talk oneday break december meeting involving nation culminate summit world leader thursday friday including u president barack obama still many challenge still many unsolved problem danish minister connie hedegaard told reporter minister start arrive also political talk bring together representative rich poor nation arguing responsible emission cut deep stump cash pay country like china india say industrialized world must make sharper reduction greenhouse gas output provide poor cash fund shift greener growth adapt warmer world agreement certainly possible u trust courage conviction still come fair equitable deal copenhagen indian environment minister jairam ramesh said heading sunday session richer country say developing world carbon emission growing fast must sign curb prevent dangerous level warming china said want wrap firm deal premier wen jiabao join world leader summit understanding leader coming celebrate good outcome talk senior chinese envoy su wei said saturday demonstrator released sunday south african nobel peace prize winner archbishop desmond tutu handed un de boer ten thousand signature around world calling climate action afternoon church service also planned copenhagen cathedral sermon archbishop canterbury rowan williams attended danish royalty followed bell ringing climate church around world police released nearly people detained march saturday police spokesman said march ten thousand people largely peaceful violence erupted toward evening demonstrator smashed window set fire car detained said unfairly held badly treated police arrested u reason peaceful said hana nelson aged student halifax canada released without charge,0
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,0
washington sun jun bdnews comreuters barack obama may pressuring congress u president decade aim get two big domestic goal passed year reforming health care fighting global warming impossible would congress ever given president maybe since first first day said brookings institution senior fellow stephen hess referring start franklin roosevelt new deal presidency time constraint may pressure imposed campaign next year congressional election november seat u representative third senator grab congress past often shown unable handle one big issue year obama fellow democrat control senate house representative see window opportunity year pas two longstanding democratic goal expanding health care uninsured reducing pollution associated climate change would economic impact nearly every consumer u company health insurer utility oil refinery ailing automaker steel manufacturer small business nonetheless democratic leader giving run placing initiative fast track without much republican support one highest probability making health care said bruce josten executive vice president u chamber commerce noted full legislative agenda later year including annual spending bill supreme court confirmation tax legislation could crowd climate bill debate senate nevertheless several congressional committee pushing ahead review bill aim cut industry carbon dioxide emission percent percent alternative energy source energy efficiency bill prospect strengthened unusual coalition environmentalist corporation labor union joined effort obama trying sell climate change legislation much something good environment green job creation weaning country foreign oil major talking point according several democratic lawmaker white house already working hard woo senate democratic republican moderate hold key obtaining needed vote majority member senate meantime environmentalist heartened four month obamas presidency wideranging legislation advancing even concession industry became law today would important piece energy environmental legislation congress ever produced said one activist health care lead two health care might bill likely reach obamas desk enactment year end house congress hope blend respective bill compromise measure october obamas deadline senate democratic leader harry reid tried demonstrate serious passing health care reform soon next five week said senate normal threeday work week extended five bill passed want emphasize president said health care absolute priority said representative chris van hollen member house democratic leadership asked reuters two bill prospect believe going house added midst deep economic recession medical bill contributing estimated percent u personal bankruptcy providing health care without insurance paramount obama fifteen year ago thenpresident bill clinton tried keep campaign pledge enact universal health care fail miserably contributed significant democratic loss congressional election since health care problem worsened medical cost escalating million uninsured democrat claim theyve learned lesson unfulfilled promise still find sound way pay expanding health care tough job amid staggering u budget deficit republican keep hammering away proposed governmentrun health insurance government plan could undercut private health plan forcing people health plan like senate minority leader mitch mcconnell warned behind scene house speaker nancy pelosi pressuring lieutenant speed work climate change legislation strong backing last month politically diverse house energy commerce committee pelosi hope pas bill june july even legislation go year obama would major accomplishment tout december world leader set meet copenhagen discus global warming legislation likely would result higher energy bill american consumer especially difficult sell recession,1
first draft cop accord released wednesday implicitly acknowledged current pledge insufficient avert climate catastrophe got mixed response climate activist expert however surprise agreement later day china united state world two biggest greenhouse gas emitter boosted hope almost national delegation toughen collective commitment friday new draft expected coming hour climate finance help poor nation vulnerable flood drought rising sea triggered global warming central negotiation britain conference president alok sharma said latest draft conclusion seen showed significant progress yet id like address critical need step effort today get need realise substantive outcome finance said developing nation want tougher rule onwards rich country failed meet yearold pledge provide billion year help curb emission tackle effect rising temperature wednesday draft merely urged developed country urgently scale aid help poorer one adapt climate change called funding grant rather loan add debt burden missed billion goal expected reached three year late undermining trust developing nation making reluctant make emission reduction target ambitious sum many campaigner say anyway woefully inadequate divided part mitigation help poor country ecological transition part adaptation help manage extreme climate event contentious aspect known loss damage would compensate ravage already suffered global warming though outside billion rich country acknowledge claim poor country say tax carbon market would provide critical support rich nation including european union state concerned cost deed accountability conference host britain say overarching goal cop keep alive hope capping global temperature degree celsius fahrenheit preindustrial level still far reach current national pledge cut emission scientific evidence grown crossing threshold would unleash significantly worse heatwaves storm wildfire already occurring irreversible consequence jury whether glasgow talk making meaningful progress towards goal thinktanks encouraged deal struck issue deforestation curbing potent greenhouse gas methane wednesday draft addressed issue reining fossil fuel others point insufficiently clear commitment timeline especially major polluter china india russia need know deed specific deed accountability deliver said lindsey fielder cook climate change representative quaker united nation office thursday fledgling international alliance halt new oil gas drilling added six member get support major fossil fuel producer read wednesday uschina accord saw joint recognition need step effort next decade curb rising temperature new commitment beijing reducing emission protecting forest aside concrete pledge scant number observer agreed significance deal two global power often loggerhead cooperating real good news agreement spoke look content series general commitment agree road map climate said italy ecological transition minister roberto cingolani climate action tracker research group said week national pledge far cut greenhouse gas would fulfilled allow earth temperature rise day glasgow conference cop close pope francis ardent climate advocate sounded warning letter scotland catholic saying time running,1
antarctica lost billion tonne ice last decade contributing rising sea around world climate researcher said monday ice melted two particular part southern continent according eric rignot colleague wrote phenomenon journal nature geoscience using satellite monitor antarctica coastline scientist estimate west antarctica lost billion tonne ice compared billion tonne antarctic peninsula stretch toward south america lost billion tonne put perspective billion tonne ice would enough provide drinking water million people united kingdom year fellow author jonathan bamber university bristol said statement ice loss socalled ice sheet cover water around continent melting occurred glacier cover much antarctic land mass melt contributes sea level rise way sea ice one immediate consequence melting antarctic ice raise sea level rignot jet propulsion laboratory said email interview antarctica contribution global sea level rise inch mm compared inch mm rignot noted un intergovernmental panel climate change figured antarctica would contribute sea level rise fact predicted growth big ice sheet cover much continent enhanced precipitation prediction supposed come increased evaporation ocean planet warmed observed far antarctica rignot said region ice sheet close warm source water part antarctica seeing change right closest heat source said finding line happening greenland ice sheet melted record rate last year study arctic sea ice ebbed lowest level ever measured study last week researcher university colorado boulder found older thicker arctic sea ice last year year giving way younger thinner sea ice susceptible melting,1
long regarded world worst business address africa attracting upsurge foreign investment drawn high commodity price peace democracy lower corruption good economic growth resourcerich former war zone angola liberia sierra leone democratic republic congo mozambique become amongst fastest growing economy earth even outstripping china albeit low base international monetary fund estimate angolan growth percent mainly due soaring oil revenue african development bank afdb say handful economy still contracting see overall african growth percent next year remains way behind china percent within striking distance asia major emerging economy india averaged percent growth recent year stable african country zambia kenya tanzania also seen making improvement benefited recent debt relief worry global downturn developed world investor say renewed interest world poorest continent way india early afdb president donald kaberuka told reuters point africa longer object pity aid africa remains exposed global economic downturn particularly hit demand commodity produce copper economist say insulated emerging market eastern europe think attitude investor completely changed last year said stuart culverhouse chief economist london emerging market brokerage exotix part change fundamental good economic growth debt relief also perhaps emerging market become mainstream people looking elsewhere local african consumer demand seen almost inevitably rising demand african product growing economy asia particularly china huge player many continent economy china biggest lender ibbc hk buying percent south africa standard bank ghana gabon launched international bond angola rwanda intend launching new stock market longer hopeless afdb estimate foreign direct investment africa billion year although say assessing chinese inflow particular extremely difficult investment conference london last month organised russian investment bank renaissance capital trying become leading investment bank africa africa touted world biggest opportunity speaker sketched rosy picture continent decade suffered falling price commodity rising cost import europe north america reaping benefit high commodity price low import cost asia african country seen currency strengthen dollar somewhat mitigating soaring oil price although high fuel rising global food price worry corruption remains huge concern anticorruption pressure group company official say broadly falling although country including angola lag behind number war dwindled drastically last decade several conference speaker complained western medium aid agency focused attention africa disaster remaining war risked making outsider think whole continent like zimbabwe mired economic crisis sudan conflicttorn darfur painted africa dangerous corrupt needing salvation outside increasingly however campaigner government donor britain department international development moved calling straightforward investment help reduce poverty soaring commodity price big draw gold doubled last four year oil quadrupled since copper jumped tonne investor remain doubtful one european fund manager told reuters believed money africa new commodity boom would end swiss bank account country despite doubledigit growth enough seems get poor last decade seen end many war expert fear climate change particular might spark others warn africa market simply shallow new withstand much investor interest wouldnt take much someone like fidelity investment owns entire country said another investment expert referring one world largest fund manager,1
advertisement flight holiday include flying carry tobaccostyle health warning remind people global warming crisis leading british thinktank said thursday using traditional easter holiday getaway highlight issue institute public policy research said health warning would make people think twice impact journey would environment evidence aviation damage atmosphere clear evidence smoking kill ippr climate change chief simon retallack said know smoker notice health warning cigarette tackle addiction flying way added calling clearly visible warning flying cause climate change scientist predict global average temperature rise degree celsius century mainly due burning fossil fuel power transport putting million life risk flood famine storm environmental campaigner say emission climate warming carbon gas high altitude twice damaging ground level people deterred flying alternative available although flying currently contributes relatively litle sum total carbon emission industry booming emission expected double triple coming year change people behaviour warning must accompanied offering people alternative shorthaul flight step make cost flying better reflect impact environment retallack said ippr called health warning carry detailed information amount carbon dioxide flight would emit per passenger relevant compare alternative mean transport like train go alongside ippr called increase aviation taxation deter air travel carbon offsetting buying surplus emission certificate elsewhere become automatic part flight ticket british government come harsh criticism environmentalist promoting rather trying rein surging air travel refusing tax air fuel way road fuel putting token tax passenger,1
opinion poll turned strongly australia conservative prime minister john howard support shift youthful new rival analyst say still recover win fifth term office national election due second half howard suffered worst slump poll six year uncharacteristically stumbled opening week parliament new challenger kevin rudd rudd elected leader centreleft labour opposition party december lifted party hope victory back promise pull australian force iraq sign kyoto protocol climate change analyst say howard fourth term office promising keep interest rate low claw back support australian focus strength economy national security reserve bank hold fate government hand monash university political analyst nick economou told reuters recordlow unemployment inflationary pressure easing australia howard supporter hope central bank stopped cycle interest rate hike may look rate cut end year economou said early rate cut would devastating labour could prompt howard run poll early possible august likely government would use may budget refocus debate economy may come big big tax cut refocus debate economy back area howard strength economou said howard stumble latest reuters poll trend analysis three main published opinion poll australia found howard liberalnational party coalition trailed labour point february worst result government since march poll trend also found howard lost commanding lead preferred prime minister rudd first time howard trailed preferred prime minister since may february poll appear rattled howard made rare mistake parliament ruled link greenhouse gas global warming corrected hour later saying misheard question comment broadcast evening television news bulletin undermining government flagging support environmental issue past week howard prompted heated debate australia troop around iraq unscripted criticism u presidential hopeful barack obamas plan withdraw u force iraq howard found fire home united state accused meddling u politics putting australiaus tie risk personal friendship support president george bush good fortnight government australian financial review chief political correspondent laura tingle wrote friday brought three bit armoury economic management national security leadership stood good stead opposition leader past seemed effective rudd mandarinspeaking former diplomat used read transcript parliamentary debate child pushed relative youth family image howard countered promoting experience rudd inexperience greg craven professor government curtin university said rudd must seemed middleaged child highlighted howard age problem government howard greatest weakness obvious embarrassing state growing old worse suddenly seems ageing quickly craven wrote friday howard twice clawed back similar poll slump win election notch year power analyst commentator warn early write political obituary he like economou said he much firmer territory defence foreign policy there still economic debate unfold,1
u city including new york la vega denver agreed measure carbon footprint system company persuaded use attempt find way curb emission blamed warming planet dont measure emission manage said paul dickinson chief executive uk based carbon disclosure project joined force city urban traffic building manufacturer emit percent world greenhouse gas city gather emission data municipal function fire police department government building waste service help city compare also ass emission city whole working together best data manage problem new york mayor michael bloomberg said release cdp represents global institutional investor manage total trillion asset gathered corporate emission data survey since say collected largest corporate greenhouse gas emission database world cdp also assist multinational organization collect climate change data supplier earlier year world largest company including ibm nestle sa tesco combined purchasing power trillion found quarter supplier greenhouse gas reduction target according survey coordinated cdp dickinson said city discover biggest source emission emerging energyefficiency company swoop find way save emission money slowing waste fuel process really lead beginning fundamental restructuring city consume energy said walmart store inc initially resisted disclosing emission cdp since received praise targeting source emission city dickinson said city compete market business investment talent sort thing finding way profit tackling climate change make attractive said city submit response cdp october result published group first city report january city project include west palm beach st paul new orleans least nine expected take part dickinson said cdp working expand project city country cdp partnered project iclei local government sustainability usa international association local government working environmental issue,1
nation un climate conference ghana split friday way pay poor country slow deforestation blamed producing percent greenhouse gas caused human activity option suggested raising billion dollar incentive include market would allow trading carbon dioxide locked tree higher aid rich nation levy airline ticket international shipping important get grip yvo de boer head un climate change secretariat told reuters august meeting delegate many developing country avoiding deforestation pretty much way engage climate change regime reap benefit said scheme meant slow logging burning forest clear land farming un climate conference bali last year agreed explore way pay people developing world leave forest standing tree soak carbon dioxide grow release rot burned accra meeting working detail part plan agree sweeping new un climate treaty end avert heatwaves drought powerful storm risk disease rising sea level think particularly relevant africa want next climate regime benefit africa said brice lalonde france speaking behalf european union france hold rotating eu presidency said eu willing consider extra aid work new form carbon trading european parliament voted year auction percent emission aviation use proceeds measure slowing deforestation new dawn shall perhaps see new dawn tropical forest lalonde said pacific island tuvalu threatened rising sea said levy tonne emission carbon dioxide international aviation maritime transport would generate revenue billion year levy level percent airfare price said ian fry tuvalu slowing economic growth many nation along high food fuel price make harder find cash forest protection friend earth environmental group said risk inflow fund would push value forest lead land grab foreign investor could threaten right indigenous people land developing nation said partnership business inevitable rural community indigenous people business got bring community private sector together said kevin conrad papua new guinea speaking behalf tropical nation de boer played worry carbon colonialism saying measure protect forest seemed interest local people dependent range specie animal plant found forest,1
backer say process known gas fermentation us carbon captured air industrial smokestack municipal solid waste source create green chemical turned plastic soap fabric perfume lot people think stuff like science fiction dont realise already plant running said jennifer holmgren chief executive lanzatech carbon recycling company based chicago operation worldwide holmgren said company process similar used make wine beer instead sugar engineered microorganism eat industrial emission carbon dioxide carbon monoxide produce ethanol turn used make basic component variety everyday product typically rely fossil fuel building block april lanzatech together unilever india glycol announced new laundry detergent made using carbon emission captured steel mill china july sportswear company lululemon athletica announced would start selling clothing made polyester yarn created lanzatechs gas fermentation really circular economy imagine world take waste back reuse holmgren told thomson reuters foundation around world technological innovation capture store reuse replace carbon pollution rise last week world largest plant designed suck carbon dioxide air opened iceland president joe biden announced goal converting u airline industry fully sustainable jet fuel midcentury synthetic biology like used make lanzatechs product could play key part transition away fossil fuel climatesmarter economy backer say michael jewett professor chemical biological engineering northwestern university illinois said finding way use carbon emission replace raft product made chemical petroleum could significant impact climate change fossil fuel everywhere industrial gas fermentation date back least century technology ultimately overtaken product based cheap petroleum said jewett whose lab worked lanzatech today carbonbased product include carpet set foot morning toothbrush mouth shampoo hair clothes wear detergent used laundry said april report novainstitute german research group looking greening chemical industry currently carbon used product come fossil fuel report found estimated demand item double midcentury lanzatech created aim supplant need fossil fuel instead tapping carbon dioxide currently two commercial plant china making million gallon ethanol year using carbon captured flue alloy steel plant process drawing attention company though holmgren said none far along lanzatech also working producing greener jet fuel perfume product packaging seeing rapid development industrial biotechnology making high performance ingredient low co impact much accessible jonathan hague vice president unilever home care told thomson reuters foundation statement u government backing lanzatechs effort year awarding u department energy grant worth million try bolster ability turn waste carbon dioxide fossil fuel substitute develop entirely new type technology enable new carbon economy one capture efficiently us store carbon emits said david babson program director department advanced research project agencyenergy initiative arpae traditionally arpae others thinking new energy technology mean replace petroleum fossil carbon reduce emission said become increasingly clear global climate goal longer met emission reduction alone globally emission continue rise initiative also looked way get climate changedriving emission already air back said engineer bunch negative emission pathway said trillion market upcycling carbon emission create consumer product offer potential trillion annual market united state alone according estimate carbon carbon removal nonprofit point fuel building material plastic biggest opportunity industry still nascent said noah deich cofounder president carbon carbon removal nonprofit estimated dozen startup research project today generated meaningful revenue lanzatech one company building fullscale commercial project deich said suggesting lesson company work help whole industry move faster said sector inflection point technology advance first wave carbontech company moving beyond demonstration scale commercial pilot removing carbon atmosphere remains hugely expensive said turning captured carbon consumer product provide important revenue stream driving overall cost early effort flip paradigm carbon dioxide pollutant resource said,1
loose regulation blamed ill ranging u financial crisis import tainted chinese good drawing increasing fire opponent bush administration environment program final month president george bush two term office criticism use regulation instead legislation craft environmental policy grown louder amplified campaign u presidential election november republican john mccain democrat barack obama staking environmental position odds current administration environment important u voter rank far top concern economy job according sampling pollingreportcom cnn poll july found percent said environment important important choosing president compared percent said economy broad range environmental issue climatewarming carbon emission protecting endangered specie clean air water preservation cleanup toxic pollution opponent government taken aim white house failing tighten rule loosening others bush administration longstanding effort weaken environmental regulation benefit narrow special interest come terrible cost said sen barbara boxer california democrat led charge cant breathe air polluted cant go work kid cant breathe cant go school frank odonnell advocacy group clean air watch agreed saying hallmark bush administration policy environment lack regulation one capitol hill staffer familiar legislation global warming accused bush administration actively seeking undermine measure limit greenhouse gas emission spur climate change biggest obstacle progress staffer said everything possible ensure nothing would happen james connaughton head white house council environmental quality vehemently disagreed saying bush administration equaled exceeded environmental accomplishment predecessor sometimes regulation time use incentive connaughton took aim state notably california setting high environmental standard failing meet specifically faulted congress failing reinstate clean air interstate rule would curbed power plant pollution federal appeal court rejected july emission polar bear bush promised regulate carbon emission ran president quickly reversed course white house saying mandatory cap greenhouse gas would cost u job give unfair advantage fastdeveloping economy like china india u supreme court ruled april environmental protection agency epa power regulate greenhouse gas pollutant posed danger human health epa delayed decision socalled endangerment finding making highly likely regulatory action left obama mccain winner november election take office january bush administration record designating endangered specie drawn widespread scorn conservation group far listed specie endangered specie act compared president bill clinton president george hw bush current president father served one term office one highprofile specie polar bear bush administration waited may one day courtordered deadline list big white bear threatened climate change interior secretary dirk kempthorne said listing would curb climate change noted taking administrative regulatory action make sure decision abused make global warming policy u chamber commerce praised decision calling common sense balancing business environmental concern hearing senate environment public work committee september boxer accused bush administration trying undermine mission epa interior department protect public health environment,0
australia china agreed hold annual ministerial talk climate change work together clean carbon pollution coalfired power station prime minister kevin rudd said friday mandarinspeaking rudd made announcement beijing friday talk day earlier china premier wen jiabao saying country needed cut greenhouse gas emission blamed global warming australia world largest coal exporter china world biggest generator coalfired electricity rudd said meant country joint interest finding way clean carbon emission coalfired power australia must collaborate absolutely closely china climate change challenge rudd previously offered act bridge china west climate change told reporter beijing want work china produce better outcome globally climate change critical planet critical longterm term impact climate change country well rudd made climate change one key priority since centreleft labor government power last november first act sworn prime minister sign kyoto protocol climate change former conservative government led john howard refused ratify un pact set binding greenhouse gas curb developed nation howard joined u president george bush rejected pact major polluter china india obliged tackle rapidly growing emission kyoto first phase end china world secondlargest emitter carbon dioxide study suggest might already overtaken united state last year deal announced friday australia would provide million million joint australiachina clean coal project help fund research project clean coal technology rudd australia climate change minister penny wong visited gaobeidian coalfired power station beijing friday australia spending million carbon capture storage project rudd said plant expected running august year successful would store around tonne carbon dioxide year said china australia agreed hold annual ministerial talk climate change first meeting hosted australia second half,1
city issued plan cut carbon emission united nation since late setting example almost nation reached paris agreement december fight global warming although officially collated statistic available many city target ambitious set government paris accord imposes obligation city region company define goal half world population life urban area meaning municipality help determine whether historic shift fossil fuel cleaner energy agreed paris succeeds fails many city become assertive government reluctant cede control city starting encroach past boundary policy national level said seth schultz director research new yorkbased climate group includes world megacities tokyo los angeles conflict said defining policy curb local air pollution help wider aim limit drought mudslide heat wave rising sea trend clearest rich city able cut emission meet demand affluent environmentallyconscious voter fastexpanding city bangkok nairobi buenos aire one example growing friction oslo leftwing authority odds norway rightwing government push halve capital greenhouse gas emission within four year tonne one radical carbon reduction intention world plan city people includes carfree zone fossilfuelfree building site high road toll capturing greenhouse gas city waste incinerator sign city power study projected climate plan city region could cut extra million tonne annual greenhouse gas emission equivalent emission france beyond cut pledged government benefit local city le air pollution better public transport said niklas hoehne one author newclimate institute thinktank germany diesel pollution doesnt always sit well central government many oslo green idea anathema voter populist rightwing progress party together conservative form coalition government deputy mayor lan marie nguyen berg said government delaying oslo plan new road toll reach crown diesel car rush hour transport ministry dragging foot demanding large new road sign explain varying cost modify computer system register passing vehicle said norway transport minister ketil solvikolsen progress party said ministry cooperating berg making invalid argument said still nov letter ministry obtained reuters told norwegian public road administration design national computer system environmental road toll rather one oslo city want system letter said extra work would delay project three month october thats convenient progress party one government official said national election due september party associated unpopular toll city also slow submit detailed plan bus v train city part world also face hurdle step action press target carbon emission often exceed government goal paris accord australia sydney dispute national government canberra city want generate electricity locally without paying high charge using national grid lord mayor clover moore said sydney local energy generator solar initiative pay charge remote coal gas station export power hundred kilometer said government australian energy market commission said december sydney plan local generation network credit would costly implement cited estimate million million extra cost consumer moore dismissed finding saying credit would mean fairer system overall copenhagen lord mayor frank jensen said colleague city around globe demanding legislation transform city green complained fee paid government electricity national grid used green bus denmark often city control high compared train controlled government countrywide network trump factor perhaps nowhere world difference government city stark america u president donald trump reject scientific consensus climate change manmade said election campaign would cancel paris agreement favor domestic fossil fuel production trump plan unclear president since said open mind paris thursday scott pruitt new head u environmental protection agency said unconvinced manmade carbon dioxide main driver climate change conclusion widely embraced scientist trump relaxes standard clean air power plant vehicle would greater burden city implement program fill gap said amy petri office sustainability texas city austin would make hard austin reach goal cut emission said still mayor big u city including austin los angeles chicago boston week reaffirmed commitment paris deal,1
world temperature could soar degree celsius degree fahrenheit worst case global climate change require annual investment billion contain rising sea level study suggested sunday rapid rise within lifetime many young people today double degree degree fahrenheit ceiling set government un climate summit copenhagen last year would disrupt food water supply many part globe rising greenhouse gas emission decade meant degree goal extremely difficult arguably impossible raising likelihood global temperature rise degree within century international team wrote study published coincide annual un climate talk mexico starting monday said researcher examined detail possible impact degree rise preindustrial level across many sector coastal city farming water stress ecosystem migration impact greater degree wrote mark new oxford university england led international team one study published british journal philosophical transaction royal society said temperature could rise degree worst case early scenario showed threshold breached later century raising risk abrupt change loss arctic sea ice summer thaw permafrost drying amazon rainforest migration one paper gave called pragmatic estimate sea level might rise meter foot temperature rose degree celsius containing sea level rise meter mostly building dutchstyle sea wall would require annual investment billion year sum might limit migration perhaps people vulnerable area wrote robert nicholls university southampton lack protective measure could mean forced resettlement million people people living small island asia africa river delta risk study concluded government cut greenhouse gas emission research backup method geoengineering program could dim sunlight seek suck greenhouse gas air,1
lara maiklem author mudlark search london past along river thames scour shoreline artefact coin token buckle potsherd dating period roman rule loosed pocket heaped infill flotsam century lived london street find stuff human litterbug maiklem said weve always chucking thing river lately maiklem encountering type garbage hadnt seen remnant covid era personal protective equipment ppe particularly mask plastic glove bloated sand resting rubbly silt maiklem counted around glove canvassing yard shoreline wasnt surprised anything feared shore would even inundated piece flown pocket trash can swirled victorian sewer happily maiklem said carpet covidinspired trash edge thames wasnt nearly plush elsewhere ppe litter fouling landscape across globe dirtied mask glove tumbleweed across city park street shore lima peru toronto hong kong beyond researcher nanjing china la jolla california recently calculated country generated million ton pandemicrelated plastic waste advocacy group oceansasia estimated many billion face mask could wind marine environment single year since january volunteer ocean conservancy international coastal cleanup plucked piece ppe world watery margin across litterstrewn planet scientist official company environmentalist attempting tally repurpose ppe limit trash first place trash survey cleanup todd clardy marine scientist los angeles sometimes count ppe see minute walk apartment koreatown metro station one day month said spotted discarded mask two rubber glove load hand sanitation towelettes sometimes see atop grate read dumping drain ocean clardy suspect mask simply slip wrist fall ground people probably look like huh im wearing breeze likely free trash can bin always full clardy added even wanted put top would fly away clardys accounting isnt part formal project several undertaking underway netherlands liselotte rambonnet biologist leiden university aukeflorian hiemstra biologist naturalis biodiversity center keep running count mask glove littering street canal track animal interaction castoff gear among documented example unfortunate perch trapped thumb phlegmylooking latex glove bird weaving ppe nesting material risking entanglement nowadays would difficult find coot nest canal amsterdam without face mask rambonnet hiemstra wrote email researcher maintain global website covidlittercom anyone report animal ppe incident dispatch include sighting brown fur seal tangled face mask namibia masksnarled puffin found dead irish beach sea turtle australia mask stomach back home researcher also lead canal cleanup leiden worry ppe trash increase dutch government reinstated mask requirement every weekend encounter face mask new one old discoloured one rambonnet hiemstra wrote barely recognisable blend autumn leaf cleanup effort also underway london staff member volunteer environmental group thames count collect trash river bank september group closely surveyed kilometre shore found ppe study site notably clustered along portion isle dog piece pocked meter stretch dont remember seeing face mask pandemic werent radar said debbie leach group ceo involved since leach team sends ppe incinerator landfill small bit surely left behind trash release plastic water cant retrieved said researcher canada recently estimated single surgicalstyle mask sandy shoreline could unleash million microplastics far small collect haul away antilitter campaign roaming sandy swath along chile coast martin thiel marine biologist universidad catlica del norte coquimbo saw plenty sign asking visitor mask instruction ditching used covering frustration mask scattered swollen sand water tangled algae act little like velcro said quickly accumulate stuff beach including one coquimbo trash can designated specifically ppe unlike oildrumstyle alternative nearby triangular top tiny circular opening would deter rummaging prevent wind tousling garbage paper published science total environment year thiel collaborator recommended community install purposebuilt receptacle like well sign reminding people consider landscape neighbour human otherwise think story protect said thiel paper lead author houston already started september city launched antilitter campaign partly aimed ppe featuring image filthy mask grass poster read dont let houston go waste encouraged resident ppe choreography entailed social distancing wearing mask throwing away early pandemic werent sure ppe safety concern would spread covid around city said martha castextatum city vice mayor pro tem spearheaded initiative clearer picture transmission emerged effort became beautification project said image plastered billboard sport stadium jumbotrons trashcollection truck council member handed trash grabber tool urged resident use recycling effort pandemic bloomed across south africa shopper grabbed fistful wet wipe entered store draping cloth shopping cart handle roaming aisle said annette devenish marketing manager sanitouch brand supply many national shoprite group supermarket wipe customer use sanitouch found usage soared early fallen still hovers prepandemic figure environmentalist often rail wet wipe many snarl sewer system flushed drain degrade microplastics drift food web thames instance backing newly proposed legislation would ban wipe containing plastic devenish said manufacturer ought focus making recyclable compostable fall sanitouch launched project give used wipe second life customer drop clothes leaving store recycling company turn polypropylene cloth plastic pallet use sanitouchs manufacturing facility fashioned many material including metal elastic singleuse mask harder recycle devenish said hope stuffed plastic bottle become ecobricks lowcost building block bench table trash bin ppe recycling scheme also advancing elsewhere indian city pune csirnational chemical laboratory teaming biomedical waste facility private company pilot way transform headtotoe protective wear plastic pellet used manufacture good none yet made sold hopefully soon wrote harshawardhan pol principal scientist email fall canadian government asked company pitch idea recycling ppe making compostable government may funnel million toward prototype preventing ppe polluting urban environment boon space resident sought solace stressful time people seek place theyve pretty bad taking rubbish trash away said leach thames mask blow hither thither added finally come rest hit patch water grass sidewalk often remain new york time company,1
indian prime minister manmohan singh said wednesday assured u influence pakistan would help prod islamabad crack militant target india singh said talk president barack obama tuesday produced agreement two power would work together number issue including counterterrorism ill go back india convinced india united state lot thing together strengthen strategic partnership economics trade climate change energy counterterrorism related activity told news conference asked whether persuaded united state use clout ally pakistan crack islamic militant direct attack india singh said assured u influence work direction indian leader fourday visit washington aimed boosting tie united state ended eve anniversary last year attack indian city mumbai killed people singh said statement bereaved family attack india rest weve brought perpetrator horrible crime justice washington new delhi want islamabad counter growing islamic militancy india want pakistan crack militant operating disputed kashmir united state want root taliban fighter help end insurgency neighboring afghanistan side court china singh said obama also discussed china longrunning border dispute india indian leader played talk rivalry chinese said president like country welcome peaceful rise china also engaged china said describing beijing major trade partner singh said told obama china increasingly assertive border dispute recently added india sought u help defusing row hoped could resolved talk china said major block implementing civil nuclear cooperation agreement signed former u president george bush intended end nuclear isolation imposed india tested atom bomb insurmountable barrier confident next couple week sort singh said deal would open india potential billion market power plant u business india parliament debate new law limit u firm liability case nuclear accident singh said cabinet approved ready take assembly united state still signed nuclear fuel reprocessing agreement india given assurance serious completing process singh said,1
incoming obama administration forge strong partnership india tackle common problem terrorism global financial crisis asia society task force said friday india matter virtually every major foreign policy issue confront united state year ahead said new yorkbased society promotes scholarship exchange asia broadbased close relationship india thus necessary solve complex global challenge achieve security critical south asian region reestablish stability global economy overcome threat violent islamic radicalism said report noted united state sanctioned india nuclear test last year consummated civilian nuclear deal give india access u nuclear technology recent event bloody november militant attack mumbai global financial meltdown underscored need opportunity two large democracy work together report said new relationship rest convergence u indian national interest never history closely aligned said task force headed former top diplomat business leader two country said two country could work together area expanding trade environmental issue climate change nonproliferation public health presidentelect barack obama take office jan boost governmental relation helping secure indian membership multilateral institution global decision made expanding counterterrorism cooperation forging bilateral investment treaty report said usindian publicprivate project formed help meet india vast secondary higher education need spread hivaids awareness help boost agricultural output technology task force recommended,1
biden unveiling indopacific economic framework prosperity ipef tokyo first trip office asia white house say deal offer tariff relief market access country join provides way sort key issue climate change supply chain resilience digital trade critical bidens approach counter see washington greatest competitor abroad china washington lacked economic pillar indopacific engagement since former president donald trump quit multinational transpacific trade agreement leaving field open china expand influence launch said u commerce secretary gina raimondo mark important turning point restoring u economic leadership region presenting indopacific country alternative china approach critical issue biden want deal raise environmental labour standard across asia actual term agreement negotiated initial country joining talk australia brunei india indonesia japan south korea malaysia new zealand philippine singapore thailand vietnam united state country work together negotiate standard wish abide enforced whether domestic legislature need ratify consider potential future member including china taking part official told reporter also left initial talk taiwan wanted join u national security advisor jake sullivan told reporter air force one taiwan would part ipef launch washington still looking deepen economic relationship selfgoverning island china claim later briefing sullivan said process include new member part initial discussion coming week china broadly speaking said would apply case ipef attempt salvage part benefit participation broader trade agreement like one trump quit known comprehensive progressive agreement transpacific partnership known tpp without u domestic political opposition deal fear would cost job tpp envisioned ultimately something quite fragile said u trade representative katherine tai biggest problem support home get beijing appeared take dim view planned ipef china welcome initiative conducive strengthening regional cooperation opposes attempt create division confrontation foreign minister wang yi said statement asiapacific become high ground peaceful development geopolitical gladiatorial arena,1
dhaka jan bdnews comprime minister sheikh hasina said climate change disrupt life million people asia pacific region also harm national regional stability terming natural disaster shortage fuel large barrier development region said global warming put u serious risk prime minister speaking inaugural session cirdap second ministerial meeting rural development asia pacific dhaka sheraton hotel wednesday representative member state centre integrated rural development asia pacific cirdap nonmember country taking part meeting held year first one hasina said urbanisation process intensifying pressure fuel mounting influence globalisation urged leader region look problem resulting climate change globalisation said otherwise rural development poverty eradication programme bring sustainable result prime minister said increasing number natural disaster current economic meltdown put food security poor people stake use wisdom maintaining united stance find practical solution common problem told minister prime minister emphasised boosting investment export offset negative globalisation said identify new challenge potential globalisation regional perspective mentioned threat climate change lowlying country already identified hasina listed government poverty reduction measure including formulation poverty reduction strategy paper expansion social safety net increase agriculture subsidy measure ensure uninterrupted power supply irrigation said government going implement onehouse onefarm programme year cirdap chairperson local government rural development minister syed ashraful islam state minister jahangir kabir nanok rural development cooperative division secretary rokeya sultana cirdap director general durga paudyal also spoke occasion,0
un conference meant spur country make bigger commitment slash greenhouse gas emission due start glasgow oct still concerned possibility getting delegate cop negotiate key issue global response climate change profound effect people bhutan sonam phuntsho wangdi chair least developed country ldcs group told reuters britain said last week government minister travelling cop plus two staff member would exempt quarantine requirement arrive delegate country britain coronavirus red list angola ethiopia haiti must quarantine hotel day attending summit wangdi said country delegation led minister meaning would need visit visa centre complete application attend cop delegate poorer country would leave territory go visa centre another state challenging process pandemic whether minister attending cop determine possibility technical negotiator government representative getting glasgow wangdi said asked ldc group concern cop spokesperson said participation minister nation part world fundamental achieving global agreement climate outcome britain resisted call campaigner delay cop summit concern poorer country battling covid struggle attend cop already postponed year pandemic british government said cover cost hotel quarantine delegate poorer country travel cop ldc group said unclear uk would also pay extended hotel stay rearranging flight delegate caught covid summit selfisolate returning home without assurance difficult delegate accept financial risk group said british government immediately respond request confirm would cover cost ldc delegate required selfisolate uk,1
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
afghanistan embodies new breed international crisis hazard war collide hazard climate change creating nightmarish feedback loop punishes world vulnerable people destroys country ability cope although would facile attribute conflict afghanistan climate change impact warming act military analyst call threat multiplier amplifying conflict water putting people work nation whose people largely live agriculture conflict consumes attention resource war exacerbated climate change impact year national budget go war said noor ahmad akhundzadah professor hydrology kabul university said phone thursday government future unclear current situation today completely hopeless third afghan face united nation call crisis level food insecurity fighting many people havent able plant crop time drought harvest year certain poor world food program say crop lost price wheat gone aid agency food stock due run end september afghanistan country face compounding misery world nation vulnerable climate change dozen impacted conflict civil unrest according index developed university notre dame somalia pummelled decade conflict threefold increase extreme weather event since compared previous year period making impossible ordinary people recover shock million somali displaced home third drought according united nation syria prolonged drought made likely humanmade climate change according researcher drove people countryside fed simmering antigovernment grievance led uprising ultimately fullblown civil war year drought loom syria particularly breadbasket region northeastern hassakeh province mali violent insurgency made harder farmer herder deal succession drought flood according aid agency climate change blamed single war certainly one afghanistan rising temperature weather shock come act marshall burke stanford university professor call finger scale make underlying conflict worse particularly true argued place undergone long conflict government institution dissolved none mean climate important factor conflict said burke coauthor paper looking role climate change dozen conflict across many year based evidence international community would foolish ignore threat warming climate represents combination war warming compound risk facing world vulnerable people according un childrens agency afghanistan thriskiest country world child climate hazard including heat drought lack essential service including health care two million afghan child malnourished sharp contrast afghanistan part global warming average afghan produce metric ton carbon dioxide emission per year compared nearly metric ton average american collapse government also made afghanistan participation next international climate talk entirely uncertain said one member ahmad samim hoshmand dont know im part government government represent said recently government official charge enforcing country ban ozonedepleting substance including refrigerant used old airconditioners banned montreal protocol international agreement afghanistan ratified day taliban seized kabul fled tajikistan trader illegal substance helped arrest prison keen exact revenge say kill return hoshmand scrambling emigrate elsewhere visa tajikistan expires matter week hope ozone community montreal protocol community support said afghanistan geography study extreme hazard glacierpeaked hindu kush mountain north melon farm west arid south stung dust storm climate data sparse afghanistan recent analysis based little data exists suggests decline spring rain already afflicted much country acutely country north farmer herder rely almost entirely rain grow crop water flock past year average temperature risen sharply degree celsius since country whole degree celsius south climate change make extremely challenging maintain let alone increase economic development gain achieved far afghanistan united nation warned report increasingly frequent severe drought flood accelerated desertification decreasing water flow country glacierdependent river directly affect rural livelihood therefore national economy country ability feed country biggest risk akhundzadah argued threefourths compatriot work agriculture unpredictable weather calamitous country hasnt stable government safety net speak taliban part appear exercised need scrub woman picture billboard addressing climate hazard climate change threat multiplier taliban analyst say water management critical legitimacy afghan citizen likely one important issue taliban relation neighbour well already afghan battlefield many battlefield throughout history water important currency taliban bid herat strategic city west repeatedly attacked dam critical drinking water agriculture electricity people region likewise kandahar province south one taliban critical victory seize control dam hold water drinking irrigation climate change also stand complicate taliban ability fulfill key promise elimination opium poppy cultivation poppy require far le water say wheat melon far profitable poppy farming employ estimated afghan brings estimated million million year according united nation turn enriched taliban area poppy cultivation grew sharply analyst said taliban would seek use poppy ban gain legitimacy foreign power qatar china likely face pushback grower alternative rain become le reliable going gigantic political flashpoint said vanda felbabbrown study region brookings institution washington dc last drought left million afghan need food aid forced people leave home many havent returned effect severe drought compounded conflict covid pandemic context half population already need aid un humanitarian coordinator ramiz alakbarov said email kabul thursday little financial reserve people forced resort child labour child marriage risky irregular migration exposing trafficking protection risk many taking catastrophic level debt selling asset akhundzadah father four hoping emigrate like fellow academic said worked foreign government way evacuated country university closed bank closed looking research job abroad commercial flight country till im ok said phone future unclear difficult live new york time company,1
sixth day rose fetch water communal borehole early afternoon still waiting turn tap six bucket can much city idea half million resident harare greater metropolitan area running water week according city mayor forcing wait line communal well stream boreholes causing u serious problem said kaitano yearold jean wholesaler last clean outfit last week stop going toilet zimbabwe acute water shortage result particularly bad drought year symptom climate change poor water management wasted much water remains two harare four reservoir empty lack rain water thats left lost leakage theft said herbert gomba mayor harare water crisis microcosm zimbabwe malaise year mismanagement robert mugabe governed zimbabwe year finally ousted left economy tatter resident battling daily blackout last hour shortage medicine fuel bank note inflation zimbabwe become country queue recent week driver typically lined three hour refuel car gasoline diluted ethanol make burn faster worker wait hour long line outside bank receive pay cash shortage zimbabwean dollar price bread increased sevenfold past year medicine time expensive even wage remain stagnant nightmare said norman matara physician board member zimbabwe association doctor human right medical watchdog mataras patient longer afford medication others take every three day instead day matara said shortage water become annual problem zimbabwe year drought particularly serious occurred earlier summer affected even people usual level rainfall year le annual average according washington zhakata director climate change management department zimbabwean government cyclone inundated country march didnt raise water table isnt included year rainfall tally although field attribution science study climate change influence individual weather event still evolving well established global warming make extreme weather event including drought frequent intense harare city quiet suburb cluster lowincome tenement circling compact central business district hit hard much time spent waiting affect productive part economy gomba said affect whole cycle life zimbabwe president emmerson mnangagwa took country leading coup toppled mugabe mnangagwa served former president right hand man mnangagwas government say process improving zimbabwe economy pointing austerity measure led rare budget surplus first quarter year zimbabwe journey reform finance minister mthuli ncube wrote recent article heading right direction added government far unable arrest spiralling inflation currency devaluation import cost decision june ban use foreign currency attempt stabilise value newly created zimbabwean dollar instead made even harder firm import good abroad window opportunity mugabe left power said kipson gundani chief economist zimbabwean national chamber commerce missed window mnangagwa denies fault lie administration interview blamed water mismanagement local politician opposition party like gomba harare mayor national government process procuring million loan chinese government renovate zimbabwean water system mnangagwa said done said work begin authority record hardly promising construction new dam first proposed early year mugabes rule repeatedly delayed broken municipal boreholes often left unreplaced excessive construction informal housing city limit led overuse spring well influx new resident spring scrubland southern fringe harare water week slowed trickle forcing resident wait three hour fill bucket time last year several resident said process took minute since municipal borehole nearby township broke yet replaced several well dried compelling resident trek farther spring always problem water shortage said patience chiwakata yearold subsistence farmer year much worse desperate scene week formal settlement closer city centre wait far longer scuffle broke tried force way front resident said washing le drinking le relieving le many take time work make sure family enough water kaitano jean wholesaler able take clothes market since tap last dried losing around week income friend susan chinoda allowed three child one cup drinking water day one toilet break seriously restricted living life chinoda said water life new york time news service,1
sadly right also warned time obama didnt get second chance perceived failure economic policy mitigated slump didnt decisively end closed possibility major action good news really really good news democrat seem learned lesson joe biden may look like second coming fdr chuck schumer presiding razorthin majority senate look even le like transformational figure yet indication together theyre push economic rescue plan unlike obama stimulus truly rise occasion fact plan aggressive enough democraticleaning economist worry big risking inflation however ive argued length theyre wrong precisely treasury secretary janet yellen say risk little outweigh risk overheating economy fact plan wasnt big enough raise concern overheating would small democrat get bold answer theyve learned important thing economics politics since economic side democrat finally stopped believing debt boogeyman confidence fairy make everything better slash spending time many democrat including obama accepted proposition public debt huge problem even took seriously warning people like rep paul ryan debt existential threat prediction imminent fiscal catastrophe kept proved wrong point mainstream economist become much relaxed debt past democrat also used worry big spending programme would hurt economy undermining business investor confidence conversely caution would rewarded higher private investment doctrine also belied experience austerity doesnt instil confidence imposes pain democrat learned lot economic reality since theyve learned political reality obama came office sincerely believing could reach across aisle republican would help deal economic crisis despite reality scorchedearth opposition continued seek grand bargain debt regarded rise tea party fever would break second term short deeply naive many progressive worried president joe biden served senate le polarised era talk lot unity would repeat obamas mistake far congressional ally seem ready go big even mean without republican vote one thing may encouraging democrat way fact bidens policy actually unifying look public opinion rather action politician bidens coivd relief plan command overwhelming public approval far higher approval obamas stimulus seems likely single republican congress vote plan thats evidence gop extremism failure bidens part reach beyond biden company appear learned caution coming gate doesnt store political capital thing later instead administration fails deliver tangible benefit voter first month squandered advantage wont get doover going big covid relief offer best hope taking infrastructure climate change later oh democrat finally seem learned voter arent interested process american know trump tax cut rammed partyline vote using reconciliation manoeuvre democrat pursuing almost nobody care finally suspect democrat realise getting policy right even important economics much opposition party wont acknowledge election result condones insurrection welcome conspiracy theorist rank really dont want pursue policy might fall short thereby empower party year ahead put way debt isnt never existential threat nation future real existential threat illiberal gop look like europe farright extremist normal political party weakening policy way might help party prospect terrible idea think democrat realize time democrat ready seize day let hope enough new york time company,1
commitment published end three day group seven talk berlin weaker previous draft final communique seen reuters included target end unabated coal power generation source familiar discussion said japan united state indicated could support date pledge still marked first commitment country quit coalfuelled power coal co emitting fossil fuel use need plummet world avoid worst impact climate change group met backdrop spiralling energy cost fuel supply worry due war ukraine conflict triggered scramble among country buy nonrussian fossil fuel burn coal cut reliance russian supply replacing fossil fuel russia dominated political debate action government past week month german economy minister robert habeck said news conference must clear u challenge political generation limiting global warming wont go away concentrate present said time literally running also agreed largely decarbonise power sector stop public financing unabated fossil fuel project abroad end year except limited circumstance unabated refers power plant use technology capture emission communique made commitment highly decarbonised road sector including significantly increasing sale share uptake zero emission light duty vehicle also aimed start reporting publicly next year country delivering past commitment end inefficient fossil fuel subsidy significant shift country except japan made finance pledge cop climate summit last year campaigner said would significant shift japan one world biggest provider finance fossil fuel project abroad came board japan provided billion project average per year spent oil gas according analysis nonprofit oil change international japan implement commitment integrity directly shift billion year fossil fuel clean energy much larger indirect impact given japan influence financier asia around world said susanne wong asia program manager oil change covering fossil fuel including oil gas agreement go pledge made country last year halt overseas financing coal also pledged take ambitious action plastic pollution increase national effort conserve protect least coastal marine area,1
u president barack obama monday launched effort get voter propelled victory rally behind democrat help turn back republican challenger november congressional election obama video message distributed supporter formally leaped election campaign november democrat trying protect strong majority u house representative senate democratic fortune sagged recent month political analyst believe republican poised make major gain november obama rode victory benefit million firsttime voter involved politics seeking recapture grassroots appeal party year specifically reaching young people africanamericans latino woman energizing voter potentially difficult step obamas name ballot november voter turnout nonpresidential election year typically much lower year presidential election held video message distributed million supporter email obama said party loyalist asked month ago help set priority provide advice best win election november told u first priority make sure people inspired vote first time go back poll thats going obama said added help u help u make sure firsttime voter make voice heard november together deliver promise change hope prosperity generation come said obama already done several fundraiser democratic candidate expected month ahead well stump individual candidate traditional los angeles last week raising money endangered democratic senator barbara boxer acknowledged democrat face hard fight november citing struggling u economy tough race always tough race youre incumbent kind economic environment said many american restive mood percent unemployment rate dubious healthcare overhaul obama pushed congress concerned size cost federal government house seat grab november well third senate seat expert believe republican could threaten democratic control house make gain senate republican congress would make difficult democrat carry obamas ambitious agenda democrat would like push overhaul u financial regulation climate change legislation immigration reform still strong control congress,1
four year fraught un talk often pitting interest rich nation poor imperilled island state rising economic powerhouse french foreign minister laurent fabius declared pact adopted standing applause whistle delegate almost nation small hammer achieve great thing fabius said gavelled agreement capping two week tense negotiation summit outskirt french capital hailed first truly global climate deal committing rich poor nation reining rising emission blamed warming planet set sweeping longterm goal eliminating net manmade greenhouse gas output century victory planet future generation said u secretary state john kerry led u negotiation paris set course world come together around agreement empower u chart new path planet smart responsible path sustainable path also creates system encourage nation step voluntary domestic effort curb emission provides billion dollar help poor nation cope transition greener economy powered renewable energy calling ambitious balanced fabius said accord would mark historic turning point effort avert potentially disastrous consequence overheated planet u president barack obama legacydefining accomplishment said white house represents best chance save one planet weve got final agreement essentially unchanged draft unveiled earlier day including ambitious objective restraining rise temperature well degree celsius degree fahrenheit preindustrial level mark scientist fear could tipping point climate line drawn degree way success assured summit began nation submitted detailed national plan contain rise greenhouse gas emission commitment core paris deal leaving country pursue measure agreement finally set common vision course action year bickering move forward official hope unified stance powerful symbol world citizen potent signal executive investor counting spend trillion dollar replace coalfired power solar panel windmill agreement establishes clear path decarbonise global economy within lifetime many people alive today said paul polman ceo consumer good maker unilever leading advocate sustainable business practice polman said drive real change real economy much enough climate change activist u republican likely find fault accord either failing take sufficiently drastic action overreacting uncertain threat many estimated official academic campaigner set camp outskirt paris say see longoverdue turning point six year previous climate summit copenhagen ended failure acrimony paris pact appears rebuilt much trust required concerted global effort combat climate change delegate said whereas left copenhagen scared come next well leave paris inspired keep fighting said david turnbull oil change international research advocacy organisation opposed fossil fuel production climate activist reacted positively encouraged longterm target ambitious expected warning first step many today celebrate tomorrow work european climate commissioner miguel aria canete said outset criticised deal setting low bar success scientist warned envisaged national emission cut enough keep warming le degree celsius unlike kyoto protocol last major climate deal reached paris pact also fully legally binding treaty something would almost certainly fail pas u congress united state many republican see pact dangerous endeavour threatens trade economic prosperity uncertain greener future official fear u progress could stall republican elected president next year concern kerry brushed aside destiny bound talk extended early morning draft text showed official resolved stickiest point win vulnerable lowlying nation portrayed summit last chance avoid existential threat rising sea nation would pursue effort limit rise temperature degree celsius degree fahrenheit hoped head water said olai uludong ambassador climate change pacific island state palau scientist say pledge thus far could see global temperature rise much degree celsius degree fahrenheit agreement also lay roadmap checking progress first stocktake would occur review every five year steadily increase ratchet measure softened requirement country longerterm plan extending china resisted revisiting goal first time world agreed longerterm aspiration reaching peak greenhouse emission soon possible achieving balance output manmade greenhouse gas absorption forest ocean second half century also requires rich nation maintain billion year funding pledge beyond use figure floor support agreed providing greater financial security developing nation wean away coalfired power,1
new delhi thu feb bdnews comreuters climate deal copenhagen may possible unless politician take tough decision without worrying winning election compulsion domestic politics un secretarygeneral said thursday ban kimoon said situation compounded global financial downturn making difficult political leadership take unpopular decision first priority maybe get elected first whatever maybe case ban told conference sustainable development new delhi must overcome look beyond personal political leadership demonstrate leadership global leader political leader always clearly political risk want avoid political psychology midst global financial crisis global downturn weak voter rich nation developing country many shelving ambition deep cut cap greenhouse gas emission economic slowdown overshadows fight climate change bdnews comlq hr country india fourthlargest polluter world climate change hardly seen election issue barely feature agenda political party ban called political leader look beyond domestic politics deal copenhagen look whole generational issue therefore please look beyond domestic concern look future said country trying craft broader climate treaty replace kyoto protocol bind wealthy nation emission target new deal due wrapped copenhagen december ban said copenhagen success depended political leadership responded three main challenge first copenhagen must clarify commitment developed country reduce emission setting ambitious midterm target credible baseline must also achieve clarity mitigation action developing country prepared make alongside copenhagen must advance issue financing mitigation adaptation need developing country said thirdly government well un system must come credible solution governance new fund implementation response,1
bulletin atomic scientist moved symbolic clock forward second two minute midnight reflecting scientist view main global danger say much blame rest administration president donald trump time clock revised annually set close catastrophe year ago u soviet union exploded first thermonuclear bomb rachel bronson bulletin president ceo said statement major nuclear actor cusp new arm race one expensive increase likelihood accident misperceptions weapon usable across globe nuclear weapon poised become rather le usable nation investment nuclear arsenal center climate security cc u nonpartisan policy institute security military expert november said climate change nuclear threat closely linked must tackled together bulletin author science security board say disturbed rising tension korean peninsula increasing emphasis expenditure nuclear weapon major power absence arm control negotiation around world wavering political combat climate change repeatedly single trump administration major factor behind increased risk citing describe president volatility inconsistency administration foreign policy apparent disdain science including senior appointment climate change denier one board member sharon squassoni george washington university institute international science technology policy said russia also responsible raising tension example deploying groundlaunched cruise missile breach intermediaterange nuclear force inf treaty expert argue comparison height cold war exaggerates current danger agree global risk nuclear weapon severe vipin narang massachusetts institute technology tweeted today risk single use may higher unlikely threaten global destruction climate change bulletin scientist say worsening flattening year global greenhouse gas emission resumed rise level polar ice cap new low say administration making insufficient response climate change turning back reality rush dismantle rational climate energy policy administration ignored scientific fact wellfounded economic analysis heartening response u incoming president trump promptly appointed cadre avowed climate denialists quickly started reversing existing climate measure said sivan kartha senior scientist stockholm environmental institute encouraged global response mr trump action thankfully dr kartha said white house met reassuring affirming resistanceother country reaffirmed commitment climate action within united state there huge still movement state city business faithbased community reaffirming commitment climate action global cooperation president trump also criticised downgrading science administration lawrence krauss chair bulletin board sponsor said first year since position created half century ago presidential science adviser white house office science technology policy essentially staffed krauss said official mechanism tie public policy reality currently absent,1
red carpet welcome president barack obama air base near capital yearold argentine headed washington limousine customary modest fiat school child cheered pontiff alitalia plane landed chanting love francis yes love francis obama family vice president joe biden greeted pope honor given foreign dignitary pope motorcade ride black fiat sharp contrast way u president visiting world leader sweep town limousine large suv arriving joint base andrew air base sixday visit america give francis chance showcase favorite theme like compassion simplicity world powerful country pontiff often taken aim capitalism plane bringing cuba said would wrong presume concern economic injustice make leftist maybe explanation given led impression bit left would error explanation francis told reporter first latin american pope electrified liberalleaning u catholic democrat many noncatholics shift emphasis toward concern poor immigrant appeal action climate change criticism unbridled capitalism unsettled u conservative leader world billion roman catholic francis said teaching economic fairness climate change social doctrine church follow church said francis give first speech pope u congress thursday address un general assembly new york friday openair mass philadelphia million people expected attend francis ended fourday cuba trip headed united state message reconciliation former cold war foe avoiding controversy u trade embargo human right communistrun island pope told reporter hope united state lift long trade embargo communistrun island plan raise address congress week decision go cuba united state weighed symbolism pope push church pay greater heed people live periphery since becoming pope never visited united state obama pope meet formally wednesday white house atmosphere likely cordial think say president obama pope francis course career demonstrated commitment value related social economic justice white house spokesman josh earnest told reporter meeting francis parade past washington monument crowd expected reach ten thousand poll monday showed percent american viewed francis favorably percent respondent msnbctelemundomarist poll reporting unfavorable view u republican control congress often struggle agree francis economic message applaud defending church teaching oppose abortion samesex marriage,1
francis fifth day first trip abroad since election march went rio copacabana beach preside way cross service commemorating jesus final hour part international jamboree catholic youth known world youth day hundred thousand people turned see argentine pope theatrical event crescentshaped beachfront giving yet another frenzied welcome defined trip far ordered opensided popemobile stop numerous time along mile km route could kiss baby shake hand got several time walk along route making security detail nervous address francis used analogy suffering jesus ask young people ease suffering world used theme address issue ranging hunger crime oblique reference child sex abuse scandal roiled roman catholic church recent year francis spoke silence victim violence longer cry especially innocent defenceless said jesus united family whose child victim violence drug addictionjesus united every person suffers hunger world ton food thrown day persecuted religion belief simply colour skin said reference sex abuse scandal spoke young people lost faith church even god counterwitness christian minister gospel since election march pope taken strong stand defence environment several time said financial speculation corruption keeping million people hunger many young people lost faith political institution see selfishness corruption francis said suffering last month brazil latin america largest nation rocked massive protest corruption misuse public money high cost living protester young suffering christ keenly felt pope said asking young people step outside wash hand society many problem like pontius pilate washed hand jesus fate gospel second time many day pope urged young people exploit drive energy change thing visit rio slum thursday urged lose trust allow hope extinguished many young people brazil saw support peaceful demonstration bring change slum issued first social manifesto young pontificate saying world rich must much wipe vast inequality have havenots first latin american pope clearly relishing enthusiasm time church unrivalled religious bastion continent grappling hold onto faithful friday took role simple priest heard confession young people later visited archbishop residence showed personal touch lunching youth meeting juvenile inmate four straight day rain unseasonable cold sun returned rio friday long evening service included dramatic reenactment jesus final hour held star instead cloud change weather came late rain forced organizer move weekend two final gathering copacabana pasture outskirt city become vast field mud final climatic event world youth day sunday francis presides closing mass returning rome evening,1
floodhit field philippine farmer testing hardy new variety rice survive completely submerged two week kenya kibera slum poor urban family turning around diet income learning grow vegetable sack garden outside door india push help marginalised rural community gain title land leading significant drop hunger kind innovation intitiatives expert say critical world feed coming decade population soar city sprawl climate change take toll planet need least percent food today meet expected rise population billion billion changing appetite many poor people grow richer expert say feed world billion would say answer yes said robert watson chief scientific adviser britain department environment rural affair former chair intergovernmental panel climate change require fundamental change unsustainable wellentrenched policy practice eating much meat spending trillion agriculture fuel subsidy said meantime many hunger fighter say answer lie clever alteration way food planted watered harvested stored transported sold owned shared many change already tested world farm field laboratory government office factory market even speaking beginning st century food revolution myriad green bullet unlike last century agricultural green revolution dramatically boosted world food production new highyielding crop variety irrigation revolution must rely myriad green bullet tackle hunger range persuading farmer africa drought zone switch waterhungry rice hardier crop like sorghum millet helping build pestproof grain silo allow food stored longer sold price higher percent world people expected live city finding way help city dweller grow food small urban plot roof garden group together buy food cheaper price major focus california east palo alto instance older innercity resident particularly vulnerable high food price learning growing technique first time producing food neighbourhood market urban area turning vertical hydroponic garden clinging edge skyscraper woman grow least percent food africa asia need improved land right better access information something made much easier spread mobile phone technology expert say rural woman india andhra pradesh state use advance drought warning relayed internet mobile phone switch droughttolerant crop move saved harvest helped stem usual wave migration city drought time changing farming practice adopting waterconserving drip irrigation planting crop amid fertilizing tree happening throughout africa also key cutting least percent world food supply eaten pest spoiled way market thrown away unused plate supermarket simply getting supermarket stop offering twoforone special encourage people overbuy would start antihunger activist say would improving road region like south asia africa transport delay mean produce often rot way market solution threat worsening hunger vary region country sometimes even one farm village apartment building next expert say idea succeed scaling prove work quickly possible essential world estimated million people already hungry today curbing surging consumption rich nation fast getting rich especially india china particularly important expert say look graph rising human consumption thats one worry said phil bloomer director campaign policy oxfam great britain graph strike panic heart persuading rich people eat le meat fewer milk product take lot grain produce would go long way toward curbing everrising demand grain normal go back many innovation focus easing adverse effect climate change food production warmer weather growing level carbon dioxide atmosphere could spur plant growth food production region open northern reach world farming many region expected see worsening loss drought flood storm rising sea level higher temperature cause crop yield drop used extreme weather event knew year thing would go back normal said lester brown food security sustainability expert president usbased earth policy institute normal go back thats scientist bangladesh tanzania developing new resilient variety maize wheat rice crop survive underwater little rain even extreme season still produce reliable crop innovator focusing effect growing water scarcity substantial amount food production worldwide come nonrenewable groundwater source long run sustainable said peter gleick leading water expert head usbased pacific institute study development environment security village glacierfed stream set become irregular disappear year ahead flooding heavy rain quickly followed drought community learning harvest store water ensure supply throughout year also developing waterconserving irrigation method make available last innovation enough feed billion people possibly say expert success depend making enough key change fast enough addition ontheground solution change need include major policy shift including potentially ban turning grain biofuel limit food speculation food insecurity climate change already inhibiting human wellbeing economic growth throughout world problem poised accelerate said john beddington britain chief science adviser march report international commission sustainable agriculture climate change decisive policy action required preserve planet capacity produce adequate food future,1
dhaka city corporation around dumpster overflowing waste capital clearly enough city millionsso waste pile youthbased organisation looking offer help privatising transcansfootsteps project wecan plan sell commercial trash can business organisation set front corporate office use pedestrianscorporate body image maintain bit part corporate social responsibility saidthe trash can account part company csr responsibilityfootsteps said would sell steel trash can foot height foot base tk limegreen can bear company logo along social eyecatching message city responsibility whats trash treasure memetal chain included every purchase can fastened office main gate avoid stolenthe trashcans however need cleared vehicle usually collect waste office additional revenue earned allocated provide winter clothes poor needy say footstepsit also encourages interested company buy one ensure effectivenessmaintenance can sole responsibility companythe funding trashcan corporate body benefit environment also company saidthe company said contribute decreased littering around office ideal advertisement campaignfootsteps started aim involve bangladesh youth issue development pollution education poverty climate change team volunteer pitted one another spur sale can say zahin shuhrat islam volunteerso asking anyone know corporate world say zahin,0
slew national announcement twoweek cop talk kick scotland done little advance effort meet global warming limit set smashed without far steeper emission cut analyst said china world biggest emitter greenhouse gas thursday submitted updated set contribution un climate body widely seen offering nothing new compared earlier pledge leader big player including australia india also fallen short uncertainty remain around whether u president joe biden get approval domestic legislation vital climate plan ahead cop conference china limited level ambition together insufficient pledge policy number major country u india australia likely mean cop deliver major victory said danny mark assistant professor environmental politics ireland dublin city university smaller achievement possible agreement green energy forest protection climate finance would enable uk claim conference still success told thomson reuters foundation group nation whose leader gather saturday sunday rome heading glasgow un gathering expected pledge take urgent step limit global warming degree celsius degree fahrenheit lowest ceiling set paris agreement ahead meeting un chief antonio guterres told journalist clutch recent climate announcement may leave impression rosier picture unfortunately illusion mile cop conference glasgow billed last major chance galvanise collective effort needed limit global warming scientist calling emission cut nearly half achieve two un report warned week world way track cap rising temperature current pledge set result average temperature increase century level ambition shown country ahead cop talk mile meeting goal said dimitri de boer head environmental charity clientearth china call country everything possible step transition said emailed comment longawaited plan china outlined aim carbon emission peak become carbonneutral reaffirming pledge made president xi jinping country also formalised commitment raise share nonfossil fuel primary energy consumption higher previous target well vowing boost wind solar power capacity nick mabey chief executive g londonbased thinktank said china plan disappointing missed opportunity asian powerhouse committed cut emission decade despite worsening climate impact jun director beijingbased institute public environmental affair said new plan significantly different china first submission paris accord example shifting emission peaking timeline around week india world thirdbiggest carbon emitter china united state rejected call announce netzero emission target midcentury saying important lay nearerterm pathway slash emission australia meanwhile long seen climate laggard among advanced economy one world largest emitter greenhouse gas per caput basis said would adopt netzero emission target plan widely blasted branded scam environmental group greenpeace said goal relied technology yet developed represent step australia ambition mistrust addition climate credibility united state remains question continued haggling congress legislation look set hamper bidens bid deliver u pledge cut emission compared level washington also come scrutiny failing cough fair share climate finance unmet pledge rich country raise billion year help poorer nation adopt clean energy adapt climate shift li shuo advisor greenpeace east asia said beijing latest uninspiring climate plan reflected mistrust around whether united state would fufill climate commitment there real fear washington empty word intensify already unfair global climate order said li saleemul huq director international centre climate change development bangladesh said great deal pessimism among delegate climatevulnerable country spoken start cop mood glasgow said rekindled memory copenhagen climate summit nearly collapsed country wrangled binding commitment ending weak outcome hope wrong huq veteran un climate negotiation tweeted scottish city,1
there also risk devoting attention technological marvel may give u pas confronting deeper question make life le dependent car decade putting automobile centre united state transportation plan policy dealing downside like air pollution traffic road death sprawl crowding alternative way move people product solution problem caused partly car may using different kind car also remaking world rely le ive thinking risk reward faith technology recently new book peter norton associate professor history university virginia norton detailed decade unfulfilled promise carmaker tech company invention around corner free u worst aspect car dependency radio wave divided highway engineering transistor technology repurposed targeted bomb pitched point world war ii way delivering automobile utopia norton told technology often halfbaked idea behind anyone drive anywhere time park free would crash technology never delivered norton said doubted driverless car would either whole boondoggle depends u agreeing high tech better tech said doesnt stand nortons view even driverlesscar optimist say technology wont ready hit road large number many year health planet significantly improve switch electric car one focus global climate summit glasgow scotland taking errorprone driver equation could make road much safer making better car isnt cureall popularising electric vehicle come risk entrenching car dependency new york time opinion colleague farhad manjoo wrote driverless car may encourage mile road could make traffic sprawl worse uber similar service also promised would reduce congestion cut back many mile american drove opposite future transportation need include safer energyefficient car norton also said would useful redirect money attention make walking cycling using shared transportation affordable appealing choice norton talking might sound like fantasy concocted greta thunberg car lifechanging convenience changing reliance difficult costly contentious try well transportation status quo dangerous environmentally unsustainable gobble public space government dollar took decade build u around car choice time contested one could opt different path norton asked u imagine would happen fraction bonkers dollar spent develop driverless car invested unflashy product policy change mentioned changing zoning code permit home built place store school workplace american dont drive everywhere also said bicycle electric railway dont require battery technology marvel good driverlesscar software ever could talking norton reminded mixed blessing innovation know technology improves life also know belief promise technology sometimes turn u away confronting root cause problem new york time company,1
canada major television network projected majority liberal turn political fortune smashed record number seat gained one election next liberal distant third place party parliament election projected win end conservative nineyear run power reflected political shift away harper brand fiscal cultural conservatism trudeau photogenic son former prime minister pierre trudeau pledged run billion annual budget deficit three year invest infrastructure help stimulate canada anemic economic growth rattled financial market runnup vote canadian dollar weakened news victory trudeau said repair canada cool relation obama administration withdraw canada combat mission islamic state militant favor humanitarian aid training tackle climate change trudeau vaulted third place lead poll final day campaign overcoming conservative attack inexperienced govern return prime minister residence ottawa grew child time change strike lethal former conservative prime minister brian mulroney said television interview ran successful wasnt pierre trudeau justin successful isnt stephen harper conservative projected become official opposition parliament leftleaning new democratic party third liberal supporter party campaign headquarters broke cheer whistle television projected trudeau would next prime minister top trudeau advisor gerald butt tweeted amazing work teamtrudeau breathtaking really conservative election headquarters calgary harper due speak later supporter sat quietly staring giant tv screen result poured conservative werent party appeared headed crushing defeat third place leftleaning new democratic party fall highlighted quebec majority seat radio canada projected would end seven seat last parliament liberal win mark swing toward multilateral approach global politics canadian government distanced united nation recent year former teacher took charge party two year ago guided political wilderness pledge economic stimulus stirring appeal return social liberalism trudeaumania born sitting prime minister came power wave popular support dubbed trudeaumania trudeau become secondyoungest prime minister canadian history brings appeal common movie star statesman pierre jumped trampoline crowd boyish good look justin thrust throng put hand heart listening someone selfie request common happily take camera snap photo often cheek cheek married father three young child criticized style substance trudeau used attack good look privileged upbringing win voter recalled father rockstar presence era canada sizzle world stage pierre trudeau died power year brief interruption remains one canadian leader known abroad single took power elder trudeau dated movie star model marrying three boy prime minister eldest succeeds nation top office financial market player praised conservative government steady hand economic management spared canada worst global financial malaise trudeau also promised raise tax highincome canadian reduce middle class political pundit already began speculate makeup trudeau government pondering caused downfall harper criticized aloof personality credit economic management decade global fiscal uncertainty,1
u secretary state hillary clinton sailed saturday sliver arctic ocean world big power vying vast oil gas mineral deposit becoming available polar ice recedes clinton boarded research ship tromso norwegian town north arctic circle illustrate u interest inaccessible region resource grab new sea route europe asia opening lot country looking potential exploration extraction natural resource well new sea lane clinton told reporter taking twohour boat tour local fjord middle eightday trip scandinavia caucasus turkey clinton said important agree rule road arctic new development economically sustainable environmentally responsible blustery morning mostly grey sky clinton norwegian foreign minister jonas gahr stoere stood deck helmer hanssen research vessel gazed fjord pristine water surrounding snowcovered mountain u geological survey estimate beneath unspoilt natural scenery arctic hold percent world undiscovered conventional oil percent undiscovered natural gas ice melt climate change arctic sea passage also opening longer period year potentially cutting thousand mile trade route europe asia stoere described arctic region used frozen politically climatically thaw key policy governing arctic enshrined united nation convention law sea united state ratified obama administration making fresh push ratify treaty give five coastal arctic nation right exclusive economic zone nautical mile coast lay may claim area beyond limit critic ratification say would impinge u sovereignty policy also debated arctic council advisory body made arctic coastal state canada denmark handle foreign affair greenland norway russia united state along finland iceland sweden nation including china south korea japan want become permanent observer council illustrating region importance estimated energy resource potential new shipping route cost energy development could double conventional onshore resource stopped oil industry big player moving exxon mobil working russia rosneft develop block kara sea siberia despite presence sea ice day year russia gazprom working total france norway statoil trillion cubic metre shtokman gas field km offshore barents sea rush oil gas brought condemnation environmental campaigner say right local people could trampled say aggressive action needed issue fishing quota international standard oil gas development protect pristine delicate region,1
copenhagen dec reutersbdnews comus president barack obama reached climate agreement friday india south africa china brazil u official said deal outlined fell far short ambition copenhagen summit reaction yvo de boer head un climate change secretariat mountain go seems think need see text received broader group country great small group leader get together try advance process ultimately way thing work acceptable every country make meeting couple hour time see modest success could achieved french president nicolas sarkozy text perfect deal would mean country important india china would liberated type contractthe united state kyoto would free type contract thats contract absolutely vital british prime minister gordon brown came copenhagen wanting ambitious deal possible made start believe need follow quickly ensuring legally binding outcome german chancellor angela merkel decision difficult done one step hoped several european commission spokeswoman deal better deal could agreed today fall far expectation keep goal ambition alive address need developing country deal available copenhagen coauthor u senate climate bill senator john kerry catalyzing moment powerful signal see president obama premier wen prime minister singh president zuma agree meeting mind four horseman climate change solution hand work pas domestic legislation early next year bring u across finish line head china climate delegation xie zhenhua meeting positive result everyone happy negotiation side managed preserve bottom line chinese sovereignty national interest brazil climate change ambassador sergio serra disappointing would say failureif agree meet deal issue still pending big job ahead avoid climate change effective emission reduction target done john sauven executive director greenpeace uk city copenhagen crime scene tonight guilty men woman fleeing airport target carbon cut agreement legally binding treaty seems politician world capable looking beyond horizon narrow selfinterest let alone caring much million people facing threat climate change albert binger grenada senior adviser alliance small island state seems didnt want make hard decision found sort compromise dont think job science telling u need much cut need definitive cut need peaking year need thing people held accountable rob stavins prof business govt harvard university striking thing incredible virtually unprecedented head state sat room together negotiation le many people hoped expected even two week ago needed bring rapidly growing economy thats achieved pew center global climate change elliot diringer accepted party tentative agreement would important step forward president obama said well short whats ultimately needed would provide reasonable basis negotiating fair effective climate treaty would first time secure political pledge major emerging economy curb emission steve sawyer secretarygeneral global wind energy council standing political declaration like doesnt much paper fact government failed keep promise made bali indonesia two year ago launch twoyear climate talk meant ot agree climate pact john ashe chair kyoto protocol talk un given started expectation conference anything le legally binding agreed outcome fall far short mark hand though im bit realist realize perhaps bar set high fact there deal perhaps give u something hang hat hope set stage serious work conclude perhaps soon june failing december nancy pelosi speaker house representative agreement reached tonight copenhagen breakthrough global effort combat climate crisis tim jones climate officer world development movement antipoverty lobby group summit complete disarray start finish culminating shameful monumental failure condemned million people around world untold suffering say deal way historic meaningful completely misrepresent fact deal devoid real content actually meaningless nnimmo bassey chair friend earth international copenhagen abject failure justice done delaying action rich country condemned million world poorest people hunger suffering loss life climate change accelerates blame disastrous outcome squarely developed nation carl pope executive director sierra club world nation come together concluded historic incomplete agreement begin tackling global warming president obama rest world paid steep price copenhagen obstructionism united state senate john lanchbery birdlife international sound vague there next step nothing link get final deal done fred krupp head environmental defense fund today agreement take first important step toward true transparency accountability international climate agreement sooner u speaks senate legislation sooner set term engagement talk come leader wwf global climate initiative kim carstensen tell u copenhagen produced snapshot leader already promised arrived biggest challenge turning political legally binding agreement moved mexico good copenhagen level national pledge climate action country disappointed remain hopeful jake schmidt natural resource defense council deal get big country moving right direction reducing carbon emission,1
powerful twister weather forecaster say unusual cooler month destroyed candle factory fire police station small town kentucky ripped nursing home neighbouring missouri killed least six worker amazon warehouse illinois kentucky governor andy beshear said collection tornado destructive state history said worker rescued candle factory city mayfield people inside reduced pile rubble would miracle find anyone else alive debris beshear said devastation unlike anything seen life trouble putting word beshear said press conference likely going people lost kentucky beshear said national guard personnel deployed assist recovery rescue effort focus large part mayfield home people southwestern corner state converges illinois missouri arkansas video photo posted social medium showed brick building downtown mayfield flattened parked car nearly buried debris steeple historic graf county courthouse toppled nearby first united methodist church partially collapsed mayfield fire chief jeremy creason whose station destroyed said candle factory diminished pile bent metal steel machinery responder time crawl casualty get live victim paige tingle said drove four hour site hope finding yearold mother jill monroe working factory last heard pm dont know feel trying find said disaster genesis tornado outbreak series overnight thunderstorm including super cell storm formed northeast arkansas storm moved arkansas missouri tennessee kentucky unusually high temperature humidity created environment extreme weather event time year said victor gensini professor geographic atmospheric science northern illinois university historic generational event gensini said saying disaster likely one largest tornado outbreak u history president joe biden saturday approved emergency declaration kentucky told reporter would asking environmental protection agency examine role climate change may played fuelling storm raised question tornado warning system warning strong enough heeded biden said like big bomb mile east mayfield bowling green kentucky justin shepherd said coffee shop spared worst storm struck business hard busy commercial strip bypass u highway west weve got siding roof damage across road there brewery half gone totally gone like big bomb exploded something one person killed five seriously injured tornado tore nursing home bed monette arkansas small community near border missouri according craighead county judge marvin day blessed people werent killed injured could whole lot worse day told reuters mile away leachville arkansas tornado destroyed dollar general store killing one person laid waste much city downtown said lt chuck brown mississippi county sheriff office arkansas really sounded like train roaring town illinois least six worker confirmed killed amazoncom inc warehouse collapsed town edwardsville wind ripped roof reduced wall longer football field rubble amazon truck driver emily epperson said anxiously waiting information whereabouts workmate austin mcewan late saturday afternoon relay girlfriend parent worried believe know would found told reuters tennessee severe weather killed least three people said dean flener spokesperson state emergency management agency two people including young child killed home missouri governor mike parson said statement national weather service storm prediction centre said received report tornado touching illinois kentucky tennessee missouri arkansas mississippi weather forecast broadly clear saturday night temperature expected drop thousand resident lack power water storm saturday afternoon nearly customer kentucky tennessee without power according poweroutageus website tracking power outage kentucky official called resident stay road donate blood responder rushed rescue survivor account people community lost communication weve got guardsman door knock checking folk there communication people said brigadier general haldane lamberton kentucky national guard,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,1
hillside winding mountain road lost corner southern france forbidden crop thriving early one recent evening herv garnier inspected field relief year april frost disease decimated france overall wine production garnier grape american hybrid variety named jacquez banned french government since already turning red barring earlyautumn cold snap track new vintage there really reason prohibition garnier said prohibited id like understand especially see prohibition rest nothing garnier one last straggler longrunning struggle french wine establishment ally paris french government tried rip jacquez five american vine variety french soil past year arguing bad human physical mental health produce bad wine recent year hardiness american variety given lift guerrilla winemaker like climate change wreaks havoc vineyard across europe natural wine made without use pesticide grown popularity despite france pledge halve use pesticide continued rise past decade vineyard occupied france agricultural area used pesticide nationwide according agriculture ministry vine ensure bountiful harvest without irrigation without fertiliser without treatment said christian sunt member forgotten fruit group fighting legalisation american grape showing forbidden vine including clinton isabelle variety property southern cvennes region near town anduze added vine ideal making natural wine american grape long played central role tumultuous emotional history wine france united state alternately threatening french production reviving started mid vine native united state brought europe piggybacking louse known phylloxera american vine resistant pest european counterpart stand chance ravenous louse attacked root choking flow nutrient rest plant causing biggest crisis history french wine louse destroyed million acre shut vineyard sent jobless french algeria french colony quarter century helplessly watching collapse europe traditional wine culture wine world best mind epiphany cure poison american vine vintner grafted european vine onto resistant american rootstock others crossbred american european vine producing became known american hybrid like jacquez faced seeming extinction france wine industry bounced back left impression day said thierry lacombe ampelographer vine expert teach montpellier supagro french university specialising agriculture wasnt time american american friend came save french french wine world split supporter grafting hybrid grape grafters kept producing wine pinot merlot cabernet sauvignon classic european grape american hybrid often said smelled like fox urine still american hybrid thrived france sturdier easier grow especially popular rural area like cvennes family planted hillside crop impossible grow let grow top arbor cultivating potato underneath way make productive every inch land villager harvested made wine together using common cellar pinot noir part burgundy identity jacquez became part folklore northern cvennes including village beaumont southern cvennes clinton pronounced clainton reigned serve glass clinton bar people pounce said sunt retired forest ranger clinton became legal tell winemaker wrote clinton bottle hed sell time wrote syrah cabernet sauvignon today american variety make tiny percentage french wine grafting hybrid production boomed across land early part last century algeria also become major wine exporter metropolitan france france awash wine lawmaker urgently addressed problem around christmas reduce overproduction outlawed six american vine including hybrid like jacquez pure american grape like isabelle mainly ground produced poor wine production private consumption would tolerated commercial sale government planned follow ban hybrid stopped backlash initial ban lacombe said war provided another reprieve hybrid still cultivated onethird french vineyard government really began cracking six forbidden grape lacombe said offered incentive rip offending vine threatened grower fine condemned american grape harmful body sanity argument completely honest try quell situation slipping away government lacombe said fact present defender vine right underlining historical government inconsistency added clinton jacquez might met quiet death backtotheland movement starting brought people like garnier cvennes originally northeastern france garnier longhaired high school student traveled see jimi hendrix janis joplin perform concert half century later cheerfully recall avoided mandatory military service seven hour base asked see psychologist refused eat others generally annoying week discharge aimless hitchhiking brought village beaumont cvennes immediately decided buy abandoned property paying mostly repairing roof region elsewhere year later got winemaking almost accident two elderly brother asked harvest jacquez grape return half wine production learned history forbidden vine eventually bought brother vineyard today make bottle year deeply colored fruity cuve de vignes dantan wine vine yesteryear got around ban creating cultural noncommercial association memory vine membership fee euro yield bottle growing threat climate change backlash use pesticide garnier hoping forbidden grape legalised france wine industry open new generation hybrid germany switzerland european nation already france great wine country said remain one open cant get stuck already know new york time company,1
un secretarygeneral ban kimoon urged world wednesday agree work new climate treaty said detailed greenhouse gas cut worked un talk bali entering dispute pitting united state european union developing nation ban said overriding goal dec meeting agree launch negotiation pact succeed current kyoto protocol ban told environment minister climate change moral challenge generation said desperate urgency act curb rising sea flood drought famine extinction wildlife time act ban told minister split ground rule agreeing launch formal negotiation new longterm global treaty limit greenhouse gas emission expanding nation kyoto pact country washington leading opposition talk mention scientific evidence need cut greenhouse gas percent level part guideline negotiation practically speaking negotiated road ban said echoing view given washington two year time conclude international deal issue still also said country respect finding un climate panel range percent needed avert worst impact climate change roadmap need set agenda roadmap secure climate future coupled tight timeline produce deal said united nation want new pact adopted meeting copenhagen late united state supported japan canada australia say even nonbinding mention percent range could prejudge outcome negotiation dont want predetermining come process said paula dobriansky u secretary state democracy global affair european union insisted rich nation needed show leading example convince developing nation china india start braking rise surging emission burning fossil fuel dont need paper bali say meet next year german environment minister sigmar gabriel said want go long way need know starting point want go ban called nation including united state show flexibility also said threat global warming silver lining creative solution could create job ease poverty developing nation africa asia earlier australia new 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 rudd whose labor party landslide election victory last month said australia already suffering climate change ranging drying river disruption coral great barrier reef see today portent thing come said talk set wrapup friday early saturday traditionally annual un climate meeting feature hardbargaining allnight session united nation want deal place end give parliament three year ratify help guide billion dollar investment everything solar panel wind turbine coalfired power plant took eight year enough country ratify kyoto come force process slowed washington decision sign failure bali agree start talk would sour chance successor kyoto apart australia kyoto nation promised cut emission average percent level united state argues kyoto would hurt economy wrongly excludes target big developing nation,0
australia set carbon price july interim measure full emission trading scheme introduced three five year later prime minister julia gillard said thursday gillard said decision yet made price would much industry household would compensated new cost essential economic reform right thing gillard told news conference carbon pollution threat country threat future prosperity added new deal initial backing key green independent mp lower house parliament could still face obstacle upper house senate earlier carbon trade scheme twice defeated shelved believe australia need lead world climate change also dont believe afford left behind time right time gillard said gillards minority government need support one green three independent pas law lower house key independent tony windsor said supported set price move emission trading scheme needed worked would guarantee vote much start process view windsor told reporter there lot discussion take place issue weve established today framework attempt work within doesnt mean game australia world biggest exporter coal one highest percapita carbon emitter developed world due reliance coal percent electricity generation climate change key political issue australia reflected success green august election one main reason labor dumped former prime minister kevin rudd ahead election voter anger shelving emission trading scheme twostage plan carbon price mechanism start fixed price period three five year transitioning emission trading scheme gillard said power sector want carbon price underpin future investment business mining firm oppose carbon trading saying would lift cost take project offshore government promised cut emission five percent year level want price carbon emission encourage business cut pollution carbon price price pollution cheapest fairest way cut pollution build clean energy economy added,1
nation meet indonesian island bali monday build fragile understanding fight global warming need expanded nation deal december talk involving delegate tightly guarded idyllic beach resort seek launch negotiation meant end un new pact two year time including outsider led united state china far industrialized nation kyoto protocol cap greenhouse gas emission running however bleak un report year warning heatwaves drought rising sea said global curb needed fast working fair share curb emission mainly burning fossil fuel rich country poor nation led china india huge puzzle heard dispute developed country need keep taking lead wrote howard bamsey australia sandea de wet south africa report set un talk reviewing new way fight climate change since said agreement needed done disagreement country willing make deeper cut emission others said existing promise kept still others wanted incentive join discussion needed build fragile understanding explore put practice wrote report submitted bali bush prospect global deal boosted decision president george bush united state take part beyond bush opposes kyoto threat u economic growth said unfairly excluded goal poor nation wed like see consensus launch negotiation want see bali roadmap said paula dobriansky u secretary state democracy global affair go bali openness flexibility united nation want new pact agreed un talk copenhagen bush left white house many country likely want await policy next president want assurance aid senior beijing official told reuters last week china would strengthen existing domestic target improve energy efficiency thereby curb greenhouse gas emission west shared relevant technology help forthcoming international cooperation definitely climate change negotiator yu qingtai said rich nation want developing nation least brake rise emission china opening new coalfired power plant rate one week set overtake united state top emitter environment minister around world attend final day bali talk also include meeting trade finance minister developing country push new system credit help slow rate deforestation tree store carbon dioxide main greenhouse gas grow kyoto first period run united nation say new accord need place end give time parliament ratify delegate also fete kyoto th anniversary agreed japanese city december,1
ending import fresh food africa pretext combating climate change risk destroying entire community become dependent trade ghana high commissioner britain said wednesday socalled food mile distance food travel producer consumer become highly divisive issue environmentalist try persuade people reduce amount climate warming carbon gas lifestyle emits understand course friend anxious make difference however figure simply add said annan cato noting le percent britain carbon emission relate airfreighted food cost global justice shut door economic prospect small farmer africa refusing buy produce told meeting artist musician scientist discus global warming impact africa environmentalist recommend much food possible produced consumed locally ending airfreighted import fruit vegetable around world development specialist note much produce come poorer part africa whole community become dependent lucrative lifeline many way british shopper reduce carbon footprint without damaging livelihood thousand poor african farming family said cato scientist say global average temperature rise degree celsius century due carbon gas emission burning fossil fuel power transport bring flood famine extreme weather putting million life risk africa expected bear brunt despite fact per caput carbon emission continent among lowest world reducing greenhouse gas emission must done fair scientific rational way making cut expense world poorest unjust bad basis building international consensus needed global deal climate change cato said un environment minister meet next month indonesian island bali amid growing international pressure agree open urgent talk successor kyoto protocol cutting carbon emission expires europe pushing deal end latest tight deadline given time took negotiate kyoto first place let alone ratify world biggest polluter united state rejected kyoto still dragging heel despite sharp change public mood china building coalfired power station week say cause crisis imperative postkyoto agreement must advance cogent proposal promote adaptation climate change acceptable regime implementation said cato issue global justice survival damage done world powerful country worst affect felt many world vulnerable country added,1
great historical progress always happens major disaster xi said recent visit xian jiaotong university nation steeled grew hardship suffering xi shaped year adversity young man seized pandemic opportunity disguise chance redeem party early mistake let infection slip control rally national pride face international ire mistake state propaganda machine aggressively backing touting leadership fighting pandemic xi need turn exhortation resolute unity action theme likely underpin national people congress annual legislative meeting open friday monthslong delay pushing restore prepandemic agenda including signature pledge eradicate extreme poverty year cautioning complacency could let second wave infection spread must country face diplomatic economic climate daunting since tiananmen square crackdown position great helmsman uniquely capable leading country lot domestic political risk fail handle job appropriately said carl minzner professor chinese law politics fordham university thats risk xi going forward xi cast indispensable leader rampart defend china intractable threat shift provoked party cadre appearance much public coalesce around leadership whatever misgiving may bungling outbreak frozen time feb would bad chinese leadership said jude blanchette analyst center strategic international study think tank based washington dc xi made first public appearance crisis two day ordering wuhan central chinese city coronavirus outbreak began locked late january presided unusual televised session country top political body politburo standing committee thousand people infected score died according lengthy account emergency appeared people daily flagship newspaper chinese communist party somberly told committee difficulty sleeping night eve lunar new year holiday xi also seemed shrink temporarily usual monopoly centre stage put country leader premier li keqiang charge government emergency response possibly position deflect blame crisis worsened china got outbreak control party propaganda pivoted toward xi pushing premier background li deliver keynote report national people congress friday xi dominates acclamatory medium coverage likely dispensing advice provincial leader delegate repeating policy priority sign xi chastened failure beginning country fight disease international criticism along acted openness transparency responsibility told world health assembly monday xi though warned china face increasingly uncertain world often leavened promise bright future warning possible economic meltdown foreign crisis political decay last month sounded unusually ominous confronted grim complicated international epidemic global economic development must keep mind thing could bottom told politburo standing committee mentally practically prepared deal longlasting change external condition perhaps greatest challenge involves economy contracted first time since china began remarkable transformation four decade ago rising prosperity million chinese pillar communist party legitimacy ever since recent week visit three province xi sought return focus policy agenda predated coronavirus went coastal zhejiang two inland province shanxi shaanxi wearing trademark dark blue windbreaker indoors mask xi visited factory port government office scenic spot trying return life enforcing new safeguard infection poorer inland village lingered crop wood ear fungus chrysanthemum kind commercial farming crucial antipoverty drive wood ear fungus famous told clapping crowd villager shaanxi chinese television news showed way poverty prosperity even communist party polished propaganda stagecraft showing china overcoming epidemic reveal life remains far normal footage visit xian jiaotong university indicated crowd cheering student professor waiting xi arranged university remained largely closed school hasnt restarted yet xi deadpanned drawing scattered laughter crowd new york time company,0
beijing nov bdnews comreuters china unveiled first firm target curb greenhouse gas emission laying carbon intensity goal thursday premier wen jiabao take looming climate talk government central commitment announcement come day united state unveiled proposal cut greenhouse gas said president barack obama attend dec un climate talk copenhagen beijing said thursday wen would also attend china world top emitter greenhouse gas human activity pledged cut amount carbon dioxide emitted unit national income percent compared level official xinhua agency reported voluntary action taken chinese government based national condition major contribution global effort tackling climate change xinhua said quoting cabinet meeting chaired wen firm emission commitment china help effort reach deal unled talk denmark huge morale booster said john hay spokesman un climate change secretariat referring chinese target planned visit obama green agreed extremely welcome news china putting specific figure reduction carbon intensity toward said kim carstensen leader wwf international global climate initiative negotiation new climate change treaty stalled rich poor nation argued cut emission much pay china announcement big emitter brazil indonesia recently announced tough reduction target wednesday target united state expected help copenhagen talk analyst say although likely demand tougher action tough goal cabinet said goal still allow china greenhouse gas emission grow economy expands demanding one developing country controlling greenhouse gas emission face enormous pressure special hardship report meeting said china would embrace extend range step reach target including financial taxation policy continue drive renewable nuclear cleancoal energy pan jiahua member china negotiating team copenhagen said intensity goal would demand big change country path rapid pollutiondrenched growth personally think number bit high china present capability said pan climate policy expert chinese academy social science achieving require shifting old power plant also financial subsidy example powersaving appliance clean vehicle goal also line many analyst said china current trendline carbon intensity may leave least negotiator pressing copenhagen beijing already almost halfway meeting carbon intensity goal already five year energy efficiency drive helped rein emission growth critic may counter ambitious enough significant announcement important point time said ailun yang greenpeace china given urgency magnitude climate change crisis china need stronger measure tackle climate change said statement since china emission still set grow analyst also point need china ultimately announce cap wont reduce emission absolute term emission still probably grow next decade said trevor sikorski head carbon research barclays capital post chinese emission higher per caput pressure take binding cap much greater negotiation ahead state council meeting also said intensity goal voluntary one would measured verified domestic step may also leave room negotiation extent goal brought binding international commitment new climate pact white house said united state pledge copenhagen cut greenhouse gas emission roughly percent level drop percent benchmark year used un treaty far percent cut level recommended un climate panel developing country china obliged current treaty accept binding cap emission poor country said principle change new deal emerges copenhagen fastmoving week climate development australia troubled carbon trade scheme thrown confusion thursday several opposition lawmaker resigned party position promised ignore deal support government planned law day earlier neighboring new zealand passed revised carbon trading law second emission trading scheme win approval europe began,1
there escaping urban india growth capital hundred migrant arrive daily railway bus station densely populated slum burgeon seam building complex shopping mall industrial plant sprouting every direction industrialisation take effect growing number rural population move town city like new delhi expert say inability provide clean safe drinking water especially urban poor reached crisis point higher demand water increased pollution human industry mismanagement water impacting poorest people country town city said sushmita sengupta delhibased thinktank centre science environment cse city already waterstressed increasing urbanisation need learn stop wasting vital resource according india last census around million percent population live town city projected reach around million people mean around percent india total population urban yet major city town water supply household receive water twice daily morning evening many middleclass family relying water storage tank water cut last day becoming increasingly common scorching summer month water protest report violence water scarcity rise urban centre slumming million slum dweller across india many afford pay private tanker supply water basic amenity clean water toilet remain elusive say aid worker new delhi one fastest growing densely populated city india migrant arriving every day heading slum colony scattered around city search better life estimated million people live slum almost percent capital population yet many defecate open choice drink bathe contaminated water southwest delhi mangla puri slum woman fill bucket two working pipe serve resident overcrowded densely populated colony wait patiently tiny trickle pass plastic pipe container tired living like said satinder singh raghav yearold driver past four day didnt water get little resident live family around six tiny oneroom cheekbyjowl concrete unit say afford buy water resort knocking door nearby affluent enclave begging vital resource sanitation standard mangla puri also poor two open water pipe sit alongside massive pile rotting garbage open drain filled sewage plastic rubbish pile human waste public toilet available dumped open le metre slum dwelling unbearable stench pig roll around puddle sewage aid worker say poor sanitation contaminates scarce ground water one reason contamination groundwater human waste percolating water people drinking said indira khurana wateraids director policy partnership although access clean drinking water improved many part country world bank estimate percent communicable disease india still related unsafe water globally unsafe water kill hundred thousand people every year poor drinking water hygiene practice resulting mass case diarrhoea across country cause death daily world bank add expert say groundwater also polluted chemical industry agriculture fertiliser well high concentration fluoride arsenic pollution wastage contamination limited groundwater surface water source like river lake stream supply many town city also severely contaminated environmentalist say water source turning sewer municipality dumping billion tonne untreated sewage killing vital water supply also threatening life poor drink bathe water new delhi alone produce billion tonne sewage every day due poor management le half effectively treated remaining untreated waste dumped yamuna river account percent delhi water supply according central pollution control board around percent pollution yamuna human excrement rest industrial effluent agricultural runoff environmentalist say india sewage treatment plant underutilised positioned far sewage drainage point treated waste often mixed untreated sewage thrown back river india drainage system decrepit serious need repair half country drain virtually redundant massive amount wastage water due poor management need focus policy like rainwater harvesting well decentralising waste management said cs sengupta environmentalist argue climate change exacerbate water crisis vital monsoon rain become erratic july report australian government warned coming year climate change could drastically weaken monsoon rain subcontinent billion people rely agriculture water supply government must invest infrastructure management expert add water demand india exceed supply percent businessasusual scenario government spend adequately infrastructure said bharat sharma international water management institute little incentive use water efficiently,1
standing line hoping better deal u presidentelect barack obama got outgoing president george bush body representing entire world united nation despite public protestation neutrality november presidential election thinly disguised glee un headquarters democrat obama defeated republican john mccain foresee obamas inauguration january end long dark night eightyear bush administration secretarygeneral ban kimoon said look forward era renewed partnership new multilateralism obama even though also say managed improve tie bush since taking beginning united nation fell foul early bush administration hawk considered world body hostile america interest failure security council explicitly endorse usled invasion iraq statement ban predecessor kofi annan invasion illegal strengthened view bush named un ambassador sharptongued conservative john bolton man decade said un skyscraper manhattan lost floor wouldnt make bit difference u senate never confirmed bolton step following year critic say antagonized friend foe alike even admitted hard worker always top brief among thing bolton appointed former bush deputy campaign manager mark wallace pursue allegation un mismanagement especially un development program channeled hard currency north korean leadership later inquiry cleared undp major wrongdoing although boltons successor zalmay khalilzad sought mend fence country senior un official hoping much closer cooperation administration believe far aligned un goal united nation united state crucial world powerful country host headquarters largest contributor un fund paying percent albeit often arrears billion obamas statement comment foreign affair magazine article america need rededicate un organization mission music un ear script signal obama want consult closely ally build consensual approach best said one senior european diplomat platform change lot change away bush something think get ready response world want tap dozen u foreign policy leader including democratic republican former cabinet member took fullpage new york time advertisement november urge incoming administration strengthen tie united nation presidentelect obama opportunity engage world renew american leadership united nation said timothy wirth president united nation foundation un advocacy group charity ban chance spent half hour sitting next obama washingtonnew york air shuttle also spoke telephone election said much encouraged presidentelect senior un official gone here person look world way said one adding ban obama talking script ban aide excited obamas view combating climate change subject top un chief agenda obamas promise fast track investment new green energy business sector echo ban saying issue return prominence next year nation seek agree new climate treaty december copenhagen succeed kyoto protocol bush rejected kyoto emission target citing need safeguard u industry u relation united nation issue barely figured election campaign many american ambivalent body helped found often seemed fall short hope placed opinion poll show u public broadly favor un goal community angry blogger see corrupt organization dominated foreign dictatorship suck american money spit antiamerican venom several website exist watch un pounce misdeed perhaps half eye direction obama said united nation requires farreaching reform management practice remain weak un official unfazed comment say ban keen overhaul bureaucracy critic,1
italy must invest billion euro improving water management prevent disaster caused climate change instead mopping flood landslide farmer group said monday italy percent town high risk flood landslide invested billion euro billion prevent land erosion said massimo gargano chairman national farmer water management body anbi rome also spent nearly billion euro repair damage caused flood landslide gargano told news conference citing government figure culture emergency need civil pact economic accord turn culture emergency culture prevention gargano said flanked representative regional farmer water management association italy hit flood landslide past year gargano said citing italy environment protection agency apat figure set rise global warming rapid urbanisation put water management system increasing pressure anbi official said system based network reservoir canal many century old italy environment ministry estimated investment needed guarantee soil protection flood drought landslide billion euro billion euro spent official said talk water emergency flood drought everyday problem said nino andena head italy biggest farming group coldiretti lombardy region italian farmer power utility lock horn use water every time spell dry weather farmer northern italy rice grown cut use irrigation water third past two year farmer official 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
noah ark built save humanity animal kingdom face great flood reconstructed model form mount ararat warning mankind act prevent global warming environmental activist behind initiative lush green foothill snowcapped mountain eastern turkey bible say vessel came rest flood wiped corrupt humanity volunteer racing complete wooden vessel bright sunshine endmay coincide summit leading country next month germany climate change high agenda directed mainly politician earth world leader primarily responsible climate catastrophe taking place solution said wolfgang sadik campaign leader greenpeace behind project aim put mount ararat memorial warning sign also give hope shake world say dont react late said carpenter hammered away ark bow altitude metre un intergovernmental panel climate change ipcc warned carbon dioxide emission least halved avoid climate change european union say would dangerous rising sea central concern climate change un climate panel say sea set rise cm century cm th century deep division way tackle threat germany want country next month meeting agree ipcc target promote carbon trading way penalise greenhouse gas emission u chief climate negotiator harlan watson said last week united state continue reject emission target capandtrade scheme fight climate change funding clean energy technology punishment biblical noah ark story wellknown jew christian muslim god decides punish humanity sin destroying life earth flood chooses righteous noah preserve life saving family pair world animal board boat two two menagerie would strain model ark metre long four metre high would barely house noah family bible say original ark cubit metre long longer soccer pitch model even tight fit climber planned ultimately becomes mountain hut timber boat hauled horse mountain last week volunteer face logistical problem working high altitude remote place also working clock may ceremony dove released boat appeal made world leader counter global warming noah sent dove ark see flood subsided boatbuilding master said would courage given short period time said german carpenter rainer brumshagen feeling could work feel good energy people bringing uniting different country work together political wrangling feel world away idyllic slope mount ararat shepherd graze sheep swallow circle brightly coloured tent two dozen activist involved greenpeace project one brumshagens carpenter colleague said model ark sure float,0
grid failure severe texas million people woke tuesday rolling blackout separate regional grid southwest midwest also faced serious strain tuesday afternoon least people nationwide died storm aftermath analyst begun identify key factor behind grid failure texas recordbreaking cold weather spurred resident crank electric heater pushed power demand beyond worstcase scenario grid operator planned time large fraction state gasfired power plant knocked offline amid icy condition plant suffering fuel shortage natural gas demand spiked many texas wind turbine also froze stopped working crisis sounded alarm power system throughout country electric grid engineered handle wide range severe condition long grid operator reliably predict danger ahead climate change accelerates many electric grid face extreme weather event go beyond historical condition grid designed putting risk catastrophic failure scientist still analysing role humancaused climate change may played week winter storm clear global warming pose barrage additional threat power system nationwide including fiercer heat wave water shortage measure could help make electric grid robust fortifying power plant extreme weather installing backup power source could prove expensive texas show blackout extremely costly expert said unless grid planner start planning increasingly wild unpredictable climate condition grid failure happen essentially question much insurance want buy said jesse jenkins energy system engineer princeton university make problem even harder world especially climate change past longer good guide future get much better preparing unexpected system pushed limit texas main electric grid largely operates independently rest country built state common weather extreme mind soaring summer temperature cause million texan turn air conditioner freezing weather rarer grid operator texas also long known electricity demand spike winter particularly damaging cold snap week winter storm buried state snow ice led recordcold temperature surpassed expectation pushed grid breaking point texas grid operator anticipated worst case state would use gigawatts electricity winter peak sunday evening power demand surged past level temperature dropped many home relying older inefficient electric heater consume power problem compounded frigid weather monday disabling power plant capacity totalling gigawatts vast majority failure occurred thermal power plant like natural gas generator plummeting temperature paralysed plant equipment soaring demand natural gas left plant struggling obtain sufficient fuel number state power plant also offline scheduled maintenance preparation summer peak state fleet wind farm also lost gigawatts capacity time many turbine stopped working cold icy condition although smaller part problem essence expert said electric grid optimised deliver huge quantity power hottest day year caught unprepared temperature plummeted one model power system envisioned texas county would come winter storm warning time said joshua rhodes expert state electric grid university texas austin putting major strain electricity grid gas grid feed electricity heat analyst still working untangle reason behind texas grid failure also wondered whether unique way state manages largely deregulated electricity system may played role mid instance texas decided paying energy producer hold fixed number backup power plant reserve instead letting market force dictate happens grid tuesday gov greg abbott called emergency reform electric reliability council texas nonprofit corporation oversees flow power state saying performance anything reliable previous hour difficult balancing act theory expert said technical solution avert problem wind turbine equipped heater device operate icy condition often done upper midwest cold weather common gas plant built store oil onsite switch burning fuel needed often done northeast natural gas shortage common grid regulator design market pay extra keep fleet backup power plant reserve case emergency done midatlantic solution cost money grid operator often wary forcing consumer pay extra safeguard building resilience often come cost there risk underpaying also overpaying said daniel cohan associate professor civil environmental engineering rice university difficult balancing act month ahead texas grid operator policymakers investigate week blackout likely explore grid might bolstered handle extremely cold weather possible idea include building connection texas state balance electricity supply move state long resisted encouraging homeowner install battery backup system keeping additional power plant reserve search answer complicated climate change overall state getting warmer global temperature rise coldweather extreme average becoming le common time climate scientist also suggested global warming could paradoxically bring unusually fierce winter storm research indicates arctic warming weakening jet stream highlevel air current circle northern latitude usually hold back frigid polar vortex allow cold air periodically escape south resulting episode bitter cold place rarely get nipped frost remains active area debate among climate scientist expert le certain polar vortex disruption becoming frequent making even trickier electricity planner anticipate danger ahead country utility grid operator confronting similar question climate change threatens intensify heat wave flood water shortage calamity could create novel risk nation electricity system adapting risk could carry hefty price tag one recent study found southeast alone may need electric capacity simply deal known hazard climate change task building resilience becoming increasingly urgent many policymakers promoting electric car electric heating way curbing greenhouse gas emission nation economy depends reliable flow electricity cost blackout become ever dire going significant challenge said emily grubert infrastructure expert georgia tech need decarbonise power system climate change doesnt keep getting worse also need adapt changing condition time latter alone going costly already see system today arent handling well new york time company,1
longawaited announcement aramco world profitable company offered specific number share sold pricing date launch banker told saudi government investor likely value company around trillion trillion valuation touted crown prince mohammed bin salman first floated idea ipo nearly four year ago aramco also mention measure taken beef security following unprecedented attack oil plant september source told reuters oil company could offer share local bourse raising much billion billion deal billion would top recordbreaking one chinese ecommerce giant alibaba today right opportunity new investor reap benefit aramcos ability achieve value boost longterm aramco chairman yasir alrumayyan told news conference company headquarters eastern city dhahran company spend next day talking investor sounding interest price range follow said ipo designed turbocharge prince mohammed ambitious economic reform agenda raising billion build nonenergy industry diversify revenue stream rumayyan said decision international listing aramco share made future without giving time frame venue overseas listing selling small piece aramco captive market give ksa kingdom saudi arabia control prop value aramco fair value said gary ross ceo black gold investor confirmation sale share oil giant whose formal name saudi arabian oil co come seven week crippling attack oil facility underlining saudi arabia determination push listing regardless amin nasser president ceo saudi aramco speaks news conference plaza conference center dhahran saudi arabia november reuters aramco said expect sept attack targeted plant heart saudi arabia oil industry initially halved production would material impact business operation financial condition amin nasser president ceo saudi aramco speaks news conference plaza conference center dhahran saudi arabia november reuters aramco accounted one every eight barrel crude oil produced globally said sunday net income third quarter amounted billion according reuters calculation dwarfing income period oil giant like exxon mobil corp billion rumayyan said valuation determined investor roadshow ceo amin nasser told news conference aramco plan release prospectus nov help get deal done saudi arabia relying easy credit retail investor hefty contribution rich local whatever local round achieves domestic player strong armed investing international investor still going value well expectation crown prince mohammed bin salman said rory fyfe managing director mena advisor luring investor saudi stock market fell sunday aramco announcement benchmark index nearly fifth since may local institution sold share prepare aramco deal fund manager analyst say salah shamma head investment mena franklin templeton emerging market equity said local investor could selling share order shift investment aramco could well case shortterm pain longterm gain comfort investor aramco said sunday state forgo right receive portion cash dividend share giving priority new shareholder aramco also cutting royalty pay state effective jan adopt progressive royalty scheme marginal rate set per barrel price rise higher firm said saudi market regulator approved application list sunday issued exemption nonresident institutional foreign investor subscribe saudi investor would eligible receive bonus share maximum bonus share every allotted share valuation trillion aramco would still worth least world valuable listed company microsoft apple market capitalisation trillion sale would raise around billion saudi coffer ranking aramco th biggest ipo time refinitiv data show perspective aramco ipo overall saudi diversification story needed likely aramco ipo proceeds le aramco dividend government received first half alone said hasnain malik head equity strategy tellimer right time promised listing wall street tenterhook since prince mohammed flagged aramco mandated bank work deal including citigroup goldman sachs hsbc jpmorgan morgan stanley think right time u take aramco public companywe wan na go ipo wan na go rumayyan told reporter sunday asked timing initial hope blockbuster international listing dashed share sale halted last year amid debate list aramco overseas aramco said ipo timetable delayed began process acquire stake petrochemical maker saudi basic industry corp ipo preparation revived summer aramco attracted huge interest first international bond sale seen preipo relationshipbuilding exercise investor listing announcement expected oct delayed adviser said needed time lock cornerstone investor three source told reuters growing movement fight climate change embrace new green technology put fund manager particularly europe united state oil gas sector bond sale april forced secretive company reveal finance first time including net income billion third bigger combined net income five super oil major company raising payouts shareholder counter rising pressure climate activism aramco said sunday intended declare aggregate ordinary cash dividend least billion valuation trillion would mean dividend yield offered rival royal dutch shell shell dividend yield according refinitiv data,1
last two decade saw number disaster caused extreme weather nearly double according report issued ahead international day disaster risk reduction oct worsening flood storm accounted fourfifths total major increase also recorded drought wildfire heatwaves wilfully destructive conclusion one come action climate change major threat lagging said mami mizutori un secretarygenerals special representative disaster risk deduction covid latest proof political business leader yet tune world around added statement past year nearly major recorded disaster including earthquake tsunami claimed million life affected billion people caused almost trillion global economic loss close twice amount preceding two decade joint foreword un report mizutori debarati guhasapir belgium centre research epidemiology disaster noted disaster management agency nonetheless saved many life better preparedness country made big stride evacuating million people safety cutting death toll flood cyclone include india bangladesh odds continue stacked particular industrial nation failing miserably reducing greenhouse gas emission line agreed aim limiting global warming degree celsius noted almost nation also done enough prevent wave death illness caused coronavirus pandemic despite urging expert un agency said baffling willingly knowingly continue sow seed destruction despite science evidence turning home uninhabitable hell million people added guhasapir warned extreme weather event continued grow rate next year future mankind look bleak indeed avoid happening world must act urgently invest prevention climate change adaptation disaster risk reduction mizutori said urged government show leadership deliver promise made paris agreement tackle climate change sendai framework manage disaster risk global development goal set achieved un member state agreed put place national local strategy reduce disaster risk far delivered noted really governance want deliver planet scourge poverty loss specie biodiversity explosion urban risk worst consequence global warming said,1
former british prime minister tony blair already taken international role middle east envoy tackling climate change plan world halve greenhouse gas emission blair travelled tokyo friday unveil climate change initiative said web site go china india next week discus proposal world two largest developing economy consensus right across world need new global deal heart got substantial cut emission difficult thing type deal thats work im working said video clip website wwwtonyblairofficeorg interview guardian newspaper blair said propose halving emission middle century extremely urgent percent cut central component blair said try year get agreed need true proper global deal need include america china blair spokesman matthew doyle said united state european union backed blair effort although yet signed proposed percent cut blair discussed project u president george bush well british prime minister gordon brown german chancellor angela merkel doyle added blair told guardian world needed agreement curbing greenhouse gas within two year fact matter take substantial action next two year thinking adaptation rather prevention said adding progress would made telling people consume chinese indian government determined grow economy hundred million poor people going industrialise going raise living standard quite right said since leaving office last year year prime minister blair taken role envoy quartet united state european union united nation russia promoting economic development palestinian also drawn criticism accepting lucrative business publishing public speaking deal among business deal hired january insurer zurich financial service help develop insurance product mitigate effect global warming,1
new finding show heat stress nephropathy chronic kidney disease rise especially many rural community hot regionswith rise temperature worldwide dehydration heat stress likely take toll kidney emerging major cause poor kidney health near futurea new type kidney disease occurring throughout world hot area linked temperature climate may one first epidemic due global warming said richard johnson university colorado usalso global warming rise extreme heat wave increased risk kidney disease especially agricultural worker exposed heat longer durationdecreasing amount rain contribute growing epidemic chronic kidney disease consistent heat stress reducing water supply quality temperature rise researcher notedwe able connect increased rate chronic kidney disease different area underlying mechanism heat stress dehydration climate johnson saidthe finding detailed forthcoming issue clinical journal american society nephrology cjasngovernments scientist need work together learn threat take action reduce risk climate changelinked kidney disease researcher said,1
scientist using dna catalogued described new specie shark ray australian water said thursday would help conservation marine animal aid climate change monitoring newly named specie identified scientist book shark ray australia remained scientifically undescribed one rare specie carpet shark catalogued found belly another shark new name description feature revised edition book australia peak scientific body commonwealth scientific industrial research organization csiro said cataloguing new specie critical management shark ray reproduce slowly vulnerable overfishing csiro scientist said shark ray apex predator play vital role ocean ecosystem indicator climate change population sensitive smallscale event indicator environmental change csiro team leader peter last said statement announcing cataloguing new specie named include endangered maugean skate shark closely related ancestor gondwanan period australia million year ago found southwest island state tasmania one skate world found brackish freshwater survival could affected climate change said scientist critically endangered gulper shark southern dogfish endemic continental shelf southern australia northern freshwater whipray northern river shark grow two meter six foot length among largest freshwater animal australia recently confused similar marine specie environment group wwfaustralia said cataloguing new specie shark ray would boost conservation move protect marine animal major scientific breakthrough said wwfaustralia fishery manager peter trott need know change management needed conserve animal trott said confusion separate specie shark ray meant new rare endangered specie may mistaken common specie inadvertently taken fisherman literally fishing dark come shark ray many case simply know specie plucking australian water trott said statement,1
fifth edition adaptation gap report united nation environment programme unep said progress made planning protect economy society worsening impact climate change enough work done ground funding fell far short need annual average billion available adaptation compared estimated requirement billion year developing country alone unep executive director inger andersen said flood drought storm affected million people wildfire devastated forest community even country struggled deal pandemic way minimise cost damage race adapt said may gathering pace still losing vital race leader un agency stressed adaptation needed happen tandem steppedup effort reduce climateheating emission curbing global warming would lower human financial loss cause petteri taalas head world meteorological organization stressed heattrapping carbon dioxide already atmosphere meant climate change impact would continue even emission stopped rising signalled high need adapt added poor nation far le able wealthier country cope danger like fiercer storm said mozambique example prepared evacuate people storm shelter cyclone idai hit said led higher death loss proportion national gdp hurricane harvey battered texas adaptation includes broad range action keep people building environment safe climate extreme early warning storm heatwaves planting droughtresilient crop restoring mangrove wetland reduce flooding resident collect sand protect flooded home damaged heavy rain el polvorin district piura northern peru march reuters report said since nearly adaptation project supported unlinked fund taken place developing country size financing growing resident collect sand protect flooded home damaged heavy rain el polvorin district piura northern peru march reuters adaptation initiative surveyed far reported real reduction climate risk among community pointing lack evidence effectiveness report focused socalled naturebased solution conserve restore ecosystem forest coastal reef lowcost way helping country adapt climate change bringing economic benefit community warning sign andersen called government prepare plan recover coronavirus pandemic spend stimulus cash wisely make infrastructure people resilient accelerating climate change avoid investing grey infrastructure road concrete building favour measure like expanding green space city said probably situation like one right seeing amount money going economy let miss chance told journalist unep report warned however covid pushed adaptation climate change political agenda longterm economic downturn would put additional pressure government finance could weaken resolve climate action said patrick verkooijen ceo global centre adaptation said analysis organisation found national covid stimulus plan dirty measure supporting high carbon emission outnumbered green initiative four one fraction covid spending far going build climate resilience said developing nation faced even steeper adaptation funding challenge amid covid climate impact worsening even budget ran short government struggled access financial market added unep chief andersen backed recent call un secretarygeneral donor country agree november cop climate summit dedicate half international climate finance help poor nation adapt global warming impact adaptation spending currently account fifth climate finance allocated developing country un climate chief patricia espinosa urged rich nation urgently make longstanding shortfall funding asked country produce specific national plan adaptation finished plan far said term building climate resilience like going battle blindfolded one arm tied behind back said achieve success,1
world moved ecological overdraft saturday point human consumption exceeds ability earth sustain year go red new economics foundation thinktank said ecological debt day year three day earlier three day earlier nef said date moved steadily backwards every year since humanity began living beyond environmental mean world creep closer irreversible global warming go deeper ecological debt earth say would uk export tonne mineral water australia reimport tonne said nef director andrew simms would wasteful trade rule exception added massive gulf rich poor deep variation environmental profligacy rich country nef said everyone world consumption rate united state would take planet earth support nef said noting figure france britain spain germany japan everyone emulated china building coalfired power station every five day feed booming economy would take planet nef report come diplomatic momentum build un environment minister meeting december indonesian island bali agree start talk replacement kyoto protocol curbing climate change expires government started sit take heed global public opinion begin calling urgent action tackle described biggest threat facing humanity still meeting mind world biggest carbon polluter united state booming emitter like china india side insisting make first move nef report chinadependence noted britain among others understating carbon emission effect exported smokestack industry china importing product would making china increasingly attacked rising pollution level people overlook two important issue said simms first per person china greenhouse gas emission fraction europe united state second closer look trade flow reveals large share china rising emission due dependence rest world export china way data carbon emission get collected international level effect carbon laundering economy like britain u added,1
team university alaska fairbanks said astounded quickly succession unusually hot summer destabilized upper layer giant subterranean ice block frozen solid millennium saw amazing vladimir romanovsky professor geophysics university told reuters telephone indication climate warmer time last year government meeting bonn week try ratchet ambition united nation climate negotiation team finding published june geophysical research letter offered sign growing climate emergency paper based data romanovsky colleague analyzing since last expedition area team used modified propeller plane visit exceptionally remote site including abandoned cold warera radar base km nearest human settlement diving lucky break cloud romanovsky colleague said confronted landscape unrecognizable pristine arctic terrain encountered initial visit decade earlier vista dissolved undulating sea hummock waisthigh depression pond known thermokarst vegetation sparse begun flourish shelter provided constant wind torn professional excitement foreboding romanovsky said scene reminded aftermath bombardment canary coalmine said louise farquharson postdoctoral researcher coauthor study likely phenomenon affecting much extensive region thats going look next scientist concerned stability permafrost risk rapid thawing could release vast quantity heattrapping gas unleashing feedback loop would turn fuel even faster temperature rise even current commitment cut emission paris agreement implemented world still far averting risk kind feedback loop trigger runaway warming according model used unbacked intergovernmental panel climate change scientist warning sharply higher temperature would devastate global south threaten viability industrial civilization northern hemisphere campaigner said new paper reinforced imperative cut emission thawing permafrost one tipping point climate breakdown happening eye said jennifer morgan executive director greenpeace international premature thawing another clear signal must decarbonize economy immediately,1
ban kimoon planning formally announce candidacy second fiveterm un secretarygeneral early next week un diplomat said saturday former south korean foreign minister already received assurance support united state key member un security council diplomat said march making reelection certain un diplomat said condition anonymity ban planned meet monday morning socalled asia group cluster un member state includes nation asia middle east discus candidacy afterward hold news conference announce publicly running second term first term end december ban unopposed far think ban kimoons chance winning second term circumstance close percent get security council diplomat told reuters officially un secretariesgeneral elected nation un general assembly recommendation security council reality five permanent vetowielding council member britain china france russia united state decide get top un job decision five rubberstamped full nation council assembly un diplomat said formal reelection process ban end june added ban understated approach lessthanperfect english set apart outspoken predecessor kofi annan ran afoul administration thenus president george bush declaring invasion iraq illegal diplomat praise ban energetic support fight climate change push nuclear disarmament past four year ban accused human right group putting much faith quiet diplomacy also criticized taking china country task say rampant right abuse secretarygeneral hit barrage criticism last year failed mention human right jailing nobel peace prize laureate liu xiaobo meeting chinese president hu jintao china ban never congratulated liu called dissident release secretarygenerals recent support military intervention libya ivory coast public statement support prodemocracy demonstrator north africa middle east increased standing united state europe although clearly annoyed russia china still russia china serious objection second term ban expected back envoy said,1
two week emphasis domestic issue biden visiting state department turn focus foreign policy remark diplomat harry trump building washington formal address biden said intended send clear message world america back going rebuild alliance going reengage world biden said citing top priority battle pandemic climate change standing democracy human right around world biden vice president kamala harris thanked state department employee met privately secretary state antony blinken bidens first foreign policy speech administration briefing reporter white house beforehand sullivan also said biden would announce presidential memorandum protecting right lgbtq people worldwide ending u support saudi operation yemen civil war caused massive humanitarian suffering biden delivering campaign promise administration already announced review major u arm sale saudi arabia approved trump administration move strong support congressional democrat biden also freeze former president donald trump order withdraw roughly u troop stationed germany many national security expert party called trump order shortsighted sullivan said president visit first several national security department agency including pentagon intelligence community even though many state department official aghast policy trump derided work deep state department biden face diplomatic corp remains sceptical new white house employee noted concern political appointee career diplomat beginning fill top rank department particularly unusual within president prerogative singe staff felt burned trump effort install loyalist little experience diplomacy least nine new deputy assistant secretary state political appointee previously worked department among dozen slot also open career diplomat biden also named least four appointee senior adviser department yet released list staff member placed top job foggy bottom weakened wary new slogan superficial statement support said brett bruen former state department consular officer member obama administration national security council said career state department employee deeply disappointed number political appointee installed question asked around building time better bruen said new york time company,1
everything changed larger ocean began flowing faster polar ocean could accommodate weakening distinction layer transforming arctic water something closer atlantic process called atlantification part reason arctic warming faster ocean new invasion arctic said yuengdjern lenn physical oceanographer bangor university wale whats new property arctic changing satellite offer clearest measurement change arctic ocean sea ice record go back around year obscuring climate ocean may changed prior decade go back need sort time machine said tommaso tesi researcher institute polar sciencescnr italy paper published wednesday journal science advance tesi colleague able turn back time yardlong sediment core taken seafloor archived year historical change arctic water analysis found atlantification started beginning th century decade process documented satellite imagery arctic warmed around degree celsius since early atlantification appear existing historical climate model discrepancy author say may reveal gap estimate bit unsettling rely model future climate prediction tesi said mohamed ezat researcher tromso campus arctic university norway involved research called finding remarkable information longterm past change arctic ocean hydrography needed long overdue ezat wrote email researcher extracted sediment core seafloor kongsfjorden glacial fjord east end fram strait gateway norwegian archipelago svalbard greenland arctic atlantic water mingle researcher sliced core regular interval dried layer came painstaking process sifting identifying sample foraminifera singlecelled organism build intricate shell around using mineral ocean foraminifera die shell drift seafloor accumulate layer sediment creature crucial clue sediment sample identifying foraminifera present sample analysing chemistry shell scientist glean property past ocean team original idea reconstruct oceanographic condition region contained arctic atlantic water going back year slice core dating back early th century researcher noticed sudden massive increase concentration foraminifera prefer salty environment sign atlantification far earlier anyone documented quite lot surprise one study said francesco muschitiello oceanographer university cambridge author paper sheer amount sediment high researcher could assemble chronology past climate five year increment additionally molecular biomarker could pinpoint specific year coal mining began kongsfjorden since foraminiferal shift occurred marker researcher estimate atlantification began around give take decade researcher compared data paleoclimate model others see overlapped found existing climate model sign early atlantification researcher suggest number possible reason behind absence underestimation role freshwater mixing arctic region sensitivity warming lenn involved research see difference early atlantification present rapid atlantification largely driven melting arctic sea ice soon start industrial revolution u accumulated excess heat planetary system anthropogenic point lenn said author sure precise reason behind early atlantification human influence cause whole system much sensitive greenhouse gas previously thought muschitiello said another possibility earlier natural warming may made arctic ocean much sensitive accelerated atlantification recent decade could destabilised system already shifting tesi said maddening mystery paleoclimate model none u lenn said laughing although true human true coral fram strait longlived animal record change climate parameter making excellent sentinel climate history tesi hope study strait coldliving coral next see insight may offer atlantic usurpation arctic 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
zoo authority southern state hyderabad shared sample government research laboratory march lion showed sign respiratory distress test result come amid huge surge coronavirus infection among human india based experience zoo animal elsewhere world experienced sarscov positive last year factual evidence animal transmit disease human ministry environment forest climate change said nehru zoological park closed said statement india reported daily covid infection straight day recorded million case disease second highest number world united state,1
also often see footprint see bear aar said bear usually footprint stop aar one long line polar bear researcher norwegian polar institute outpost svalbard arctic archipelago since institute scientist staged annual field trip icy wilderness find study svalbard polar bear decade research trip shed light basic biology ecology bear recent year helped scientist keep tab animal coping climate change rapid habitat change already affecting behaviour sea ice retreating quickly bear swim long distance order find place den far bear still seem robust aar said begin change however researcher worry annual field trip help uncover problem early here scientist pull trip often take place spring female bear emerging den new cub sea ice solid enough support dangerous research maximize area study odds finding bear scientist traverse archipelago helicopter course helicopter land ice thin risk accident helicopter aar said airborne team typically includes two biologist veterinarian helicopter pilot mechanic begin scanning landscape bear researcher spot one take aim air tranquiliser dart hit mark typically take minute bear flat ice researcher attach satellite tracking collar female polar bear longyearbyen norway april new york time researcher land get work wrap piece fabric scarf blanket work well aar said around bear eye protect sun fierce ray set equipment monitor bear heart rate blood oxygen level body temperature researcher attach satellite tracking collar female polar bear longyearbyen norway april new york time take variety physical measurement tallying animal length girth size skull also examine teeth provide good approximation age youve done hundred bear know start getting quite good aar said female bear also weighed delicate manoeuvre requires hoisting air stretcher attached two spring scale male bear heavy weigh take blood fur fat sample tucking blood sample pocket freeze put jacket close body aar said back lab sample help scientist answer kind question animal life eating sometimes bear covered blood researcher find sign made meal seal parasite exposed lot pollutant also extract dna sample learn genetics local polar bear population sketch ursine family tree female bear given satellite collar track location activity saltwater switch collar activates bear drop water allowing researcher calculate amount time bear spend swimming finishing researcher give bear several identifying mark adding ear tag implanting microchip behind ear tattooing number inside lip also add temporary mark painting number bear back number disappear bear shed fur prevents scientist capturing bear field season dont want hassle bear twice aar said entire process take hour single bear longer female cub researcher finished veterinarian administers drug help reverse sedative sometimes researcher wait bear come make sure safely walking keep distance aar work become routine fear bear awaken like bear saying ok want kill guy said think like seeing ok probably bit headache thinking thing back air searching next bear new york time company,1
u decision list polar bear threatened specie indigenous alaskan like aalak nayakik worried hunting animal rely food warmth could banned standing edge receding sea iceshelf offshore barrow mile north arctic circle nayakik member inupiat people inhabited northern alaska century say polar bear staple food family like eat bear meat almost every winter cant go without said almost like taking cow away white folk bush administration ruling wednesday left resident northernmost point united state uncertain life custom change nayakik us polar bear fur family bedding said news listing wondering hunt lead sanction jail time estimate bear year killed authorized inupiat hunter barrow area inupiat hunted polar bear year necessarily trophy matter food hide used clothing material said barrow mayor michael stotts considered delicacy considered honor inupiat tradition able capture polar bear said bear live arctic depend sea ice platform hunting seal u geological survey said twothirds world polar bear could gone prediction melting sea ice hold true thinner ice le announcing government decision interior secretary dirk kempthorne acknowledged humancaused greenhouse gas emission contributed global warming damaged bear habitat something barrow familiar le ice thinner really thick like used nayakik said stood edge ice going melt right away new protection accompanied proposal address climate change drilling arctic fossil fuel spur climatewarming greenhouse effect throughout barrow mostly native community people fear resident would shoulder undue amount burden protect polar bear everyone need worry said nayakiks son charlie television host jeff corwin barrow filming segment polar bear animal planet show said would unfair leave barrow solely responsible protecting polar bear iconic apex pinnacle predator land told reuters dont think one remote community saddled responsibility specie shared,1
meeting four world fastestgrowing carbon emitter sunday ahead jan deadline country submit action plan fight climate change may discus climate fund poorer nation meeting would attended environment minister brazil south africa india china socalled basic bloc nation helped broker political accord last month copenhagen climate summit nonbinding accord described many failure fell far short conference original goal ambitious commitment prevent heatwaves drought crop failure document set jan deadline rich nation submit economywide emission target developing country present voluntary carboncurbing action brazil environment minister said propose basic fund help poor country adapt global warming part broader attempt revive stalled global climate talk indian official said fund could undermine rich country particularly united state criticised enough resource well put call attention escaping responsibility brazil environment minister carlos minc told reuters interview late wednesday give figure neither clarity nature fund would administer would distributed could discussed indian official unwilling identified said new delhi meeting seen crucial four country decide could shape legally binding climate pact united nation hope seal end year country support copenhagen accord supposed add emission reduction commitment schedule end document concern country might weaken commitment new deal agreed china pledged cut amount carbon dioxide produced unit economic growth percent compared level india figure percent level china world top co emitter india number four blame game refusal basic nation add commitment schedule would likely raise question validity accord noted copenhagen conference formally adopted several nation objected basic country submit action blame game start whole purpose accord put vigorous political process place would defeated said shirish sinha wwf india top climate official copenhagen conference originally meant agree outline broader global pact succeed kyoto protocol bind nearly rich nation limit carbon emission first phase existing protocol expires developing country want rich nation held kyoto obligation sign second round tougher commitment complain developed nation want single new accord obliging nation fight global warming basic country endorsing copenhagen accord oppose single legally binding instrument allows rich nation dilute climate commitment poorer nation say developed economy polluted since industrial revolution therefore shoulder responsibility fixing emission problem paying poorer nation green economy though indian official ruled revisiting basic country position accord clarification could sought issue monitoring co reduction action developing country accord say action would open consultation analysis united state said regular reporting analysis co curb poorer nation crucial building trust thing like analyse constitutes consultation need sorted definition agreed country another negotiator said,1
president donald trump last year pulled united state pact making country one opposed bloomberg cbs interview said hope next year trump changed mind bloomberg continue provide money pact united state rejoin agreement according news release bloomberg philanthropy charity founded foundation uphold promise cover cut un climate funding federal government bloomberg said statement trump staunchly opposes agreement administration rolled back number environmental regulation,1
southern african leader hold emergency meeting swaziland capital mbabane wednesday discus crisis zimbabwe official said earlier zimbabwean opposition leader morgan tsvangirai urged united nation isolate president robert mugabe said peacekeeping force needed zimbabwe mugabe shrugged monday unprecedented unanimous decision un security council condemn violence opposition declare free fair presidential election friday impossible mbabane meeting called leading regional body southern african development community sadc amid mounting international pressure mugabe resolve country political turmoil economic meltdown leader tanzania angola swaziland would attend meeting capacity sadcs troika organ politics defense security tanzanian government said statement others invited attend meeting current sadc chairman president levy mwanawasa zambia sadc mediator zimbabwe president thabo mbeki south africa said statement meeting discus sadc troika organ politics defense security help zimbabwe get current state conflict tsvangirai withdrawn election taken refuge dutch embassy harare since sunday said zimbabwe would break world come aid ask un go recent resolution condemning violence zimbabwe encompass active isolation dictator mugabe tsvangirai wrote article britain guardian newspaper need force protect people want armed conflict people zimbabwe need word indignation global leader backed moral rectitude military force said tsvangirai force would role peacekeeper troublemaker would separate people oppressor cast protective shield around democratic process zimbabwe yearns increased pressure pressure increased mugabe inside outside africa zimbabwe political economic crisis blamed west opposition yearold president held power year united state urged sadc declare election mugabes government illegitimate angola staterun angop news agency quoted sadc executive secretary tomaz salomao saying foreign minister agreed meeting monday climate extreme violence existed zimbabwe government must protect people friday vote meant runoff mugabe tsvangirai opposition leader first round march official figure give outright victory tsvangirais movement democratic change parallel parliamentary election march sending mugabes zanupf party first defeat since independence britain senegalese president abdoulaye wade leader south africa ruling african national congress said friday election must postponed tsvangirais withdrawal zuma rival mbeki south africa powerful man called urgent intervention united nation sadc saying situation zimbabwe control south africa mbeki advocate quiet diplomacy mugabe resisted call use powerful economic leverage landlocked zimbabwe zuma toppled mbeki anc leader last december become increasingly outspoken mugabe tuesday mugabe dismissed pressure told rally western zimbabwe friday election would go ahead west scream want election go want recognize legitimacy dont want said mugabe mugabe presided slide economic chaos including percent unemployment world highest inflation rate least percent blame western sanction country economic woe,0
would five time average million displaced year mid would happen population grow rainfall intensifies ice melt warmer planet causing frequent severe flood said study author justin ginnetti half predicted increase would caused effect climate change rest expanding population noted head data analysis genevabased internal displacement monitoring centre idmc said forecast partial picture flooding account half climaterelated displacement outlook grim number pushed home river flood could kept million year government stepped effort keep rise temperature globally agreed lower limit degree celsius preindustrial level added current plan put world track warming least degree scientist say climate displacement pose huge global challenge ginnetti said statement expect even extreme weather future imperative understand magnitude future risk whats driving idmc broaden analysis predict future displacement storm soon said monday aid agency oxfam said wilder weather fiercer wildfire drove million people year home last decade problem would worsen unless leader act swiftly head surging climate threat idmcs ginnetti said good practice prevent people displaced flood include urban planning allow home built river floodplain investment setting system evacuate people threatened flood asian country particular india bangladesh china developed capability move million people harm way ahead storm effort need replicated subsaharan africa ginnetti told thomson reuters foundation poorer state hit river flood added example construction floodplain still occurring united state rich country case subsidised government money investment going waste resulting displacement thats got stop ginnetti said sideline un climate talk madrid slow progress climate negotiator set body deal growing loss damage caused climate change impact including people forced home weather disaster slower change creeping desert rising sea work warsaw international mechanism loss damage wim resulted knowledge climate displacement help government craft policy avoid respond support un agency developing state climate activist say thing moving slowly leaving people facing reality losing land home without support need idy niang previously represented senegal wim said coastal villager west african nation forced move inland erosion rising tide longer earn living fishing meanwhile livestock herder mauritania mali moving across senegal northern border seek grazing drought bite sparking tension senegalese farmer resident added government working understand problem better take migrant account policy also protected coastal village encroaching sea told event madrid talk many country million people yet reached wims effort tackle climate pressure forcing move said harjeet singh expert loss damage charity actionaid international already warlike situation need work warfooting said,1
u republican white house contender offered strong support military mission iraq voiced qualm bush administration management war quiet first debate thursday republican debate staged california presidential library conservative republican hero ronald reagan produced direct confrontation memorable moment exposed difference among candidate social issue like abortion candidate called victory iraq one week democratic presidential candidate endorsed quick end war first debate must win iraq withdraw chaos genocide follow u home said arizona sen john mccain led charge support war back president george bush plan increase troop level iraq rudolph giuliani former mayor new york leader republican pack national poll said never retreat face terrorism terrible mistake candidate raised doubt management war bush administration mccain said war badly managed four year clearly real error judgment primarily listening lot folk civilian suit silk tie listening enough general said former arkansas gov mike huckabee debate california occurred dour political climate republican six month party tossed power congress november election poll show broad public dissatisfaction bush iraq war republican general month november election presidency forcing candidate walk fine line deciding whether embrace bush policy former massachusetts gov mitt romney whose strong fundraising establishment support elevated race top tier even though lingers single digit national poll said candidate must ignore poll come war want get troop home soon possibly time recognise dont want bring precipitous way cause circumstance would require u come back romney said conservative grumbled republican presidential field particularly giuliani stance support gay right abortion right romney changing stance issue romney defended switch abortion right honest change opinion changed mind said candidate said supported repealing supreme court decision made abortion legal giuliani also said would ok abortion issue left state virginia gov james gilmore said supported right abortion first eight week pregnancy taken step limit abortion governor debate location reagan library generated explosion tribute former president conservative icon candidate lining praise reagan leadership conservative principle former first lady nancy reagan along california gov arnold schwarzenegger watched debate front row reagan presence convince many candidate agree support federal funding stem cell research also participating kansa sen sam brownback rep tom tancredo colorado ron paul texas duncan hunter california former gov tommy thompson wisconsin,0
even city thick autumn smog driven large part emission polluting vehicle becoming significant threat health basic right resident human right group warn air pollution claim ten thousand life devastates health million denies right like right education child go school said omar waraich south asia campaign director amnesty international human right crisis said autumn lahore worsening air quality led overtaking new delhi day polluted city world according communityled pakistan air quality initiative lahore delhi similar number day unhealthy hazardous air pollution said abid omar founder nonprofit initiative since october city million engulfed day smoky chemical haze relieved briefly rain warmer air layer cooler air ground level act like lid keep pollutant close ground according pakistan meteorological department across city many resident wear disposable antipollution mask poor fit face vulnerable young child resident say air quality bad exceeds even worst rating world health organization said attiya noon air quality activist lahore mother three young child pollution beyond index mean serious consequence city health said noon member punjab government newly set smog committee committee hurriedly established earlier month air quality level became hazardous punjab capital school shut three time social medium channel erupted outrage smog group aim find immediate longerterm way reduce pollution mahbina waheed lahore entrepreneur another member committee said creation group one sign provincial government taking problem seriously last government felt helpless spiralling abyss focus building new road new government raise voice heard said monitoring one quick fix activist proposing require student ride bus school rather arriving many individual car country china iran used school closure way curbing smog emergency noon noted malik amin aslam advisor country prime minister climate change attended early meeting smog committee said lahore needed highquality air monitoring station actionable data new delhi said official air monitoring station lahore four world bank plan provide new monitor pakistan including lahore aim place within six month said biggest driver city pollution aslam said vehicle contribute smog burning crop stubble steel manufacturing furnace brick kiln major source said omar pakistan air quality initiative said mandating use cleaner fuel top priority closing school low weekend traffic marginal impact transportation industrial sector never sleep said aslam said would take fuel standard country oil ministry urge import higher quality diesel said also planned introduce vehicle inspection system punjab province coming month keep check polluting vehicle well pakistan cabinet recently passed new electric transport policy aim shift vehicle country road electric power aslam said world bank also plan provide million help punjab steel brick plant shift cleaner technology help farmer find alternative burning crop residue next year unliveable city effectively cutting emission however also require better city planning said mome saleem executive director new islamabadbased institute urbanism densely populated least wellplanned city one serious smog problem said people flock already congested city pakistan see air pollution threat need proper urban policy else city become unliveable warned waraich amnesty international said government many smoghit south asian city seem content ride month smog season rather enforce clear limit pollutant punish responsible poisoning air failure take step human right violation said waheed smog committee member said installed air quality monitor home connected air visual mobile phone app app give resident indication air quality around city helped back campaign clean lahore air clean air something took granted become cherished commodity said,1
singapore bdnews comreuters farmer think tough time producing enough rice wheat grain crop global warming going present whole new world challenge race produce food scientist say warmer world beset greater extreme drought flood farmer change crop management practice grow tougher plant variety prepared constant change way operate scientist say certainly going lot challenge future temperature one water another said lisa ainsworth molecular biologist united state department agriculture spiraling grain price recent month startled government long used affordable rice wheat soy maize rising demand likely greater climate variability fluctuation crop output could mean even uncertainty price current estimate suggest demand cereal jump percent world population rise billion billion world already warmed degree celsius average since study show higher temperature cut yield particularly tropic lot rice grown northeastern china low temperature short growing season lack water limit production rising temperature future may beneficial impact said ainsworth however southern part country higher temperature likely cause yield loss told reuters pollution another threat ozone produced groundlevel sunlight interacting pollution burning fossil fuel cut plant productivity higher ozone level worse damage northern hemisphere ozone growing problem estimated cost farmer billion dollar lost production major ricegrowing region india china groundlevel ozone concentration even today high certainly exceed threshold damage ozone already decreasing yield potential many area ainsworth said rice grown country half world population rely main food source heat stress major un climate panel report last year said lowlatitude region even moderate temperature rise degree celsius could trim crop yield cooler mid highlatitude region localized increase degree celsius plus higher amount carbon dioxide air could beneficial yield provided enough water anything beyond degree locally would bad crop yield said panel fourth assessment report impact climate change drew expertise hundred scientist around world study show higher carbon dioxide level boost rice wheat production benefit negated stress caused higher temperature lack water change rainfall pattern pollution plant breathe co make sugar complex compound grow carbon dioxide level burning fossil fuel rising rapidly highest time past year last year reached near part per million ppm start industrial revolution unless nation drastically rein carbon emission level could reach ppm climate panel say leading sharp increase temperature particularly higher latitude trick farmer adapt scientist say crop coming decade different see suite new trait integrated variety planted future said ainsworth something need start soon anything hope develop today probably wont field climate different philippine international rice research institute long history developing rice variety pace climate change future big worry need breed still lot uncertainty climate modeling come regional level said reiner wassmann irri clear temperature would rise mega trend see climate extreme place might drought others may submergence flood place might said wassmann coordinator rice climate change consortium irri really new challenge development cropping system dont want limit plant breeding clear silver bullet speedup plant breeding everything fine certainly also improve crop management water saving technique come picture cope drought said major wheat grower australia higher temperature threaten crop yield depending location change rainfall likely biggest impact rise degree celsius could coped much bigger problem happens rainfall said mark howden senior scientist australia statebacked research body csiro get percent reduction rainfall start get negative condition everything said circumstance would see major decline wheat production even allowing technological improvement weve got belt could use said howden theme leader csiros climate adaptation program world keep emitting greenhouse gas present rate computer model suggest southern australia become much drier need think smart way feeding world said howden called investment research government industry looking requirement double agricultural production isnt time luxury cutting back agriculture treadmill need keeping running faster faster,1
prospect leading nation agree joint action avert global economic downturn brightened friday european central bank softened tone underlined high uncertainty economic outlook group seven finance minister central bank governor began arriving tokyo meeting saturday discus way tackle deteriorating economic growth market turmoil expected deliver new message exchange rate ecb left interest rate hold thursday market saw scope rate cut year ecb president jeanclaude trichet dropped threat act preemptively inflation stressed risk economy change go right direction government official said trichets comment draft communique issued saturday gathering britain canada france germany italy japan united state say global economy facing challenging uncertain environment time group last meeting october draft read reuters another source thursday added global economic fundamental remained solid ahead tokyo meeting imf cut global economic growth forecast fiveyear low percent year initial estimate percent true economic sentiment worsening united state europe said susumu kato chief economist calyon security japan think ecb cut rate middle year european rate reuters poll showed economist still expect basis point ecb cut percent june unchanged last week analyst brought forward timing second cut third quarter fourth addition federal reserve big rate cut january bank england lowered interest rate second time three month thursday underscoring worry worldwide economic slowdown still meeting unlikely see announcement coordinated monetary easing stimulus measure different economic problem policy priority weigh group world rich nation whether emerging economy come u shakeout relatively unscathed agenda official meet finance minister china indonesia south korea russia dinner saturday head asian development bank haruhiko kuroda said friday fiscal stimulus could option emerging asian economy global growth slows main concern contain inflation le heat forex focusing fallout u slowdown market jitter club unlikely single foreign exchange rate weekend exchange rate le important time discussion economic climate response crisis first source speaking reporter tokyo said october finance minister stressed need accelerated appreciation chinese yuan repeating excess volatility disorderly movement exchange rate undesirable economic growth european concerned euro rise fed big rate cut resist idea euro alone shouldering burden adjustment global imbalance europe largest business organisation called finance leader show clear commitment euro appreciation compared outcome last october addressed china china problem others also problem philippe de buck businesseurope secretarygeneral told reuters interview,1
quite busy schedule xie said according two people present exchange especially meet john kerry almost every day unexpected development united state china wednesday announced joint statement cut fossil fuel pollution decade term deal groundbreaking fact agreement occurred notable considering badly strained tie washington beijing trade human right taiwan serious difference despite according u chinese official agreement product month meeting xie kerry president joe bidens global climate envoy arrived glasgow scotland conference known cop two also held nearly daily discussion summit official said even biden earlier summit publicly scolded president xi jinping attending person setting round sniping beijing return xie kerry continued quietly meet discus whether china could increase ambition climate past day two envoy well negotiating team met frequently one others delegation office windowless makeshift white room thin partition held together metal hinge set cavernous exhibition center two week talk held scotland kerry xie known one another year came retirement take country top climate position speaking masked interpreter talked grandchild kerrys vacation home xy garden launching intense negotiation coal methane greenhouse gas emission according senior u official part talk wednesday world two largest greenhouse gas emitter sounded like ally fight climate change fierce rival xie kerry saying nation responsible keeping rising global temperature reaching dangerous level see challenge climate change existential severe one xie said two major power world china united state need take due responsibility work together work others spirit cooperation address climate change tension united state china highest point year kerry said honest concern regarding china treatment uyghurs turkic muslim china semiautonomous xinjiang province said focus climate guy also said two country must work together pivot away fossil fuel matter issue arise antnio guterres un secretarygeneral called important step right direction laurence tubiana france former climate change ambassador said show two country cooperate address climate crisis expert agreed term deal fall far short agreement kerry xie helped broker united state china jointly announced new target cut emission moment groundbreaking china developing country despite skyrocketing emission exempt rule un climate body taking mandatory action cut emission deal helped spur paris climate agreement one year later nearly nation level wealth responsibility causing climate change agreed act wednesday joint uschina declaration say country accelerate transition global net zero economy referring goal net zero emission carbon dioxide important greenhouse gas also call country strengthen emission plan addition china agreed phase coal consumption th five year plan start however agreement extract new pledge china stop spewing everlarger amount fossil fuel emission atmosphere instead begin reverse course china said stop increasing greenhouse gas emission often refers date peak wednesday agreement china specify exactly would occur u official pushing counterpart set clear earlier date kerry wednesday said two country discussed issue many time insisted new agreement pushed china direction bending curve emission downward soon manish bapna president natural resource defense council washingtonbased environmental group said agreement good news said hold global warming degree celsius urgently need see commitment cooperate translate bolder climate target credible delivery climate truce said nick mabey executive director g climate change research group agreement major deal new climate action mabey said geopolitical significance signaling china united state ended war word contributed tension summit scientist said allowing global temperature rise degree celsius degree fahrenheit preindustrial level sharply increase risk calamity like deadly heat wave water shortage ecosystem collapse world already warmed degree celsius china resisted agreeing goal keeping temperature rise degree would require country make steeper immediate cut far pledged significant step china agreed develop national plan cut methane potent greenhouse gas country far mentioned plan curbing emission china current national target cutting emission paris accord mention methane second powerful greenhouse gas carbon dioxide methane main component natural gas also released atmosphere landfill livestock thawing permafrost however china stopped short joining global methane pledge biden announced last week country said would aim cut global methane emission speaking interpreter xie said agreement china u divergence two day left glasgow summit participating nation put together global deal added hope joint declaration make contribution success summit new york time company,1
china urged president barack obama increase u offer cut carbon emission top climate envoy indicated willingness wednesday compromise un conference copenhagen xie zhenhua said china wanted play constructive role december climate talk successful outcome largely depends agreement united state china together emit percent global greenhouse gas hope president obama bring concrete contribution copenhagen xie told reuters asked whether meant something additional obama already proposed percent cut level xie said yes xie also said china could accept target halve global emission developed nation stepped emission cutting target agreed financial help developing world fight climate change deny importance longterm target think midterm target important need solve immediate problem demand developing country satisfied think discus emission target halve global emission deputy chairman powerful economic planning superministry national development reform commission ndrc told reuters wanted rich country cut emission percent level hope emission cut developed country fall range percent level earlier year previous round un talk china insisted cut least percent xie said preferred final legally binding agreement meeting copenhagen possible deadline wrap full treaty june would good rejected un proposal fasttrack funding billion year enough,1
climate activist staged protest saturday add pressure leader including u president barack obama agree strong deal combat global warming talk month denmark among protest activist berlin posing world leader sat inside giant aquarium gradually filled water highlight risk rising sea level melting glacier ice sheet greenland antarctica people marched london protest global warming conference senior official lay groundwork summit greenpeace demonstration paris drew people want ambitious deal get climate change talk britain energy secretary ed miliband told bbc television march danish capital delegate nation gathering start december meeting biggest un climate talk history aimed working new pact curb global warming replacing kyoto protocol indian prime minister manmohan singh whose country world number four greenhouse gas emitter announced would attend closing summit copenhagen joining leader including obama whose country second highest emitter sign growing momentum deal denmark welcomed singhs decision attend said leader due go india key country global effort tackle climate change prime minister lars lokke rasmussen said statement together leader represent percent mankind percent world gdp percent world current emission change planet course added group assembled leader agree decision change course planet obama friday dropped plan stop copenhagen december way oslo collect nobel peace prize white house said would instead join world leader december government activist welcomed switch raise pressure deal combat rising emission united nation say cause desertification mudslide powerful cyclone rising sea level specie extinction agreement still far china india brazil south africa week rejected danish suggestion set goal halving world emission saying rich nation burnt fossil fuel since industrial revolution must first slash emission many developing nation preliminary meeting copenhagen saturday lining four opposing danish proposal delegation source said china top world emitter ahead united state russia india united nation say rich nation must accept deep cut greenhouse gas emission come least billion year aid poor kick deal also want new action developing nation slow rise emission berlin german activist dressed obama chancellor angela merkel chinese president hu jintao wearing caricature face mask saw litre water rise chin symbolise impact global warming longer world leader talk nothing higher water level rise said juergen maier leader campaign group klimaallianz staged score demonstration around germany saturday london many protester wore blue clothes face paint made way towards house parliament chanting slogan blowing whistle carried placard saying climate justice climate change end nigh around people gathered central paris banner saying climate ultimatum chanting thing hotting act,1
u biologist urge wider use economic incentive solve problem pollution rising loss animal plant specie awarded environmental prize norway tuesday gretchen daily scientist stanford university th annual sophie prize set norwegian jostein gaarder author bestselling novel teenager guide philosophy sophies world scientist shown different way put value nature award committee said shown u also economical argument conserving specie ecosystem daily born said new york city investment protect catskill region meant cleaner supply water used million people averting need costly purification plant suggests drive china instance protect forest could prevent flood safeguard animal plant trouble specie society said telephone call california one best hope align economic incentive conservation un study say world facing highest number extinction since dinosaur wiped million year ago habitat loss climate change pollution,1
laying new cuba policy speech miami trump signed presidential directive roll back part obamas historic opening communistruled country diplomatic breakthrough two former cold war foe trump leaving place many obamas change including reopened u embassy havana even sought show making good campaign promise take tougher line cuba silent face communist oppression longer trump told cheering crowd miami cubanamerican enclave little havana including republican senator marco rubio florida helped forge new restriction cuba effective immediately canceling last administration completely onesided deal cuba trump declared made fullthroated verbal assault government cuban president raul castro trump revised approach contained new presidential directive call stricter enforcement longtime ban american going cuba tourist seek prevent u dollar used fund trump administration see repressive militarydominated government facing pressure u business even fellow republican avoid turning back clock completely relation communistruled cuba president chose leave intact democratic predecessor step toward normalization new policy ban u business transaction armed force business enterprise group cuban conglomerate involved sector economy make exception including air sea travel according u official essentially shield u airline cruise line serving island want u dollar prop military monopoly exploit abuse citizen cuba trump said pledging u sanction would lifted cuba free political prisoner hold free election however trump stopped short breaking diplomatic relation restored five decade hostility cut recently resumed direct uscuba commercial flight cruiseship travel though restrictive policy seems certain dampen new economic tie overall administration according one white house official intention disrupting existing business venture one struck obama starwood hotel inc owned marriott international inc manage historic havana hotel trump plan reinstate limit obama lifted amount island coveted rum cigar american bring home personal use change farreaching appear le sweeping many u proengagement advocate feared still latest attempt trump overturn part obamas presidential legacy already pulled united state major international climate treaty trying scrap predecessor landmark healthcare program trump justified partial reversal obamas cuba measure large extent human right ground aide contend obamas effort amounted appeasement done nothing advance political freedom cuba benefiting cuban government financially trump critic questioned administration singling cuba human right record downplaying issue part world citing lack human right concession cuba detente negotiated obama trump said hard think policy make le sense prior administration terrible misguided deal castro regime international human right group say however isolating island could worsen situation empowering cuban hardliner cuban government made clear pressured reform exchange engagement cuban government immediate comment ordinary cuban said crestfallen returning era frostier relation united state potential economic fallout,0
part europe loss could climb new study journal nature found stormy sea around scotland northern england unleashed increasing number extreme storm surge recent decade flood affect nearly third world population peril said martin bertogg head catastrophe peril swiss statement severe flood event across world often triggered extreme rainfall coastal storm surge read full story scientist long thought severe flooding along lowlying coastline driven world rising sea level caused climate change melting polar ice warming ocean water expand scientist found northern area united kingdom stronger frequent storm north atlantic since led extreme storm surge according nature study released wednesday increased storm activity much blame increase extreme storm flooding sea level rise around mainland europe however calmer weather canceled storm surge impact sea level rise country assume likelihood surge extreme remain account sea level rise said lead author francisco calafat national oceanography centre united kingdom may cause government underestimate future flooding said european country adapt increasing flood risk could face nearly trillion euro trillion yearly damage according study journal nature climate change united kingdom would hardest hit experiencing fifth damage understanding storm dynamic essential coastal planning protecting near shore society said oceanographer michalis vousdoukas european commission,1
rich developing country little hope overcoming key disagreement fight global warming china climate change ambassador said wednesday warning year troubled negotiation china special representative climate change negotiation yu qingtai said nation seek new global treaty climate change end major player unlikely budge issue stymied stronger agreement contentious copenhagen climate summit late may adjustment shift position tactic various side personally believe core issue position major party undergo substantive change yu said meeting beijing china climate change policy failed agree comprehensive pact copenhagen negotiator hope put together binding treaty meeting culminating mexico late year yu hopeful expect coming year therell still mix consensus conflict cooperation struggle stage climate diplomacy said progress international negotiation face many difficulty yus comment added recent gloomy forecast climate negotiation issue could add tension united state agreeing un climate treaty difficult head un climate change secretariat yvo de boer said tuesday dispute china passed united state become biggest producer greenhouse gas emission human activity yet china developing country average greenhouse gas output per person far lower wealthy country dual status put beijing heart dispute united state european union rich economy developed big developing country share burden controlling greenhouse gas emission also crucial much international scrutiny apply emission action big developing nation copenhagen china poorer country accused west offering little way emission cut climate fund technology third world britain sweden country accused china obstructing stronger agreement copenhagen summit ended nonbinding accord china expect wealthy country change tune year said yu believe wont substantive change developed country settled policy shifting blame developing country said continue pressuring developing country shoulder unreasonable responsibility speech yu chinese climate policy official published online official news website wwwchinacomcn yu said china developing country would defend right grow economy without taking internationally binding emission target chinese president hu jintao said tuesday committed fighting climate change pressing forward domestic goal cut carbon intensity china vowed reduce amount carbon dioxide main greenhouse gas human activity emitted create unit economic worth percent compared level goal would let china greenhouse gas emission keep rising slowly economic growth hu also said beijing committed common differentiated principle developing country take action fight climate change assume internationally binding emission target developed country must shoulder unbacked climate treaty yu said negotiator expect china budge come responsibility assume harm national interest resolutely hold matter much pressure negotiation said yu,1
hurricane ida making landfall fierce category storm plowed louisiana gulf mexico sunday lashing coast mileperhour wind new orleans louisiana populous city power knocked due catastrophic transmission damage local utility reported hour flashflood warning posted sixteen year day hurricane katrina struck gulf coast ida slammed ashore around noon near port fourchon louisiana hub gulf offshore energy industry blasting coast hurricaneforce wind extending mile km eye storm resident vulnerable coastal area ordered evacuate day advance riding storm home new orleans le mile inland north braced toughest test yet major upgrade levee system constructed following devastating flood katrina almost found panic attack news announced anniversary katrina janet rucker lifelong new orleans resident recently retired sale manager took shelter downtown hotel dog deuce good nerve psyche storm approach also forced suspension emergency medical service new orleans elsewhere across state already reeling fourth wave covid infection strained louisiana healthcare system estimated covid patient hospitalised statewide many intensive care unit evacuation option loss generator power thibodaux regional health system hospital lafourche parish southwest new orleans forced medical worker manually assist respirator patient breathing moved another floor state health department confirmed reuters farren clark nicholls state university professor studied katrinas impact riding storm mother home thibodaux called arrival ida nervewracking hear howl storm getting stronger told reuters phone done research katrina little bit triggering michael lewis restaurant owner nearby houma said could see shingle blown roof downed fence window home unable check full extent damage storm raged way dangerous go outside right said phone interview official u army corp engineer said expected city newly reinforced levee hold though said said flood wall could overtopped place one strongest storm make landfall modern time louisiana governor john bel edward said news briefing hundred mile new levee built around new orleans flooding katrina inundated much lowlying city especially historically black neighbourhood monster storm claimed life edward voiced confidence billion dollar levee improvement since saying built moment widespread outage power outage widespread first hour storm louisiana home business losing electricity sunday night according state utility entergy louisiana soon storm pass going put country full might behind rescue recovery president joe biden said briefing federal emergency management agency headquarters washington biden earlier said federal emergency response worker standing texas louisiana three day emerging tropical storm caribbean sea ida intensified category hurricane swept ashore top sustained wind mile per hour km per hour national hurricane center nhc reported within hour ida crept closer new orleans sustained wind diminished mph ranking category storm one still considered lifethreatening major hurricane according nhc palm tree trembled rain blasted sideways new orleans sunday retiree robert ruffin evacuated family downtown hotel thought safer said doubletrouble time covid inundation ida storm surge high surf driven hurricane wind reported exceeding predicted level foot along part coast video posted social medium showed storm surge flooding transformed section highway along louisiana mississippi coast choppy river nhc also warned potentially catastrophic wind damage foot cm rainfall area governor warned could take hour emergency responder arrive hardhit place parish imposed curfew beginning sunday evening prepared worried levee said kirk lepine president plaquemines parish one vulnerable area along gulf coast parish later issued alert facebook urging resident one area seek higher ground report overtopped levee everyone care new orleans worried said andy horowitz history professor wrote katrina history horowitz fled alabama family home near new orleans french quarter offshore energy operation region virtual standstill bureau safety environmental enforcement bsee said nearly offshore oil gas platform evacuated cutting gulfbased petroleum natural gas production percent percent respectively,1
twothirds affected subsaharan africa deepening disparity region access electricity according annual global report tracking progress sustainable energy million struggled pay essential electricity service power lighting fan television mobile phone covid crisis hit job income report said threatens progress last decade saw billion people gaining access electricity since making world population connected pandemic put unbacked goal ensure electricity jeopardy number people without power africa rising falling last six year report said access electricity critical development especially context mitigating impact covid supporting human economic recovery said demetrios papathanasiou global director energy extractives world bank million people still live without electricity half fragile conflicttorn country noted could exacerbate broader inequality added electrification health facility vital support vaccine deployment pandemic response developing nation lack access reliable energy affect quality public health require additional effort establish data communication logistics reliable cold chain administer vaccine told thomson reuters foundation current planned policy estimated million people would still lack access power said report released international energy agency international renewable energy agency un department economic social affair world bank world health organization clean cooking third world population billion people still access clean cooking method despite gain large part asia report showed problem acute subsaharan africa million people region population used smoky cooking fuel like kerosene coal wood largely stagnant progress clean cooking responsible million death year breathing smoke toxic emission woman child especially vulnerable household air pollution agency said maria neira who environment climate change health director said scaling clean energy key protecting human health promoting healthier population particularly rural area group called renewables account quarter global power output ramp electrification effort developing country renewable energy seen huge growth last decade third increase generation coming east asia driven solar wind power china greater effort mobilise scale investment essential ensure energy access progress continues developing economy fatih birol executive director parisbased iea said statement fairer cleaner energy future achievable government work together step action,1
china unveil national plan tackle global warming next month including concrete measure cut carbon dioxide emission top climate change official said thursday gao guangsheng head office national coordination committee climate change said plan announced april would include policy cutting back greenhouse gas declined comment whether would give overall national target make clear policy area plan reduce greenhouse gas emission gao told renewable energy finance forum beijing china could become world top emitter greenhouse gas early year analyst estimate based country latest energy data suggest gao declined comment forecast international energy agency one overtake united state said country accurate idea emission inventory way result could take three year come added beijing resisted call cap rapidly rising emission saying rising global temperature largely result fossil fuel use industrialised nation right chase level prosperity enjoy developed nation agreed cut emission kyoto protocol want others especially china united state gao also ruled possibility emission trading exchange next two three year although present launch un scheme official said would include carbon trading chinese official said would exchange gao told reuters sideline forum office earlier posted notice denying report exchange plan un official said still working chinese counterpart kind blueprint,1
said million people living le day latest comprehensive data million people previous year strongest income rise asia remarkable country continued reduce poverty boost shared prosperity time global economy underperforming jim yong kim world bank president said statement new figure confirm progress made helping poor past quarter century world nearly billion fewer poor despite population growth bank said finding bring world closer meeting united nation goal ending extreme poverty target part sustainable development goal set goal combat poverty inequality climate change meeting target also mean tackling persistent inequality bank said meeting international community target actually require world take inequality make growth inclusive francisco ferreira senior adviser world bank development research group said call journalist income inequality widened year bank said still latest data show inequality lessened country including brazil peru mali cambodia said subsaharan africa account half living extreme poverty according bank third global poor live south asia poverty reduction driven mainly country east asia asia pacific particularly china indonesia india bank said last year bank said number people living extreme poverty likely fall first time percent world population,0
national park service acadia zion long last there single official park service app america national park created national park service staff app put practical information fee hour direction webcam find food restroom park news event walking tour talk volunteer opportunity fingertip search park near search name state activity like horse trekking caving dog sledding topic african american heritage climate change volcano according app visit alaska order want go dog sledding national park preserve although horse trekking speed dozen national site choose download park detail offline use mountain trail spot dont cell service keep running list park youve visited cost free hearhere road trip companion contemplating road trip number image might come mind kevin costner probably isnt one may change actor director cofounder hearhere app us location interest play audio snippet narrated costner history culture natural wonder place youre driving morsel thing see like landmark thing dont like people 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google map app may useful getting around outdoors bike scooter share information expanded city worldwide consult app find station around place like new york barcelona see many bike currently available youre among many people day exploring closer home update trivago help traveler score deal accommodation may interest free app introduced trivago weekend new way discover nearby experience trip set current city town tap weekend icon peruse place stay getaway idea dont necessarily require boarding pas new york time company,1
want go fast said jeanpierre door conservative lawmaker lot angry constituent people pushed limit three year ago montargis became centre yellow vest social uprising angry protest movement increase gasoline tax sustained sometimes violently year much broader sense alienation felt outlying area france call periphery uprising rooted class divide exposed resentment many workingclass people whose livelihood threatened cleanenergy transition metropolitan elite especially paris afford electric car bicycle work unlike countryside door others watch global climate talk underway glasgow expert official warning immediate action must taken face looming environmental catastrophe economic political disconnect nearly tore apart france three year ago remains surface plenty people periphery understand need transition clean energy already trying part theme cop glasgow summit known time running save planet immediate concern money running end month household gas price past month alone partly result shortage linked coronavirus electric car seem fancifully expensive people encouraged long ago buy fuelefficient diesel automobile wind turbine slash property value retired couple want road parisian love wind turbine much rip bois de vincennes make attraction asked magali cannault life near montargis alluding vast park east paris president emmanuel macron facing election april transition clean energy become delicate subject portrayed green warrior albeit pragmatic one know return barricade yellow vest would disastrous election prospect morning farm mile town cannault gaze doorstep foot mast built recently gauge wind level proposed turbine nobody ever consulted u sound spoke misty damp morning honking goose crowing rooster claude madeccle mayor nearby village griselles nodded considered said president macron courting green fact election looming macron courting everyone desperate avoid return yellow vest government frozen household gas price energy check worth sent next month million people judged need inflation indemnity amount also sent million people earning le month gasoline inflation main driver measure sophie tissier organized yellow vest protest paris said heavy police response made hard restart movement despite called grave social crisis rampant anger added inequality extreme france prevents u making ecological transition president tout realism energy proposal combine development new smallreactor nuclear power embrace wind power renewables left green movement want nuclear power account france electricity need phased adjustment enormous derided conservative heralding return candlelight era macron right marine le pen favour dismantling country wind turbine account france electricity production middle million french people buffeted concern planet immediate need struggle adjust christine gobet drive small diesel car mile day montargis area job amazon warehouse outskirt orlans prepares package earns month sitting wheel outside garage diesel engine replaced cost mocked notion switching electric car people like electric question said everythings going there even talk expensive baguette pushed diesel told le polluting told opposite start yellow vest movement joined demonstration montargis financial pressure pushed sense listened elite high decide suffer consequence dropped movement became violent traffic circle edge montargis known peanut roundabout shape traffic blocked two month store ran stock today feel little changed paris said everything anne hidalgo paris mayor socialist candidate presidency want car city time people province go work workingclass people like gobet mentioned recent part series called fragment france newspaper le monde call glasgow stop using fossil fuel close nuclear power station appear wildly remote daily life illustrates generational chasm world youth led greta thunberg one side convinced priority urgent saving planet older people door put dont want last year life ruined environmental measure drive energy price value house put money area around montargis attracted many retiree want close paris without paying paris price well many immigrant live outskirt town gilles fauvin taxi driver diesel peugeot garage gobet said business come taking client medical need hospital orlans paris combination plan ban diesel car capital pressure switch expensive electric car could ruin diesel work said course diesel car produce several pollutant question yoann fauvin owner garage taxi driver cousin whether electric car really better mine metal battery china chile transport carbon cost recycle battery said front classic green citroen cv reconditioned diesel citroen d repaired business life diesel said around energy transformation laughed wealthy people move electric car people dont understand go around magalie pasquet homemaker head local association wind power called aire said opposition new turbine planned area nothing dismissing environmental concern recycles careful traveling compost wear two sweater rather turn heat find environmental idealism young inspiring world belief put cart horse destroy landscape attracts people area real energy issue overconsumption asked local people consulted even mayor powerless stop ugly turbine friend philippe jacob professor management marketing also involved movement turbine said yellow vest movement stemmed rising gasoline price falling purchasing power deteriorating public service widespread dissatisfaction topdown decisionmaking true today situation dangerous said people invested life saving nobody listens say planned turbine biogas plant mean region ruined new york time company,0
report intergovernmental panel climate change ipcc played fact temperature risen slowly past year saying substantial natural variation masked longterm warming trendit said earth set warming heatwaves flood drought rising sea level greenhouse gas built atmosphere ocean would become acidic threat marine lifeit extremely likely human influence dominant cause observed warming since mid th century according summary issued weeklong meeting stockholm meant guide policymakers shifting towards greener energy fossil fuelsextremely likely mean probability least percent percent panel last report percent report compiled work hundred scientist face extra scrutiny year report included error exaggerated rate melting himalayan glacier outside review later found mistake affect main conclusionssceptics challenge evidence manmade climate change question need urgent action become emboldened fact temperature risen slowly recently despite rising greenhouse gas emissionsthe ipcc reiterated report warming trend unequivocal effect would last far beyond lifetime people aliveas result past present expected future emission carbon dioxide committed climate change effect persist many century even emission carbon dioxide stop cochair thomas stocker saidthe un top climate official christiana figueres said report underscored need urgent action combat global warming government promised agree un deal end restrict emissionsto steer humanity high danger zone government must step immediate climate action craft agreement help scale speed global response saidthe report said temperature likely rise degree celsius fahrenheit late st century low end range would achieved government sharply cut greenhouse gas emissionsand said world sea level could rise cm inch late st century driven melting ice expansion water warms threat coastal city shanghai san francisco,1
rich nation greenhouse gas emission rose near alltime high led u russian gain despite curb meant slow global warming un data showed total emission leading industrial nation edged billion tonne billion percent record billion according un climate change secretariat bonn rise confirmed upwards trend recent year despite effort cut many government worried climate change widely blamed fossil fuel use spur ever flood drought heatwaves rising sea since greenhouse gas emissionsincreased percent secretariat said emission united state long world top emitter china drawing neck neck rose billion tonne billion according first un compilation national data washington since issued preliminary estimate emission carbon dioxide main greenhouse gas fell percent despite robust economic growth revived economic growth former east bloc nation main spur overall rise emission russian emission rose billion tonne billion russia emission still far billion collapse soviet union shut smokestack industry across former communist bloc among major emitter greenhouse gas fell european union canada fractionally higher japan east bloc overall emission former east bloc state rose billion tonne billion billion emission western democracy totaled billion billion industrial nation except united state australia signed un kyoto protocol obliges average emission cut least percent level president bush decided implementing kyoto saying would damage u economic growth wrongly excluded target developing nation china india first period lasting bush year agreed need substantial cut emission long term world environment minister meet bali indonesia december start trying work broader successor kyoto among country covered un data latvia largest decrease emission percent turkey emission surged percent overall emission energy sector rose percent decline major area industrial process agriculture waste transport biggest rise energy sector,1
edward wilson year old naturalist hailed darwin st century said humankind polarised save planet even world biggest polluter drag foot cutting carbon emission arresting global warming see preventing catastrophic climate change aim un climate talk starting scotland sunday saving biodiversity variety plant animal specie world two initiative must happen together communal endeavor clear definable goal humanity ever need get kind cooperation ethical harmony planning order make work wilson told reuters interview outside boston oct otherwise slope human history always downward today specie going extinct rate seen million year around million currently brink limit loss united nation urged country commit conserving land water almost double area currently form protection socalled target part inspired wilson halfearth project first outlined call protecting half planet land sea enough diverse wellconnected ecosystem reverse course specie extinction point human nature changed enough strongest propensity social nature tend disfavor life specie wilson said humanity continues solve problem burning material coal oil left behind ancient organism wilson said decrying continued exploration burning fossil fuel amplifies destruction biodiversity group rich country remain divided phasing coal committing limit global warming degree preindustrial temperature nation account global emission big polluter china india also far dug heel read ant man started young alongside british naturalist sir david attenborough wilson considered world leading authority natural history conservation also world foremost authority ant discovered specie written two pulitzer prizewinning book popularised term biodiversity leading movement preserve specie planet safeguarding humankind domination natural resource worked harvard year still put time curator entomology trajectory entomologist someone study insect set age spent hour wood rock creek park washington already serious library collection bug butterfly wilson recounted interview highlight career would come year later climbed foot metre center sarawaged range papua new guinea said owes part adventuresome spirit greatgrandfather william black bill wilson piloted steam ship u civil war captured imprisoned union troop trying move arm supply confederacy wilson natural storyteller accessible writing style full display ant book wrote bert holldobler monograph page weighs pound kg said one greatest achievement working ant communicate danger food trail example emitting chemical living retirement community suburb northeastern u city boston wilson continues write working book ecosystem despite love fascination ant wave suggestion human model trait specie way improvement im going say something daring wilson said follow ethic behavior specie would lead u even warfare resource utilisation still optimistic humankind set aside space past save rest earth biology one humanity proudest achievement wilson said fail large portion biological diversity world allowed exterminated generation come carelessness regarded one humanity greatest failure,1
rivera leaving parttime job chickfila new jersey remnant hurricane ida pummeled region surrounded waistdeep water searched sidewalk instead pulled ravine narrow sewer pipe south plainfield new jersey couldnt comprehend going said rivera shielded head tore raincoat choking felt concrete realised tunnel let water take saved rescuer searching another man spotted rivera clinging branch foot fastmoving water police report show man dhanush reddy pulled inch pipe parking car trying make way home foot girlfriend reddy survive story people drowned near car narrowly cheated death ricocheted across new jersey storm hit sept remnant hurricane ida first made landfall mile away killed least people new jersey state new jersey seconddeadliest storm record community along state mile atlantic coastline painfully familiar flooding many lowlying town along extensive network river damage stretched deep town like south plainfield flooding far le common underscoring president joe biden called code red warning climate change toured hardhit part new york new jersey densely populated state new jersey set ambitious goal reducing greenhouse gas emission proven contribute global warming buying back home prone flooding hurricane grappling flash flooding frequent storm warming climate unleashes state highest percentage impervious hardtodrain surface country way complicated seeing flooding area havent seen said shawn latourette commissioner new jersey department environmental protection answer resounding yes ida remnant tropical depression said really bad thunderstorm wiped community new reality south plainfield flash flooding stranded dozen motorist swamped basement restaurant lapped back municipal building musty pile debris topped holiday decoration carpet warped wooden furniture lined street week afterwards one neighbourhood outside year flood plain homeowner thought chance shallow flooding year last year havent drop said george babish whose basement redding avenue filled foot water destroying newly installed furnace took nearly two day water drain get good three inch rain fell per hour storm moved pennsylvania across new jersey new york colliding another lowpressure weather system along way according new jersey state climatologist dave robinson several tornado touched central southern new jersey levelling home group citizen scientist recorded rainfall total high inch across wide corridor state robinson said volume pace rainfall intensity tornado quickly overwhelmed many community federal emergency management agency designated new jersey county major disaster zone robert kopp climate scientist rutgers university helped write grim report global warming released last month united nation called ida direct impact climate change didnt come nowhere kopp said came top henri fred elsa unfortunately expect wetter future extreme weather event said christina krusinowski lived house south plainfield avenue year got trace water basement year ago hurricane irene time water reached ankle never saw much water street krusinowski said water running like river south plainfield borough people middlesex county mile southwest midtown manhattan cover square mile part town along tributary widens approach raritan river waterway routinely contributes flooding farther west town like manville bridgewater bound brook near u army corp engineer built levee wall pump station alleviate flooding much south plainfield outside designated flood zone commercial residential development expanded steadily last five decade land borough vacant according master plan completed local official borough covered impervious surface according survey completed u department agriculture three time statewide rate already nation highest pave cant drain said alice tempel south plainfields recycling coordinator environmental specialist infrastructure inadequate handle weather rate said new jersey expected begin requiring builder factor climate change including rising sea level emission level order win government approval project new rule due january would enable state reject modify building plan based anticipated change climate new jersey also begun encouraging resident planning official political leader use howto tool kit increase community flood resiliency suggested strategy include altering municipal code require structure built base flood elevation better using natural environment manage stormwater report rutgers cooperative extension water resource program analysed town raritan river basin offered specific recommendation way south plainfield could better address stormwater runoff including addition porous pavement bioretention system like rain garden neither borough mayor council president returned call email seeking comment last year new jersey released first scientific report climate change concluding average temperature state gone degree fahrenheit since outpacing part northeast last year average precipitation level new jersey increased report found even sobering backdrop scope devastation month alarming ida bench mark storm u way sandy bench mark coastal storm said david rosenblatt state chief climate flood resiliency officer unprepared bigger storm come hurricane sandy linked death new jersey state began buying back coastal floodprone property homeowner part blue acre program rendering land forever limit developer july state offered family town option sell owner accepted buyout according department environmental protection spokesman home already razed south plainfield one end borough original twoblock downtown corridor stand familyrun sherbans diner storm roof one dining room began leak soaking ceiling tile rug nearby bound brook spilled bank flooded seat banquet hall basement said kateina ganiaris run sherbans husband plumber flood remediation company booked solid ganiaris said several inch standing water still filled basement eight day storm basement flooded said never badly financially devastating ganiaris said customer ate handful table third room family able reopen sale already hit hard forced closing pandemic said peter ganiaris purchased sherbans trying clean ida kateina ganiaris also preparing burial yearold mother recently died testing positive coronavirus funeral saturday hell ganiaris said new york time company,1
australia said tuesday remained talk east timor regional asylumseeker centre despite rejection country parliament dealt preelection policy severe blow prime minister julia gillard said timor government still discussing processing australia poor asian migrant major plank election strategy become mired difficulty australia first woman leader expected announce poll within day ousting hugely popular kevin rudd last month speaking timor lawmaker voted plan vote resolution east timorese parliament time parliament well attended told reporter canberra course dealing east timorese government official east timor involved discussion east timor yesterday discussion continue focus discussion east timor government east timor government continues confirm u open dialogue regional processing centre dialogue foreign minister stephen smith also holding talk proposal week indonesia major transit point following criticism gillard consult widely enough making announcement prime minister forced backtrack last week said timor one possible location centre despite earlier indicating would built controversy taken gloss straighttalking welshborn lawyer image gleamed settled damaging mining tax row day premiership east timor solution totally utterly sunk said opposition leader tony abbott australia ruling labor party opposition unveiled tough policy asylumseekers green party chief bob brown saying debate reminded antiimmigration firebrand pauline hanson gillards timor solution favour twothirds voter although similar number also belief policy badly thoughtout according poll voter released week prime minister also expected announce new strategy climate change week calling election australia currently process asylumseekers christmas island indian ocean steady flow refugee overwhelmed facility forced reopening centre mainland arrival asylumseekers mainly wartorn afghanistan sri lanka proved thorn rudd side scrapped harsh mandatory detention policy conservative predecessor john howard asylumseekers intercepted year may official figure show putting course beat record arrival gillard said asylumseekers tiny fraction percent world total make eight percent australia overall migrant intake east timor mainly catholic country million people remains aiddependent year bloody vote split indonesia australia major donor peacekeeping troop,0
maven first mission devoted understanding sun might influenced atmospheric change red planet latest data enabled researcher determine rate martian atmosphere currently losing gas space via stripping solar wind erosion mar atmosphere increase significantly solar storm author noted mar appears thick atmosphere warm enough support liquid water key ingredient medium life currently know said john grunsfeld astronaut associate administrator nasa science mission directorate washington dc learning cause change planet environment one could host microbe surface one doesnt important know key question addressed nasa journey mar added maven measurement indicate solar wind strip away gas rate gram every second like theft coin cash register every day loss becomes significant time added bruce jakosky maven principal investigator university colorado boulder seen atmospheric erosion increase significantly solar storm think loss rate much higher billion year ago sun young active explained addition series dramatic solar storm hit mar atmosphere march maven found loss accelerated combination greater loss rate increased solar storm past suggests loss atmosphere space likely major process changing martian climate solar wind stream particle mainly proton electron flowing sun atmosphere speed one million mile per hour magnetic field carried solar wind flow past mar generate electric field much turbine earth used generate electricity electric field accelerates electrically charged gas atom called ion mar upper atmosphere shoot space new result indicate loss experienced three different region red planet team determined almost percent escaping ion come tail region nearly percent plume region minor contribution extended cloud ancient region mar bear sign abundant water feature resembling valley carved river mineral deposit form presence liquid water feature led scientist think billion year ago atmosphere mar much denser warm enough form river lake perhaps even ocean liquid water recently nasa mar reconnaissance orbiter observed seasonal appearance hydrated salt indicating briny liquid water mar however current martian atmosphere far cold thin support longlived extensive amount liquid water planet surface solarwind erosion important mechanism atmospheric loss important enough account significant change martian climate noted joe grebowsky maven project scientist result appeared journal science geophysical research letter,1
nation met thursday seek way raise billion dollar aid help poor combat climate change united nation warned long haul slow global warming environment minister senior official geneva reviewing whether rich nation hit austerity cut keeping promise billion new additional climate aid made un copenhagen summit fund critical build trust rich poor damaged copenhagen christiana figueres un climate chief told reuters interview country copenhagen also pledged increase aid developing nation billion aid year tapping source carbon tax costly plane ticket figueres said cash could key unlock progress climate problem sharing clean technology protecting carbonstoring forest next meeting environment minister cancun mexico nov dec swiss environment minister moritz leuenberger told start twoday talk regulation financial issue key precondition successful conclusion climate negotiation cancun figueres predicted would new global treaty combat climate change cancun even though said extreme weather flood pakistan russia heat wave warning bell risk inaction dont think government considering treaty cancun said year ago many nation hoping copenhagen summit december would big bang deal help solve climate change didnt happen figueres head bonnbased un climate change secretariat said realistic look gradual progress solving climate change adding magic bullet cancun could end setting new deadline working binding deal perhaps end cancun figueres said vital developed nation able point billion allocated climate aid time meet cancun urged developing nation give leeway judging truly new additional agreed copenhagen said nation budget agreed national parliament time december summit justifiable reason see percent allocation additional said netherlands plan launch new website friday track climate promise overview reuters show aid promise total billion unclear much new japan instance pledged aid billion much decided several year ago janos pasztor director un secretarygeneral ban kimoons climate change support team said expert trying balance competing interest come way raising billion year different combination source give billion said referring idea levy carbon trading plane fare none source enough,1
copenhagen dec bdnews comreuters ten thousand climate activist staged colourful rally copenhagen saturday urge negotiator un talk agree strong deal fight global warming worldwide day action bla bla bla act planet change politics climate said banner waved demonstrator danish capital activist dressed polar bear others panda flame rising head held giant balloon inflatable snowman threat melting warming caused mainly burning fossil fuel un panel climate scientist say bring desertification flood heatwaves rising sea rally held around world saturday hoping influence delegate halfway slowmoving nation talk dec danish capital work strong legally binding un deal fight climate change thousand australian held walk warming activist said demonstration candlelit vigil planned fiji united state show support deep cut greenhouse gas emission copenhagen estimate number people involved varied police estimate figure given organiser hope rally put pressure summit world leader copenhagen dec activist planned km mile march city bella center government negotiator nation halfway dec talk activist came around world shout right time shout let leader know serious business u let hope listen said lin che student taiwan want different country world sign strong agreement stop climate change said olivier gilbert lyon france nothing million pressure encouraging see many people let inside quibbling word know time stop talking act said stephanie fried hawaii police spokesman police also monitoring separate unauthorised demonstration activist eleven people detained disturbing peace violating weapon law drug possession said sydney protester carried placard saying like clean energy vote meat heat new coal mine reference australia status one world leading exporter coal inside conference hall copenhagen delegate claimed progress front halfway mark hardest decision cut greenhouse gas emission funding help poor likely left summit made considerable progress course first week connie hedegaard danish cabinet minister presides talk told delegate delegate said negotiator advanced text defining new green technology wind solar power supplied developing nation promoting use forest soak greenhouse gas delegate said deep split key issue raising fund developing nation sharing burden greenhouse gas emission curb ahead closing summit world leader dec next week going crucial said rajendra pachauri head un panel climate scientist pacific island tuvalu fearing rising sea level could wipe map stuck call consideration radical new treaty would force far deeper cut greenhouse gas consideration fate country rest hand ian fry leading tuvalu delegation told meeting make strong impassioned plea,1
britain thursday outline plan expand london heathrow airport help cope boom air travel despite fierce opposition environmental group transport secretary ruth kelly propose building third runway shorthaul flight europe biggest airport according report time meantime intends allow flight year existing two runway report said supporter planned expansion say pump billion pound economy allow heathrow compete international airport critic however say extra flight contribute global warming increase pollution blight life million people flightpaths development closely watched government campaigner across europe including frankfurt paris stuttgart airport expansion planned kelly publish consultation paper thursday say expansion breach european union air pollution limit government noise limit time said need extra capacity southeast kelly told newspaper fundamentally need global hub airport scientist say air transport contributes global warming carbon dioxide gas water vapour emitted aircraft four time potent high altitude sea level government say committed tackling climate change plan set legally binding target cutting co emission also back expansion air travel set double next year airport operator baa part spain ferrovial said expansion would bring huge economic benefit tourism job creation business relocating near heathrow considerable economic powerhouse baa chief executive stephen nelson told bbc radio british airway chief executive willie walsh said benefit could worth billion pound year green campaigner question figure john stewart chairman antiairport expansion group hacan clearskies told bbc there mantra important economy never worked figure arrived liberal democrat shadow transport secretary susan kramer said plan make mockery attempt tackle climate change time minister listen public stop heathrow expansion said,1
india agreed formally associate climate accord struck copenhagen last year one last major emitter environment minister said statement tuesday careful consideration india agreed listing jairam ramesh told parliament referring india decision formally join country choosen associate nonbinding accord believe decision listed reflects role india played giving shape copenhagen accord strengthen negotiating position climate change india decision leaf china world top greenhouse gas emitter nation among basic group big developing country hold associating political agreement step likely small boost troubled accord many green say bareminimum outcome summit originally intended agree shape broader tougher legally binding pact fight climate change basic group nation china india south africa brazil joined united state eu small number country end copenhagen summit agree accord meant formally adopted nation conference lastminute objection small number country meant agreement merely noted compromise decided nation wishing associate would added list later basic nation particularly china india brazil feared ringing endorsement accord could detract un climate convention say rich nation must lead action slow global warming conditional endorsement also made clear view accord become basis new legally binding climate treaty existing un talk looking agree successor kyoto protocol main way forward progress slow negotiation extend kyoto protocol bind rich nation cut emission average percent level poorer nation want negotiation continue two track one working successor kyoto looking longer term action fight climate change nation including united state never ratified kyoto united state submission united nation late last month backed accord said negotiating text created un longterm action track basis future agreement view odds developing nation washington also wanted formalisation accord major un climate meeting end year mexico ramesh said indian support accord conditional accord political document template outcome said adding accord could separate third track negotiation supplanting existing unled talk already yielding complex negotiating text represent year work accord could value area convergence reflected accord used help party reach agreed outcome un multilateral negotiation said 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 india china publicly said supported deal indian official said previously distinction expressing support explicitly becoming associated country charged china india reluctance associate accord merely negotiating tactic try win concession united state,1
australia government shelved plan emission trading scheme least three year due strong opposition parliament falling electionyear support local medium said tuesday government decided start scheme earliest taking beyond year election shaving billion billion compensation emission regime may budget fairfax newspaper abc radio said quoting source resource minister martin ferguson refused confirm report said government still committed fighting climate change prime minister kevin rudd called greatest moral challenge generation issue health care going occupy lot people mind might also say question economic management even dont get price carbon there still lot done ferguson told australian radio government planned cut australia carbon emission percent forcing large company emitter buy permit pollute july plan capped carbon emission tonne first year channeled compensation energy tradeexposed industry like agl energy bluescope steel onesteel twice rejected upper house parliament faced third defeat within week government decided last week cut scheme may national budget bowing political reality hostile senate refusing pas fairfax newspaper said decision mean rudd labor take emission legislation table election late year poll rudd course win spokeswoman climate change minister penny wong said government remained committed emission scheme cpr best way australia reduce carbon pollution level world highest per caput basis blocking cpr legislation opposition caused delay created uncertainty course affect budget treatment cpr spokeswoman said australian green control five seven senate crossbench vote government need pas legislation said decision abandon emission scheme meant government look interim alternative like levy polluter face ever stronger warning scientist government must throw baby bathwater abandon plan put price carbon green deputy leader christine milne said shelving scheme come survey conducted auspoll climate institute conservation foundation found voter concern global warming slipped percent since may last year still strong percent percent voter believed rudd best person handle climate issue fall per cent february last year percent said difference government opposition conservative twothirds australian concerned climate change think party take stronger action climate change rewarded next poll said climate institute chief executive john connor australian dollar,1
award voted member sagaftra acting union closely watched indicator movie fare well oscar ceremony march actor form largest group vote academy award dark western power dog also received three sag nomination actor benedict cumberbatch kirsten dunst kodi smitmcphee shut contender vying best cast steven spielberg critically acclaimed remake musical west side story film challenge gucci best movie cast belfast family living amid conflict late northern ireland deaf community story coda king richard father tennis star venus serena williams dont look comedy allegory climate change gucci gaga play patrizia reggiani ambitious outsider married family former spouse played adam driver killed leto portrays misunderstood designer paolo gucci film acting nominee included ben affleck turn caring uncle tender bar smith title role king richard nicole kidman javier bardem portrayal lucille ball desi arnaz ricardo west side story received one nomination supporting actress ariana debose sag award scheduled handed live televised ceremony feb one month ahead oscar netflix inc scored sag movie nomination film studio seven total hbo hbo max topped television field nod television nomination included five cutthroat corporate family drama succession feelgood fishoutofwater comedy ted lasso south korean dark drama squid game landed four nomination,1
emission cut pledge made country enough keep average global temperature rise degree celsius le modelling released tuesday united nation say scientist say temperature limited rise degree celsius preindustrial time devastating climate change avoided yearly greenhouse gas emission gigatonnes co equivalent peak according new modeling released tuesday united nation environment programme unep keeping within range cutting global emission percent percent give planet medium chance staying within degree limit said report based modelling nine research centre however study found world likely go target pledge made nation signed copenhagen accord expected emission range gigatonnes co equivalent based whether high low pledge fulfilled report said word even bestcase scenario country implement promised cut total amount emission produced would still gigatonnes scientist see tolerable greenhouse gas level rising particularly carbon dioxide remaining atmosphere natural process deal carbon dioxide naturally taken released plant ocean mankind burning fossil fuel coal power destruction forest mean planet annual carbon budget exceeded option uneps executive director achim steiner said bleak prediction motivate country make ambitious cut message sit back resign say never make told reporter nusa dua indonesian island bali hosting major un environment meeting enough moment option mobilised steiner said one option investment scheme called reduced emission deforestation degradation redd poor country paid preserve enhance forest state environment assessment released unep tuesday unep year book also advocated investment redd estimated putting billion billion redd would cut global deforestation percent report said forest soak large amount planetwarming carbon dioxide cutting burning remains release vast amount gas exacerbating global warming scientist say redd yet part broader climate pact un hope seal end year major climate talk mexico steiner told reporter day earlier expected talk year tough slog copenhagen climate summit last december ended political accord formally adopted clarity shape new climate pact succeed current kyoto protocol deal become difficult copenhagen let frank world moved away rather closer deal told reporter politics international negotiation economics momentum built towards copenhagen mexico,1
country must learn share water fairly avoid warring vital resource population growth climate change make ever scarce head un farming agency said thursday farming consumes percent fresh water taken world lake river aquifer demand farm set increase percent next year said jacques diouf head food agriculture organisation fao water conflict arise water stressed area among local community country told conference marking world water day lack adequate institutional legal instrument water sharing exacerbates already difficult condition absence clear wellestablished rule chaos tends dominate power play excessive role said human drink two five litre water day imperial gallon take litre produce kilogram lb wheat litre produce kilo grainfed beef according fao effective daily consumption water per person thousand time apparent consumption drinking diouf said already billion people lack access adequate clean water world population set grow current billion billion billion people face water scarcity fao estimate global warming exacerbate problem especially poor arid area diouf said improve crossborder cooperation water use country nile negotiating water sharing agreement fao hope model area scarce resource shared peacefully,1
studying chemical composition ancient marine fossil researcher found new evidence greenhouse gas carbon dioxide big impact climate said wednesday u canadian researcher used new method studying marine fossil learn temperature million year ago turning ancient shell piece coral climate thermometer information needed study surface temperature time animal lived stored fossil said rosemarie came california institute technology whose study appears journal nature new method relies study rare clump oxygen carbon isotope charged particle bond bonding varies depending surface temperature formed low temperature fewer formed higher temperature knowing age marine fossil measuring concentration isotope scientist tell temperature seawater lived shell thermometer said john eiler caltech professor geochemistry worked study said researcher studied concentration isotope made oxygen carbon atom measure many stuck rather randomly scattered tell u growth temperature fossil eiler said telephone interview method differs current approach involves study fossil carbon oxygen content knowledge chemistry ancient seawater using new method researcher studied fossil growth temperature two ancient time period see change atmospheric carbon dioxide actually linked temperature change important part understanding climate change studied fossil silurian period million year ago carbon dioxide level believed time higher present compared fossil temperature reading carboniferous period roughly million year ago atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration thought resembled current level study found fact huge temperature change time high carbon dioxide time quite high temperature tropical ocean degree centigrade eiler said got would think pretty warm bath based finding researcher believe fossil evidence change atmospheric carbon dioxide associated change temperature show carbon dioxide powerful driver climate change earth past eiler said,1
tackling climate change help hinder government effort overcome global financial crisis eu environment chief said tuesday nation european union set ambitious goal curb carbon dioxide emission fifth compared level partly making power generator heavy industry pay permit pollute emission trading scheme critic say financial crisis make difficult industry make necessary big investment clean energy think climate package consistent solving financial crisis moment people focused economic crisis package part solution environment commissioner stavros dimas told reporter warsaw fighting climate change mean investment energy efficiency promoting renewable source providing incentive stimulate economy contribute growth eu also argues moving lowcarbon economy create job reduce bloc exposure volatile price fossil fuel oil coal lead global warming poland excommunist eu member state expressed concern carbon dioxide co curb stunt economic growth sharply increasing energy price asked commission willing make amendment package dimas said commission accept amendment european council national government european parliament package instrument achieve climate change target agreed member state commission make change compromise environmental objective added eu accord dimas said hopeful france eu current chairman could forge agreement among member state commission climate package end year package good europe europe economy become efficient said dimas poland along representative dozen country preparatory talk ahead planned un conference western polish city poznan december meant pave way new global climate deal current kyoto protocol set co emission target major emerging economy china india expires united state also joined kyoto referring week talk warsaw dimas said nobody said cut effort financial crisis said continue need send strong signal poznan fighting climate change,1
led grassroots group extinction rebellion action timed coincide closing cop summit negotiator unable agree implement paris climate agreement like rearranging deckchairs titanic cop fiddling carbon accounting negotiating article commensurate planetary emergency face extinction rebellion said statement twelve member group stood melting block ice noose drawn tight around neck symbolise month remaining next summit paris deal enters makeorbreak implementation phase attached pile manure short message leader saying horseshit stop contrast protest held last weekend hundred demonstrator blocked one madrid central shopping street mass discodance mood gathering subdued even reach agreement still enough th cop theyve nothing really changed protester emma deane told reuters perch atop ice block holding young daughter arm shes going grow world there food shelf break heart still extinction rebellion spokesman ronan mcnern stressed importance humour face climate crisis shit come best rose hope international community come together create beautiful future mcnern said,1
humanity face profound emergency unless combine take decisive action climate change ravage planet joint editorial published newspaper country said monday published language including chinese arabic russian newspaper including guardian london le monde france toronto star gulf time botswana guardian miami herald daily star bangladesh newspaper said taking unprecedented step speaking one voice implore world leader make right choice un climate talk copenhagen politician copenhagen power shape history judgment generation one saw challenge rose one stupid saw calamity coming avert editorial read twoweeks talk open monday seeking agree curb greenhouse gas emission raise billion dollar poor aid clean technology talk end summit world leader including u president barack obama dec must overcome deep distrust rich poor nation sharing burden costly cut carbon emission climate change caused century consequence endure time prospect taming determined next day read frontpage editorial fight rich world poor world east west climate change affect everyone must solved everyone science complex fact clear world need take step limit temperature rise aim require global emission peak begin falling within next year bigger rise smallest increase prudently expect follow inaction would parch continent turning farmland desert half specie could become extinct untold million would displaced whole nation drowned sea read question longer whether human blame little time got left limit damage urged politician copenhagen agree essential element fair effective deal firm timetable turning treaty saying next june un climate meeting bonn deadline,1
scientist outfitting elephant seal selfpropelled water glider monitoring equipment unlock ocean secret boost understanding impact climate change ocean regulate world climate soaking heat shifting around globe also absorb huge amount planetwarming carbon dioxide acting brake pace climate change scientist say need ramp global monitoring network southern ocean australia antarctica playing key role southern ocean major sink mankind carbon emission engine world climate understand rate climate change need understand ocean process like fast sequester heat carbon said oceanographer susan wijffels group leader australia integrated marine observing system imo ocean affect fast system move regional pattern climate change told reuters friday telephone climate conference hobart tasmania scientist also need better understand natural ocean cycle affect weather land improve longterm forecast crop water management city imo group researcher across australian university research body also link scientist united state asia europe recent funding boost mean team outfit elephant seal collect data depth around antarctica small device antenna attached head seal measure temperature salinity pressure animal dive food blind spot selfpropelled glider meter six foot long also deployed sea around australia depth meter foot take measurement fitted wing rudder glider stay sea month controlled remotely key focus area sea ice around antarctica existing selfpropelled measurement device called argo cant easily function need surface regularly send data satellite argo cylinder rise fall depth km one mile thousand deployed globally new type argo developed sense break sea ice send data ocean ice actually blind spot global national observing system wijffels said starting suspect ocean carrying heat sea ice zone added could playing role destabilizing vast iceshelves greenland antarctica scientist say greenland enough ice raise sea level meter foot melted rising amount carbon dioxide also making ocean acidic affecting sea creature ability make shell fear increased acidity could curb ocean ability mop carbon programme also aim boost monitoring major current around australia shift heat around planet including lombok strait near bali indonesia via deepocean mooring measurement common north atlantic southern hemisphere remained major gap wijffels said,0
japan prime ministerelect said monday forge ahead tough percent cut emission despite growing opposition industry say target hurt world economy yukio hatoyama added target ambitious outgoing government premised deal ambitious goal agreed major nation cant stop climate change country setting emission target hatoyama take office sept vote parliament said speech symposium climate change also aim create fair effective international framework major country world democratic party said tough target level needed japan play bigger role unbacked climate talk copenhagen december talk try work new agreement reducing emission succeed current kyoto protocol first phase end government report issued earlier year showed pursuing percent cut could hurt industry ranging power generation steel cement firm car chemical maker threatening job outgoing government target announced june equivalent cut percent level chosen lengthy consultation public industry democratic party point person climate change policy katsuya okada declined friday say japan would target international deal including country china india board trying reach agreement discussing none okada told reuters interview opportunity threat japan top business group keidanren expected lobby democrat emission target auto industry lobby said also worried hatoyama said fighting global warming presented opportunity threat business tackling climate change aggressively open new frontier japanese economy create job area electric car clean energy technology including solar power said head business lobby keizai doyukai japan association corporate executive told symposium new government needed spell specific policy public basically welcome target want ask policy step taken achieve percent target masamitsu sakurai also chairman office equipment maker ricoh co quote profile research stock buzz told symposium japan pressure tougher climate policy emission rose percent record year march putting country percent kyoto protocol target idnt graphic japan co emission click rreuterscomxuc un climate chief said hatoyamas new commitment laudable would spur change japan economy target japan take leadership role industrialised country agreed take climate change abatement yvo de boer head un climate change secretariat told symposium industrialised nation planning average cut greenhouse gas emission percent level part new un climate pact according compilation national data far percent reduction recommended un climate panel danish climate energy minister connie hedegaard hoped japan target would persuade country follow suit japan one energyefficient country world hedegaard whose country host december un climate talk said statement yet show possible take new ambitious target carbon dioxide reduction make sense climate economy hatoyama said industrialised country provide financial technological support developing nation working proactively reduce emission adding new government would discus step soon taking power also wanted present stance climate policy depth un climate change meeting among world leader sept said reduce emission hatoyamas party pledged create domestic emission trading market compulsory volume cap emitter introduce feedin tariff financial reward renewable energy help expand capacity clean energy source also considering new carbon tax campaign pledge plan eliminate highway toll end decadesold surcharge gasoline drawn concern green group,1
found evidence case regional abrupt change ocean sea ice snow cover permafrost terrestrial biosphere majority detected abrupt shift distant major population centre planet occurrence could implication large distance said martin claussen director max planck institute meteorology mpim germany one study coauthor new study scientist analysed climate model simulation recent fifth intergovernmental panel climate change ipcc report based many event occur global warming level le two degree threshold sometimes presented safe limit result show safe limit exists many abrupt shift already occur global warming level much lower two degree lead author sybren drijfhout ocean earth science department university southampton pointed example detected climate tipping include abrupt shift sea ice ocean circulation pattern well abrupt shift vegetation marine productivity abrupt change sea ice particularly common climate simulation however various model also predict abrupt change earth system element amazon forest tundra permafrost snow tibetan plateau interestingly abrupt event could come cascade different phenomenon study coauthor victor brovkin max planck institute meteorology noted example collapse permafrost arctic followed rapid increase forest area kind domino effect implication natural system also society brovkin explained study published journal proceeding national academy science united state america pnas,1
britain use money government get auctioning carbon emission permit help fight climate change said monday selling carbon emission permit business participating europe carbon trading scheme could raise billion euro billion year european union government deutsche bank estimate business already lobbying slice windfall britain pool revenue general government budget rather earmark hypothecate particular cause advance uk hypothecating auction revenue specific area expenditure government said response advice environment committee british lawmaker committee recommended britain spend money measure curb climate change hypothecation could mean expenditure may necessarily allocated according priority would inefficient distortionary government said reply one senior european commission official fabrizio barbaso european commission energy transport directorate said last month auction revenue spent alternative lowcarbon source energy like wind solar renewable energy contributes le global warming expensive conventional fossil fuel like oil coal need support research development installation drive investment bring cost well need much higher subsidy renewable energy hypothecating auction revenue one obvious way said deutsches mark lewis deutsche estimate auction revenue based euro carbon price percent auctioning permit participating business carbon price delivery european climate exchange monday euro national european government auction percent emission permit second phase europe carbon trading scheme rule undecided,1
contrary previous report new study people rural bangladesh found little increased risk diarrhoea flood flood disrupt sewage system contaminate freshwater supply increasing exposure diseasecarrying microorganism previous research including thirtyyear data set region bangladesh linked seasonal monsoon waterborne illness cholera finding show important researcher take factor account lead author dr masahiro hashizume nagasaki university japan told reuters health email team researcher japan england bangladesh examined data resident matlab rural delta region flood affected million people across country dr hashizume colleague analysed case diarrhoea respiratory infection recorded international centre diarrheal disease research bangladesh finding published journal epidemiology approximately people included study lived area vulnerable seasonal flooding people lived area flood study period researcher identified roughly case diarrhoea nonflooded area case flooded area flooded unlike earlier study author accounted preexisting difference rate disease flooded nonflooded area well typical rate diarrhoea respiratory infection area wet season june september though usually higher risk diarrhoea flooded area monsoon season dr hashizume colleague found evidence excess risk diarrhoea death due flood researcher analysed respiratory infection nonflooded area case respiratory infection flooded area six month flood child younger five living flooded area also percent higher risk respiratory infection living nearby nonflooded area accounting seasonal norm respiratory infection including pneumonia influenza major cause illness people displaced natural disaster leading cause death worldwide child younger five according world health organisation whats different bangladesh nongovernmental organisation bangladesh implemented number public health intervention reduce communicable waterborne illness including tube well education good household hygiene early medical intervention diarrhoea intervention make bangladesh exception norm among developing country dr gerald keusch infectious disease specialist boston university told reuters health also given many study shown link diarrhoea flooding difficult generalise result study shafiqul islam environmental engineer professor water diplomacy tuft university boston told reuters health involved study worldwide flood common natural disaster frequency intensity flood event expected increase climate change need find way mitigate flooding must also find way lessen global health impact flooding said dr keusch involved study,1
trient glacier looming ahead trek alp summer looked different frosty height provided ice pastis drinker france bare eroded rock testament ice retreat warming effect climate change th century meter ice dug day glacier southwest switzerland close border france taken paris marseille mixing aniseflavored liqueur adored french ice grew back overnight day parisian cafe owner get ice elsewhere nowadays course ice way way way amazing much changed said kev reynolds author guide chamonixtozermatt walking route made several trip valley since vegetation soon setting year ago ice switzerland particularly hard hit warming climate ski resort often short snow cover potential water supply problem source melt away trient glacier start height meter end trient valley meter used run almost far refreshment hut meter one many sign havoc climate change wreaking mountain walked around across many summer including chamonixzermatt trek mont blanc matterhorn hiker take two week complete trail force way highest mountain western europe across ridge deep valley climbing meter altitude course journey skirt glacier long ago technical equipment could used cross ice section wiped rockfall forcing walker take long often uncomfortable detour boulder field ever dangerous one starker example jumbled mass debris boulder grand desert glacier used stretch peak rosablanche year ago route used cross glacier safe point dangerous crevasse real path red stripe painted rubble carried glacier left behind barren wilderness falling rock forced change route around dammed lac de dix high rhone valley glacier path curving pyramidal mont blanc de cheilon two pitifully thin trail white easily crossed without rope specialist equipment even relatively cool summer several part along final stretch zermatt sign warn hiker hurry exposed section fitted protective fixed rope lest hit falling rock along easy crossing glacial torrent washed away replaced nerveracking metrelong cable bridge dangling depth reynolds recently tried research alternative route zermatt side valley avoiding rockfall area forced back promised terrific thing golly got dangerous falling apart said impossible wouldnt recommend anybody two week hard travel first full view matterhorn iconic needle caused shock even far away valley used classic north face sheathed ice shadow predominantly rock whole valais region pennine alp region losing ice terrible rate said reynolds,1
delta weakened category storm made landfall roughly pm central time creole louisiana sweeping mph wind according national hurricane center outer band storm arrived earlier friday lashing community reaching texas coast far east baton rouge louisiana authority said nearly two dozen emergency call included highwater rescue resident already weary long punishing hurricane season restocked pantry boarded home either cleared hunkered advance storm delta expected cut path similar laura wrought estimated billion billion damage upending life community struggling claw way back across southwestern part state official braced even slight rerun laura people frustrated people emotional people fatigued said nic hunter mayor lake charles power finally fully restored week thousand home remain uninhabitable hunter said worried resident would try ride delta compromised structure could collapse completely though added people evacuated week laura still escaping bruised feeling went major catastrophe said wildest dream one would thought six week later would going thing hurricane delta th named storm make landfall united state year breaking previous record nine storm according phil klotzbach meteorologist colorado state university news conference friday afternoon gov john bel edward louisiana said praying delta th named storm busy atlantic hurricane season would rush quickly state stay projected path kept east lake charles sparing storm destructive eastern flank even edward said confident hurricaneforce wind felt around lake charles area southwest louisiana damaged know going exacerbate already bad situation louisiana path six major storm since june along wildfire west brought fresh attention effect climate change likely contributed intensity storm persistence size fire along wide swath northern gulf coast heavily battered laura late august sally september life still back normal storm caused extensive property damage several death dangerous right side storm sometimes known dirty side appeared likely strafe rural stretch acadiana region home little town serve repository state acadian creole culture measure anxiety also palpable lafayette population cultural economic capital region lafayette parish voluntary evacuation since midweek delta churned ever closer resident divided whether stay go across street lot next cityowned community centre thursday half dozen people filed ad hoc intake centre operated local housing advocate signed case manager promised ride midmorning caravan megashelter alexandria hour half north along hurricane evacuation route betty blaine stooped coax two mixedbreed terrier creek angel drink yellow water bowl boyfriend troy daigle jr waited squat paratransit bus take away pair lived together lake charles senior living high rise called chateau du lac shredded laura late august decamping marriott new orleans blaine daigle packed west acadia parish lafayette native lake charles stay friend camper unsafe cast lot critical transport caravan shelter alexandria hurricane dont know going daigle said disposable surgical mask friday afternoon even downpour rain car still road forming drivethru line wrapped around kevins seafood fried catfish shrimp gas station store restaurant already shut long sky grew darker traffic largely vanished many street hotel room left city official said people evacuating community path storm needed bunk relative friend travel farther remaining city official urged stay home edward said delta struck mexico earlier week lost strength still forecast bring surge high foot rainfall inch delta much like laura state official forced find emergency shelter large number displaced people taking account risk spreading coronavirus edward said louisianian shelter friday afternoon evacuee previous storm another housed delta many megashelter alexandria shelter edward said could typically accommodate thousand people capacity reduced virus restriction reaching capacity evacuee moved farther north city bastrop shreveport still many others chose ride delta shrug response might interpreted coolheadedness insouciance rayne small city cajun prairie west lafayette window boarded generator full fuel woman jogged along twolane highway heavy rainfall already begun register getting workout queen city discount liquor tobacco marcus carmouche set friday morning hope finding generator luck instead came store cousin gathered armful bag chip carmouche said would take came isnt going nothing tear tree knock power line said noting last storm hurricane laura left family without power day plan said stay home play video game light went going chill said new york time company,1
laquila italythu jul bdnews comreuters un secretarygeneral ban kimoon said progress climate change enough far politically morally imperative historic responsibility future humanity even future planet earth un chief said bbc said ban criticised leader industrial nation failing make deeper commitment combat climate change wednesday leader meeting italy agreed cut emission mr ban said big cut needed sooner rather later president barack obama said thursday still time close gap developing power climate change un chief criticized going hard enough first day meeting group eight major industrialized nation laquila italy failed get china india accept goal halving emission greenhouse gas obama hoping make mark first summit chairing meeting rich emerging power environment said progress could still made talk new un climate change treaty copenhagen december white house spokesman robert gibbs said obama told brazilian president luiz inacio lula da silva still time could close gap disagreement time important meeting obama due chair member major economy forum mef likely agree try limit global warming degree celsius fahrenheit versus preindustrial level agree scale emission cut progress hampered absence chinese president hu jintao left laquila attend ethnic clash china northwest killed people sharing burden temperature risen celsius since industrial revolution ushered widespread use fossil fuel british prime minister gordon brown said hoped temperature target would agreed country around table today united state japan germany france britain italy canada russia plus emerging power like china india brazil south africa indonesia mexico one source said realistic expect deal emission india said developing country first wanted see rich nation plan provide financing help cope ever flood heatwaves storm rising sea level also want see rich nation make deeper cut country agreed among goal cutting global emission percent united state accepting first time also set reduction goal percent aggregate developed country member russia immediately said could hit target canada environment minister jim prentice said percent aspirational goal economy currency trade fragile state world economy dominated first day summit rich nation acknowledging still significant risk financial stability china used broader forum second day make argument backed russia india brazil longterm diversification global reserve currency system away reliance dollar sensitive issue currency market better system reserve currency issuance regulation maintain relative stability major reserve currency exchange rate promote diversified rational international reserve currency regime said state councilor dai bingguo according aide g hope progress stalled doha trade talk agreement possible concluding launched help poor country prosper doha round stumbled proposed tariff subsidy cut said committed addressing outstanding problem doha would provide major stimulus restoration confidence world market urged rich nation remove trade barrier restore credit poor country,1
climate deal among world leader including u president barack obama put many tough decision set planet track overshoot goal limiting global warming 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
global warming made ice hot topic one sizzling center inquiry warehouselike complex new england melting polar shore shrinking glacier issue urgent study vast deepfreeze room cold region research engineering laboratory parkaclad scientist examine sample taken greenland antarctica icy made old closepacked snow known firn another building creates coldweather road surface let vehicle drive across elsewhere base researcher set supermarketsize model river seashore check impact ice cold recently become practical laboratory monitor effect climate change arctic notably way keep ice newly open water eroding seaside community weve never shore protection system arctic said leonard zabilansky research civil engineer lab weve never protection needed lab part u army corp engineer focus military civilian consequence climate change military tactical plan need reflect change seasonal extent snow ice navigable weather ground condition jacqueline richtermenge project manager lab wrote statement httpwwwcrrelusacearmymil civilian agency planning new infrastructure need know change affect project whether extreme event greater impact time le arctic ice could mean big change shipping trade ecosystem security already prompted lab test keep marauding ocean ice eroding barrow alaska ice used hold everything place said zabilansky much ice used shield coastal settlement yearround seasonal zabilansky expert try solve practical problem caused polar ice disappears temperature barrow u outpost mile km north arctic circle frequently zero c youd think keeping ice frozen would easy always case problem due global warming volume sea ice arctic ocean decreased doesnt last one season next zabilansky said speaking lab subsequent telephone interview seasonal ice melt summer creates openwater pathway ice ocean gather speed move toward shore zabilansky said ocean ice extremely destructive hit land there winddriven ice room accelerate zabilansky said deaccelerate get downtown test basin lab researcher built large hump made coarse gravel meant block incoming ice reached shore ice picked stone went top hump simulation zabilansky said next step bring boulder nearly foot metre diameter test shoreline protection system barrow work least one challenge big rock relatively easy get new hampshire sent barge nome test show effective barrow design might prove adaptable arctic site zabilansky added,1
dramatic improvement air water quality coronavirus lockdown cut pollution prompted call lowcarbon future need get million back work clouding environmental picture economy round world shut wildlife returned city street wolf deer kangaroo spotted thoroughfare usually teeming traffic fish seen venice canal longer polluted motor boat resident indian city reported seeing himalaya first time decade satellite imagery shown significant air quality improvement across europe asia including china coronavirus pandemic emerged resident china smogprone city said feared blue sky would last world second biggest economy got back work second half year epidemic eas weather slowly worse factory reopen said tang zhiwei resident shanghai try best enjoy blue sky together thunberg said action tackle coronavirus mean climate crisis gone away today earth day reminds u climate environmental emergency still ongoing need tackle corona pandemic time tackle climate environmental emergency need tackle two crisis said un chief antonio guterres urged government earth day message use economic response pandemic tackle even deeper emergency climate change global battle line emerging investor backing green stimulus measure industry lobbyist aiming weaken climate regulation guterres cautioned government bailing heavily polluting industry earth day eye covid pandemic guterres said another even deeper emergency planet unfolding environmental crisis peter betts former lead climate negotiator britain european union said pressure coronavirus economic stimulus package lowcarbon climatesmart risk clearly government around world huge premium getting economy moving getting people back job betts chatham house thinktank london told reuters television priority u president donald trump want get america particular oil gas industry back work never let great u oil gas industry trump tweeted calling plan make fund available important company job secured long future hottest record environmental stake rising even pandemic economic shutdown raised hope quarter lowcarbon future last year hottest record europe extending run exceptionally warm year driven unprecedented level heattrapping greenhouse gas atmosphere according study released earth day europe warmest year record occurred since european union copernicus climate change service said warming trend unequivocal anywhere planet consequence frequency record breaking event going director carlo buontempo told reuters coronavirus pandemic expected drive carbon dioxide emission year head world meteorological organization wmo said would biggest yearly drop since world war two stop climate change wmo said covid may result temporary reduction greenhouse gas emission substitute sustained climate action wmo said earth day statement million staying home air quality improved china shanghai saw emission fall nearly first quarter wuhan pandemic originated monthly average dropped third expert worry decline could give china leeway turn blind eye pollution order stimulate economy declined first time record first quarter,0
united state might earned global ire refusing ratify kyoto protocol every american climate villain u lawmaker activist climate talk bali say rep edward markey house committee chairman letter top un figure bali talk highlighted said willingness u congress voter act policy delay adopted administration george bush world leader united nation meet bali plan future without global warming world must know president bush avoidance action status quo america said markey chairman house select committee energy independence global warming congress state city american coast coast looking act immediately global warming international community must know significant support united state said letter yvo de boer head un climate change secretariat total percent u population life state already established rigorous mandatory greenhouse gas reduction target massachusetts democrat added among house committee leader supporting letter tom lantos foreign relation committee henry waxman oversight government reform committee george miller education labor committee u youth delegation met government negotiating team bali wednesday demand tougher action global warming united state world top emitter greenhouse gas say kyoto failure doesnt commit big developing nation china india emission target meeting bali involving nation aim initiate twoyear dialogue leading broader climate pact replace upgrade kyoto u youth delegation member richard graf said state department team offer much hope negotiation bali best could get nothing table told small gathering conference youth represent future united state past delegation doesnt long left represents past report released tuesday usbased national environmental trust say many individual u state release greenhouse gas emission entire group developing country wyoming sparsely populated state u people emits carbon dioxide developing country home million said,1
european union nobel peace prize come realization dawning europe single currency eu ambitious project survived three year incessant financial turmoil going break narrowly avoided acrimonious divorce loss errant child euro zone risk future unequal loveless marriage frequent row prospect separate bedroom two thing become clearer last week widely disputed contrary prevailing opinion earlier year euro stay could probably keep member add future euro zone yet found way doldrums economic stagnation unemployment social dislocation widening gap northern southern europe fuelling eurosceptical populist movement many country three event changed outlook euro area european central bank put floor euro zone agreeing last month buy unlimited quantity bond troubled member state accepts condition bailout program ecb president mario draghi made clear bank use tool defeat anyone betting breakup monetary union euro zone permanent rescue fund came effect last week month wrangling legal challenge providing billion euro backstop country risk losing access capital market german chancellor angela merkel signaled visiting athens eu powerful economy want greece stay euro area drawing line month debate berlin notably coalition ejecting greek coincidentally flood scenario explosion breakup euro spewed bank political risk consultancy london new york month suddenly dried currency market short bet euro subsided bond yield fallen bank share recovered spanish bank borrow le ecb regain access money market grexit recedes another microindicator changed climate economist u bank citigroup revised view greece almost certainly leave euro saying key euro zone player seem decided greek exit would harm good u bank lowered probability grexit percent percent although still belief greece likely leave euro within month arguing european government unlikely agree waive part country huge debt make sustainable dont write writeoff though especially delayed next year german general election may seem rational albeit unpopular option disorderly greek default exit disastrous economic social consequence greece europe one voice last week jarred easing european existential anxiety international monetary fund said eu policy response remained critically incomplete exposing euro area downward spiral capital flight breakup fear economic decline role uncomfortable truthteller imf trying jolt euro zone especially germany moving ahead faster banking union closer fiscal integration altering policy mix austerity growth candid acknowledgement imf admitted underestimated damage growth wrought budget cutting urged europe ease austerity drawing indignant rebuff germany finance minister ravage shift perception euro zone noticeable financial market street impact sovereign debt crisis continue cause ravage year come public spending cut recession tearing fabric society athens madrid casting many middle class family retiree poverty unemployed young people precarity crisis changed balance power europe giving germany north european ally preponderant say euro zone decisionmaking commensurate credit rating making southern state weaker dependent twospeed europe everyone heading direction different pace may turning twotier europe euro zone becoming tighter inner core budget stricter rule britain sweden others form looser outer circle germany determined limit taxpayer liability euro state rejected issuing common euro zone bond providing joint bank deposit guarantee german dutch finnish finance minister trying rule retroactive use euro zone rescue fund yet berlin support emerging idea creating separate euro zone budget cope asymmetric economic shock backing single banking supervisor surely open door greater mutualization risk longer term euro area becomes integrated federal bloc eu member outside single currency face awkward choice poland hungary latvia aspire join monetary union soon possible trying hug euro zone tightly possible demanding seat vote new banking supervisory authority take decision bank operating soil poland tried unsuccessfully last week lever way inner sanctum euro zone finance minister offering join group eu state launching financial transaction tax return seat eurogroup table told euro member could attend eurogroup britain intention joining either euro banking union demanding veto right protect large financial sector decision taken others aiming use closer euro zone integration opportunity negotiate loosening european tie sweden proeuro political establishment lost referendum joining currency seems uneasy conflicted euro zone moving ahead without mean europe face tense period reshaping severely test nobelrecognized power building peace prosperity fractious continent,0
prospect new global climate change pact still hinge resolving division rich nation developing world top chinese climate negotiator said remark published monday right still huge difference developed developing country negotiation climate change problem said su wei head climate change office national development reform commission negotiator nearly nation continue haggle smallprint sprawling page draft agreement combat global warming additional round talk northern chinese port city tianjin begin oct deadline new binding global climate pact originally set end final round negotiation copenhagen ended failure expect binding deal emerge new deadline december talk move mexican resort cancun remark carried china today magazine su said crucial divide still centred core kyoto protocol principle common differentiated responsibility committed richer nation take lead cutting greenhouse gas said industrialised nation still seeking water principle asking large developing country china india commit quantifiable cut emission two side still unable agree burden cutting emission distributed also provision fund transfer key technology su said rich nation still putting emphasis creating market mechanism supply fund transfer technology ignoring government responsibility also accused rich country overlooking issue adaptation climate change first phase kyoto protocol expire end su said china urging developed country clarify post commitment time cancun talk,1
step amount victory electric car copied globally could hit wealth oil producer well transform car industry one icon th century capitalism automobile prime minister boris johnson seeking use announcement elevate united kingdom environmental credential sacked head glasgow un climate change conference planned november known cop deal co emission johnson said launch event cop london science museum tuesday country society planet specie must act government said subject consultation would end sale new petrol diesel hybrid car van earlier faster transition possible country city around world announced plan crack diesel vehicle following volkswagen emission scandal eu introducing tougher carbon dioxide rule mayor paris madrid mexico city athens said plan ban diesel vehicle city centre france preparing ban sale fossil fuelpowered car file photo electric car charged source power point london britain oct reuters demand electric vehicle surged britain europe secondlargest market new vehicle diesel petrol model still account sale prospective buyer greener model worried limited availability charging point range certain model cost file photo electric car charged source power point london britain oct reuters government said last year providing extra million pound million fund installation new charge point electric vehicle residential street electric dream automaker may find hard countenance end combustion engine others embraced future electric vehicle prevail ford volkswagen vauxhall britain biggestselling car manufacturer according society motor manufacturer trader tesla mitsubishi bmw produce top three selling electric car britain although ban come force another year change affect decisionmaking sooner carmaker decide investment long vehicle first roll production line model life cycle lasting around seven year ban pose threat german job britain biggest export market car manufacturer amounting global sale electric car take le time build combustionengined hybrid variant power source twoweek cop summit seen moment truth paris agreement combat global warming britain pledged reach net zero johnson also signalled phaseout britain coalfired power plant would brought forward year coal provides country electricity three decade ago said johnson launch cop marred stinging attack prime minister summit former head clare oneill sacked post last week johnson declined answer question oneill last week government said role would filled minister replacement expected announced month,1
detail first glance amusing trump lamented twitter social medium platform dispenses pezsized pellet discourtesy raised maximum size individual tweet character quoted saying ernest hemingway character somewhere heaven papa wondering cant selfdestruct stranger still learn trump order popular tweet printed study lesson learned effective tweet often unhinged focus group one thriving smell sulphur reince priebus former chief staff call presidential bedroom trump go tweet devil workshop early morning sunday night trump loose end witching hour white house tried tone president online effusion idea seems jettisoned havoc adviser viewed mostly pitiless term woodward trump failed president lincoln test writes put team political rival competitor table woodward vividly quote priebus chaos white house decisionmaking put snake rat falcon rabbit shark seal zoo without wall thing start getting nasty bloody thats happens fear typical woodward book named source scene thought quotation appear sometimes woodward never graceful writer prose unusually wooden want make statement historical juncture simple factual pineboard competence suffice critic clive james complained woodward check fact weep boredom well factchecking boredom seem sexy even weeping making comeback woodward dispenses fear small human detail brightened earlier book moment like one bush war george bush said navy steward duty west wing ferdie want hamburger woodward keep scenesetting minimum set tend around policy dispute north korea afghanistan tax reform trade tariff paris climate agreement among issue woodward subject always able trade access spotlight sympathy book among primary source book clearly priebus gary cohn trump former chief economic adviser rob porter trump former staff secretary terrifying scene cohn porter conspire keep certain document trump reach one would withdrawn united state crucial trade agreement south korea another would pulled country north american free trade agreement describing one moment woodward writes reality united state tethered word action emotionally overwrought mercurial unpredictable leader member staff joined purposefully block believed president dangerous impulse nervous breakdown executive power powerful country world trump rarely realises thing go missing woodward suggests though quote shouting like boy king bring tariff cohn way book moral centre firstperson novel would narrator shocked every turn trump lack knowledge utter lack interest learning anything pointless prepare presentation sort cohn jim mattis secretary defence several quiet conversation called big problem president understand importance ally overseas value diplomacy relationship military economy intelligence partnership foreign government trump quoted saying feckless thing like war afghanistan killing guy dont need strategy kill people many insult flung fear sometimes behind back sometimes right kisser trump said porter priebus like little rat scurry around dont even pay attention call attorney general jeff session porter presence mentally retarded mock accent john kelly trump chief staff quoted saying president meeting idiot pointless try convince anything gone rail crazytown mike penny vice president come glorified golf caddy doesnt want rock boat lest trump tweet something mean steve bannon trump former chief strategist simmer frequently book background melania trump bannon say behind scene hammer ivanka trump jared kushner seen nearly party pointless like posse secondguessers hovering watching woodward writes describe ivanka got father talk al gore climate change robert muellers investigation rattle trump core fear woodward suggests president right least one regard aggrieved intelligence report cia national security agency fbi others russian interference election airtight document say james comey fbi director also introduce socalled steele dossier would reported written one serious complex story washington post ever done woodward writes provided appendix unverified allegation oh way todo list reporting publishing strong sense clock ticking john dowd trump former lawyer think trump mentally capable testifying special counsel dont testify quoted saying either orange jump suit trump declined interviewed book woodward writes note reader book title quote trump delivered interview woodward washington post colleague robert costa real power dont even want use word fear book single point drive home president united state congenital liar wish fear point make wanted context passion bit irony certainly simple history surely woodward people worthwhile comparison make trump richard nixon woodward way fear pick little narrative momentum slow tropical storm book hurricane turn page woodward accumulates queasymaking detail delivers promise title new york time news service,1
two decade landmark report sounded alarm bell state planet called urgent action change direction world still dire strait un agency said thursday un environment programme fourth global environment outlook geo say action successfully taken region problem overall picture one sloth neglect global trend climate ozone indeed ecosystem degradation fishery ocean water supply still pointing downwards unep head achim steiner said short film accompanying report release page report call emission climate warming greenhouse gas cut percent note percent world ecosystem degraded still used unsustainably facing escalating situation partly slow reversing degradation documented secondly demand planet continued grow period steiner said equation hold much longer indeed part world longer holding added report litany planetwide death degradation two decade former norwegian premier gro harlem brundtland warned survival humankind stake geo find three million people die needlessly year waterborne disease developing nation mostly child five extinction fishing capacity nearly four time sustainable specie becoming extinct time faster fossil record show percent bird percent mammal percent amphibian face extinction unep deputy head marion cheatle told london news conference world suffered five mass extinction history undergoing sixth report drawn together scientist vetted others praise international treaty saving ozone layer desertification biodiversity action city urban atmospheric pollution describes woefully inadequate global response problem cutting emission carbon gas power transport scientist say boost average temperature four degree celsius century solution applying speed need said cheatle time see enough effort put region region report highlight good bad case bad winning africa land degradation exacerbated climate change conflict asia pacific air pollution major threat life europe profligate consumption overuse carbonbased energy latin america massive social inequality deforestation north america rising carbon emission urban sprawl middle east war poverty growing water scarcity gloom doom year one combination politics natural event intergovernmental panel climate change established momentum fight global warming steiner hope report effect fight save planet ecosystem hope geo report unep sense help bring tipping point seeing climate change said,1
exercise class come back together debate whether nation lived state michigan call core democratic value equality liberty diversity decade value heart state learning standard social study doorstop document guide teacher history civics economics geography cover lesson plan im really proud student debowski said handle complexity angry last year learned proposed revision state standard word democratic dropped core democratic value use word democracy reduced change made group prominent conservative helped revise standard drew attention longsimmering debate whether republic better term democracy describe u form government two side tussle tend fall along party line preferring term resembles party name play small part debate member conservative group also brought table argument social study based close originalist reading united state founding document contended curriculum ought focus nation triumph sin pushed revision eliminated climate change roe wade reference gay lesbian civil right local publication bridge magazine reported change backlash political swing state intense response state brought broader group michigander process redraft standard presented state board education tuesday board elected body eight member vote whether adopt document social study rocket science said jim cameron led committee work difficult defining american value united state unlike many developed nation lack national curriculum defines student know state create learning standard document closely examined school teach material included shape content standardized test many educator rely heavily standard craft lesson plan student teacher trained use activist long seen influencing state standard effective way shape next generation voter conservative texas board education removed word democracy description u government prompting protest georgia also debated term eventually settling standard use phrase representative democracyrepublic michigan conservative prefer constitutional republic say argument historical partisan read article iv section iv say youre guaranteed republican form government said patrick colbeck republican former state senator citing u constitution founder indeed skeptical direct democracy mainstream historian political scientist legal scholar say united state representative democracy republic contradiction term democracy government people may rule either directly indirectly elected representative republic form government people elected representative make decision country political process like ballot referendum democratic others like electoral college grappling complexity key understanding u government according social study expert michigan department education invited colbeck participate standardswriting process submitted page critique draft document colbeck former aerospace engineer became active politics tea party movement saw liberal bias throughout standard asked name influence view american history colbeck cited dinesh dsouza rightwing commentator radio talk show hosted levon yuille pastor antiabortion activist wanted make sure seat table conservative worldview colbeck said proposed revision garnered local medium attention hundred people flocked community meeting voice outrage considered conservative bias thousand registered objection online debowski eighthgrade social study teacher among replacing democratic value core value capable said explaining difference party name political concept belittles subject said many student protested le worried terminology way standard dealt gender race alex hosey year old high school sophomore east lansing objected left mention redlining contributed racial segregation michigan city hiding nation sin isnt right way wrote letter state board education teach u everything good bad learn think back drawing board fire state education agency asked volunteer help rewrite standard yet third time five year people applied selected included teacher college professor parent student retiree placed subcommittee dealing every aspect document american history civics economics bias review sorted thousand page public comment added depth section indigenous people history roe wade climate change gay lesbian right restored bias review committee suggested term enslaved people enslaved african instead slave overall goal every michigan student third nonwhite would able see social study standard said marsha lewis detroit assistant principal chairwoman bias review group day document sent state board education fundamental question describe u government citizenship resolved democraticleaning committee member liked term democracy republicanleaning member preferred republic debate really bigger disagreement transcended party line deal populism protest whether united state unified entity citizen conglomeration group divided race class language identity march head subcommittee gathered historical society michigan lansing go draft one last time laptop screen head writer district social study consultant named dave johnson projected onto wall made lastminute revision google document responsible citizenship replaced civic participation effort include student country illegally elementary school student ready learn right stated declaration independence alter abolish government there treason clause u constitution said michael libbee professor geography central michigan university treason work replied ellen zwarensteyn executive director michigan centre civic education end alter abolish included though number mention greatly reduced writer replaced many instance word citizenship civic life civic participation lunch cameron committee leader state education consultant tacked wall poster page handwritten suggestion african american asianamerican community group among suggestion add reference korematsu united state supreme court case allowed japanese internment world war ii also asked mention chinese exclusion act flint water crisis metoo movement black life matter zwarensteyn took careful note rigorous debate occurred civics subcommittee helped lead michael warren circuit court judge strong conservative voice warren preferred term first principle democratic value pushed civics standard based close reading founding document list core value standard writer eventually agreed equality liberty justice fairness unalienable individual right including life liberty pursuit happiness consent governed truth common good month sometimes bitter debate group decided value could still called democratic part compromise nation political system would referred primarily american government also instance constitutional government yes democracy korematsu flint water crisis made standard redlining chinese exclusion act metoo black life matter neither james madison consternation warren colbeck former state senator helped write previous draft displeased calling nation democracy politically neutral accurate said still time public comment revision education official plan introduce new standard listen learn meeting across state spring board education november election went partisan split democratic majority vote adopt document state begin training teacher use new standard likely next decade policymakers outline new priority michigan school ask educator expert rewrite standard process retelling nation history deciding get left heard never end new york time news service,1
australia prime minister kevin rudd may wowed china fluent mandarin obtuse jargonlaced native english frequently leaf fellow countryman scratching head bewilderment australian newspaper week took rudd task calling former diplomat policy obsessed decrying reliance diplobabble acronym sometimes seems fabricates language speaks unspeakable thing english language said sunday age newspaper senior columnist tom hyland rudd praise thursday giving speech perfect mandarin elite chinese university delivered sometimes blunt message human right tibet australian newspaper said message beijing contrasted sharply use english language paper seized climate change comment rudd recent meeting britain prime minister example geek talk greater synergy let call policy leadership focused much legitimately target global architecture almost reverseengineered back mean quickly deliver outcome rudd told perplexed journalist sydney morning herald said take boy bureaucracy take bureaucrat boy citing rudd frequent use acronym like ewsearlywarning system rtp right protect cc carbon capture storage,1
negotiation nuclear arm reduction treaty replace start may extend despite call u russian leader deal year end senior obama administration official said wednesday official speaking condition anonymity rejected speculation accord might signed weekend sideline copenhagen climate summit u president barack obama russian president dmitry medvedev plan attend along foreign minister official said negotiator geneva cancelled plan take break discussion weekend theyre powering right weekend theyre going go right christmas official said nothing going happen copenhagen everything hear quite likely theyll end breaking holiday coming back january official said speculation new treaty increased earlier week announcement foreign minister sergei lavrov would part russia delegation copenhagen russian source said lavrov would likely attend summit unless moscow believed deal could signed secretary state hillary clinton also made plan travel copenhagen summit last minute official said would working climate change white house spokesman robert gibbs tuesday played chance nuclear arm deal signed copenhagen senior administration official said obama medvedev might bilateral meeting copenhagen planning conclude nuclear treaty expecting deal end week official said adding negotiator continuing work issue verification technical detail original strategic arm reduction treaty signed u president george hw bush soviet leader mikhail gorbachev took nearly decade achieve deal side cut nuclear arsenal approximately half deployed warhead two side since reduced nuclear arsenal estimate nuclear stockpile vary usbased bulletin atomic scientist estimated start united state operationally deployed nuclear warhead russia last july obama medvedev outlined framework new arm reduction treaty restricting deployed strategic warhead start treaty expired december two side agreed abide verification provision new agreement achieved,1
cyclone ivan killed people tore madagascar last week official said tuesday doubling previous death toll people affected jean rakotomalala head country national office disaster risk management told reporter still need urgent help many area mostly south north east coast bruno maes local unicef representative said united nation would announce new appeal end week ivan one biggest cyclone ever hit madagascar packing wind topped mph kph swept onto giant indian ocean island east coast early last week six cyclone struck madagascar last year killing least people scientist say warming sea linked climate change likely increase frequency intensity tropical cyclone coming decade suspect already,1
fri jan ist taipei reuters taiwan military plane carrying aid quakehit haiti allowed land united state first time u official said friday move could anger island political rival china aircraft refuel u way haiti said chris kavanagh spokesman american institute taiwan de facto u embassy island humanitarian mission want help get relief haiti soon possible said ok kavanagh said move come time increased friction china united state odds u arm sale taiwan exchange rate trade quarrel climate change policy google inc dispute beijing hacking censorship china claimed sovereignty taiwan since mao zedongs communist chinese civil war chiang kaisheks nationalist fled island beijing vowed bring taiwan rule force necessary vehemently opposes military contact taipei washington united state switched diplomatic recognition taipei beijing obliged taiwan relation act help island defend attacked u taiwan official declined give detail cargo aircraft mission local medium said plane air force turboprop plane haiti one taiwan diplomatic ally compared china received million taiwan government aid relief jan earthquake killed many people another move could upset china taiwan said u official would let island president yingjeou stop united state next week trip latin america china made comment far,1
new delhi wed jul bdnews comreuters india sign target reduce greenhouse gas emission instead focus fighting poverty boosting economic growth environment minister said tuesday india one world biggest emitter alongside china u russia second populous nation india per caput emission lag far behind rich country feel developed world take lead tackling climate change india take emission reduction target poverty eradication social economic development first overriding priority statement behalf environment minister jairam ramesh said legally binding emission reduction target endangers india energy conservation food security transport said india laid stance ahead negotiation climate treaty copenhagen december replace expiring kyoto pact developing nation say rich country cut emission least percent level developed nation say target reach trying stimulate recessionhit economy india ruling congress party secured convincing election victory may pushing inclusive growth agenda help lift hundred million poverty back marketbased measure promote energy efficiency india still relies coalfired generation underpin growing economy ramesh said india allow per caput greenhouse emission exceed developed country said amounted voluntary cap ramesh also said india would accept provision u congress bill would impose trade penalty country fail cut greenhouse gas emission,1
final bill includes billion onetime payment american week extended jobless benefit million people thrown work crisis billion aid state local government seen pandemic blow hole budget senate voted republican voting favour would one largest stimulus package u history several republican left chamber immediately vote senator bernie sander fistbumped senate majority leader chuck schumer fight bill need return house representative approved slightly different version week earlier standoff within democratic party jobless benefit allnight effort republican amend bill poll show popular voter illustrated difficulty biden face pushing policy congress democrat control narrowest majority bill priority biden country battle pandemic killed american chamber set record longest single vote modern era hour minute democrat negotiated compromise unemployment benefit satisfy centrist like senator joe manchin often walk delicate tightrope democrat representing state west virginia overwhelmingly supported republican former president donald trump november election extended unemployment payment paid top state jobless benefit proved contentious part bill house bill set supplemental benefit week senate democrat finally agreed knock house bill also featured measure double minimum wage per hour senate also rejected moderate democrat feared higher jobless benefit minimum wage hike would overheat economy hurt business rural state senate democrat used process called reconciliation pas measure simple majority rather vote normally required chamber rule unclear whether democrat try use manoeuvre policy goal legislation dealing climate change immigration one republican daniel sullivan alaska left washington friday night family funeral meaning democrat need vice president kamala harris tiebreaking vote normally chamber republican broadly supported previous stimulus package fight virus revive economy democrat charge white house chamber congress criticised bill expensive country yet replace million job lost since last year white house say could take year washington got unexpected good news friday data showed u employment surged february adding job significantly higher many economist expected,1
seventytwo per cent american believe climate change happening including per cent democrat per cent republican revealed survey energy policy institute university chicago epic associated pressnorc center public affair research seven republican nearly democrat believe climate change happening think government need take action finding showed asked key climate policy decision largest share american said oppose repeal clean power plan withdrawal paris climate agreement result put polarised climate debate sharp relief also point possibility path forward said michael greenstone director epic professor university chicago many american favour policy would help country lower emission question much would personally willing pay confront climate change form monthly fee electric bill revealed great disparity half unwilling pay even one dollar per cent willing pay least per month although half household said unwilling pay anything carbon policy monthly electricity bill average american would pay per month meaningful share household report willing pay substantial amount greenstone said gwhat particularly striking projected cost le per person pay climate damage electricity sector raw economics appears le le problem open question whether feasible devise robust climate policy accommodates divergent viewpoint greenstone added interview survey conducted august adult age representing state district columbia,1
import organic food britain rising domestic production unable keep pace soaring demand according britain leading organic certification body soil association inevitable year organic product imported uk helen browning food farming director association said britain farm ministry estimated earlier year domestic production account percent organic food sale percent food grown uk enough organic food shelf keep pace demand hunch market constrained availability browning told reuters wednesday retail sale organic product uk worth billion pound billion increase percent previous year according figure released soil association browning said sale would grown percent year supply constraint analyst datamonitor earlier month forecast uk market organic product would rise nearly million pound almost percent level browning highlighted pork beef two product massively undersupplied adding take two five year farmer convert organic production shortage le severe poultry possible convert organic production much faster added aim source percent british organic meat believe huge opportunity british farmer benefit growth year spokeswoman britain leading supermarket chain tesco said tesco spokeswoman said retailer held organic conversion seminar summer encourage british farmer consider organic farming british farmer however wary many dairy farmer converting organic operation late supply glut mean many sell milk conventional lower priced market lot dairy farmer went difficult time anthony gibson communication director britain national farmer union said obviously opportunity right thing farmer dont want see mad rush happened past small section uk food market easily oversupplied said rise import organic product also sparked environmental concern may help slow growth demand survey british organic shopper published soil association earlier year showed percent would rather purchase locally grown nonorganic product imported organic item reason given included supporting local producer reducing food mile term used highlight damage environment transporting food long distance environment aware consumer go locally produced product every time importing food half way across world adverse effect climate change viability rural economy nfus gibson said browning said environmental issue sparked lot debate questioned wisdom relying nonorganic crop instance heavily sprayed pesticide,1
jakarta wed feb bdnews comreuters u secretary state hillary clinton welcomed wednesday indonesia transition democracy stressed washington desire stronger tie southeast asia bring change myanmar clinton visit world populous muslim country highlight president barack obamas desire forge better u relationship islamic world many policy former president george bush administration including usled invasion iraq deeply unpopular talk indonesia foreign minister clinton said two nation intended move forward area ranging climate change security counterterrorism exactly kind comprehensive partnership believe drive democracy development clinton told joint news conference adding accident indonesia picked trip foreign minister hassan wirajuda said indonesia provided successful development model indonesia country largest muslim population proven democracy islam modernity go hand hand minister said president obama strong constituency indonesia course without right vote said wirajuda asked possible obama visit indonesia spent four year child reviewing myanmar asean policy wirajuda said indonesia shared america joy obamas election wanted clinton go back tell u president wait long clinton touched fresh u review policy towards myanmar seek way sway military junta clearly path taken imposing sanction hasnt influenced burmese junta reaching trying engage hasnt influenced either said concern southeast asia washington neglected region bush allowing china fill vacuum clinton visited jakartabased headquarters member association southeast asian nation asean discussed signing asean treaty amity cooperation today proud announce obama administration launch formal interagency process pursue accession treaty said signing treaty asean grouping often dismissed critic toothless talkshop could signal big upgrading tie southeast asian new tactic new u administration exerting influence myanmar also announced u peace corp would negotiating resume volunteer work indonesia programme booted former president sukarno turbulent clinton came indonesia japan part fourcountry asian tour also take south korea china hardline islamist group student opposing clinton visit held rally leg asian tour expected go smoothly given good governmenttogovernment relation indonesian pride fact obama lived jakarta playing obamas indonesian tie schoolchildren u president old school waving u indonesian flag sang traditional folk song clinton walked across tarmac airport suburb jakarta indonesian muslim moderate country small radical fringe muslim student chanting allahu akbar god greatest held rally jakarta presidential palace throwing shoe picture clinton police deployed officer capital clinton visit president susilo bambang yudhoyono seeking second term year keen showcase indonesia stability since transformation autocracy former president suharto forced resign vibrant democracy united state indonesia secondbiggest export destination jakarta concerned slide export commodity palm oil rubber nickel developed economy well curb textile shoe export indonesia also want bigger role world affair notably middle east given core position asean population million location straddling key trade route,1
international monetary fund spell economic implication climate change research discussion set early senior imf official said wednesday government gather bali postkyoto negotiation imf first news conference discus economic effect climate change takatoshi kato imf deputy managing director said global change posed many complex challenge shifting unreliable weather pattern force government adapt climateproof economy research analyze greater depth macroeconomic implication climate change policy response term mitigation adaptation kato said imf executive board discus possibly early next year fiscal implication climate change added imf considering new tax mechanism fiscal measure country affected climate change said according imf economic challenge climate change include direct negative impact output productivity weaker traditional tax base increased spending balance payment problem due reduced export good service agricultural product fish tourism private economic cost higher energy price fiscal position could deteriorate also opportunity boost revenue efficient carbonpricing scheme added kato join world leader bali next week un climate change negotiation shape global agreement kyoto protocol expires kyoto created carbon market way reduce carbon emission encouraging government private sector offset climate footprint purchasing carbon credit carbon trade attracted speculator including investment bank specialized carbon project developer developing country stand earn billion dollar carbon trading reducing deforestation preserving tropical forest store huge amount carbon charles collyns deputy director research imf said potential flow payment carbon credit could implication balance payment exchange rate one thing cautious revenue well used well directed efficient local spending said quite possible best use fund save avoid dutch diseasetype problem ramp spending quickly dutch disease name given netherlands economic problem following discovery north sea oil resulted currency disruption increased import decreased export fall productivity collyns said government aware need prepare climate change response far relatively muted mainly due lack efficient carbon pricing system investor faced set price price true cost carbon emission wont full response said important move ahead successor kyoto protocol order establish carbon price near term also longer term,1
none word could used describe first clash cleveland trump chastened republican overaggressive performance last month arrived restrained fashion tried reinvigorate flagging campaign relatively subdued performance seemed unlikely enough shift trajectory race unmoved far larger world event six takeaway final presidential debate actually debated first debate debacle debate commission imposed mute feature opening statement candidate segment helped trump mostly muzzled impulse interruption verbally stopped short directly discussing bidens son hunter exited military even praised kristen welker debate moderator nbc kept tight control proceeding saying far respect much way youre handling lack crosstalk allowed viewer actually discern difference two candidate pandemic climate change systemic racism charting economic recovery federal spending health care trump adviser believe need race clear choice biden set contrast came late final debate three schedule bulldozed first one contracting coronavirus set motion cancellation second one behind poll million american already cast ballot trump still didnt compelling answer covid biden walked onstage wearing mask delivered closing argument start coronavirus killed people united state anyone who responsible many death remain president united state america biden said first opportunity speak echo case sen kamala harris made opening moment vice presidential debate trump answer vice president mike penny trump claimed model predicted million death country nothing noting fact worldwide pandemic arguing accurately mortality rate gone rounding corner going away trump claimed hospitalisation case actually rise trump tried draw upon hospitalisation virus since first debate set motion cancellation second debate learned lot learned lot said spent part predebate week attacking nation leading infectious disease specialist dr anthony fauci biden made case virus way end make sure plan biden made come man case talk leading especially among skittish democrat trump teflon presidential candidate navigated deep october frontrunner enviable approval rating despite month attack negative ad fact biden much race retort trump wild accusation leftwing extremist amounted whome shrug look like radical socialist biden asked one august speech party declared first debate thursday trump repeatedly sought tar biden association linking harris position health care primary tagging controlled aoc plus three reference rep alexandria ocasiocortez progressive house colleague seeking rope sen bernie sander health care biden deployed come man strategy he confused guy biden said think he running somebody else he running joe biden democratic nominee also turned directly viewer urging rely impression eight year vice president know know know character know character primary biden bet unbelievability trump attack character agenda far worked trump landed talk action punch case many republican desperately waiting president make thursday trump returned attacking biden politician around washington nearly halfcentury whose promised change enacted decade ago keep talking thing youre going trump pressed didnt get done talk action repeated though trump also brought bidens year public service attack first debate biden uneven response thursday even took rare step distancing president barack obama inability pas immigration overhaul made mistake said took long get right ill president united state vice president united state dave kochel republican strategist said didnt refrain strong first debate disaster added trump showed could stand next biden make case course trump prosecuted case intermittently ability run outsider helped lift primary general election plainly diminished well politician incumbent failed promise bidens failing trump said pointedly ran also got lost culdesac obscurity trump debated time ten million american tuning intimately familiar internet outrage burn bright across rightwing medium ecosystem made reference name number moment almost surely zoomed head viewer indirect swipe husband governor michigan jab obama administration selling pillow sheet ukraine attack biden family business dealing lacked almost discernible context took submarine port remember well trump said one point biden appear biden trump kept waving around noncontextualised reference smoking gun especially hunter biden came today even worse trump said email email horrible email kind money raking family segment ended nothing resembling defining exchange reminder different run biden hillary clinton four year ago trump benefit decade attack clinton sunk voter true biden focusing rightwing theory trump pandered base doesnt need persuading said meredith kelly democratic strategist whistled right past everyone else surprisingly substantive disagreement two candidate engage substantive back forth much nation economy school shuttered contain virus trump fiercely advocated reopening much possible quickly possible biden said happen actually safe learning live trump said citing hospitalisation recovery learning live biden said incredulously come dying trump tried dismiss biden mostly campaigning home spring summer cant lock basement like joe mocked plexiglas divider emerged restaurant new york place keep people socially distanced dismissing idea diner sitting cubicle wrapped around plastic cant close nation said wont nation biden argued prioritising public health warning american dark winter approaching shut virus country said rattling one evening scripted line candidate disagreed civilly health care environment biden said would push nation transition oil industry end federal subsidy big statement trump replied remember texas remember pennsylvania oklahoma biden declaration cheer among progressive quick distancing democrat energyheavy state rep kendra horn oklahoma rep xochitl torres small new mexico overall colin reed republican strategist said debate draw candidate came prepared tone tenor also substantively said biden push win right trump one needed knockout blow new york time company,1
world leader top official monday renewed pledge help africa dramatically reduce poverty african government told rich nation lagging previous promise increased aid political declaration un meeting africa development need country pledged mobilize resource end poverty hunger underdevelopment stress eradicating poverty particularly africa greatest global challenge facing world today said meeting expressed concern commitment rich industrialized nation doubling aid africa reached also welcoming new aid flow emerging economy private sector un secretary general ban kimoon called meeting africa draw attention danger region would fail meet unagreed millennium development goal set halve global poverty ban urged concerted global action warning one african country track meet goal although noted progress health education said soaring food fuel price effect climate change food production new challenge could set african country back ban said would take billion year help africa price tag may look daunting affordable fall within existing aid commitment said noting world industrialized country spent estimated billion last year agricultural subsidy alone billion rescue plan announced u government troubled wall street firm time annual aid ban called speech african union chairman tanzanian president jakaya kikwete said concerned financial crisis market could escalate wealthy country made commitment help africa keep want developed nation perform moral obligation assisting poor kikwete said news conference want developed country deliver rest commitment honored said money especially important time many african economy growing strongest level five year need road railway line electricity always way kikwete said may easy answer believe u overcome crisis undeveloped wealth african development bank president donald kaberuka said slowdown growth developed country would affect africa especially demand commodity declined sharply crisis serious frankly hope doesnt lead reduced effort help developing country would disappointment said kaberuka french president nicolas sarkozy said africa turning point needed guard running debt would require cancellation later rich country let u set stage today new debt crisis sarkozy said questioned new lender restricted funding investment project africa needed budget support large emerging lender like china ramping financing power transport project africa country endowed natural resource european african agreed untying aid go back principle donor continent sarkozy said without naming china china foreign minister yang jiechi said important respect sovereignty african nation assistance geared africa basic longterm need achieve longterm development african country must rely capacity said adding china planned increase assistance africa agriculture education health clean energy development jeffrey sachs development campaigner professor new york columbia university said billion year needed africa outlandish price tag u congress vote trillion wall street week told un panel joke show money emergency,1
fish likely get smaller average global warming cut amount oxygen ocean shift may also mean dwindling catch according study sunday average maximum body weight type marine fish cod plaice halibut flounder would contract percent scenario quick rise greenhouse gas emission said reduction body size affect whole ecosystem lead author william cheung university british columbia canada told reuters finding journal nature climate change team scientist said trend towards smaller size expected large implication ocean food web human fishery global protein supply consequence failing curtail greenhouse gas emission marine ecosystem likely larger previously indicated u canadabased scientist wrote said global warming blamed human burning fossil fuel make life harder fish ocean largely warmer water hold le dissolved oxygen vital respiration growth fish grow bigger bigger difficult get enough oxygen growth demand oxygen body grows point fish stop growing cheung said study based computer model gasping water get warmer also get lighter limiting mixing oxygen surface layer towards colder denser layer many fish live rising water temperature would also add stress metabolic rate fish scientist said fish stock likely shift tropic towards cooler sea north south average maximum size fish indian ocean likely shrink percent followed decline percent atlantic percent pacific indian ocean tropical water three study said computer model projected range fish population would shift towards pole median rate km km mile decade adding climate change human factor overfishing pollution likely exacerbate impact wrote cheung said shrinking fish would big unknown effect marine food chain predator fish like cod swallow prey whole would become le fearsome perhaps allowing smaller specie thrive cod eat fish fit mouth like lion tiger attack animal larger said climate scenario used study would mean increase world temperature degree celsius fahrenheit second biggest gain six scenario used un panel climate expert,1
power tool roar army workman rush ensure europe largest citycentre shopping mall open time marketing executive say crisis global financial market accelerated trend among consumer reject conspicuous consumption billion westfield centre west london strong focus luxury open thursday promotional material cite louis vuitton prada tiffany gucci among store managing director michael gutman downplays massmarket offer even though couple precinct attracted particular attention told reuters telephone executive say retailer quietly dropping term luxury marketing material favour phrase depicting shopping relaxation time shared family friend credit harder obtain mortgage cost rising unemployment growing united state europe japan clever advertising may enough persuade still afford part money grim time becomes distasteful simply unfashionable spend money bling might call conspicuous consumption said rory sutherland vicechairman advertising agency ogilvy trend toward swedish lutheranstyle minimalism sutherland predicted referring modest even austere lifestyle favoured lutheran swede reputation bentleydriving broker scott david said people city london financial district could still afford hesitating spending conspicuously wouldnt turn meeting brandnew porsche would seen bad taste said dont want seen rubbing people face luxury good slump year strong growth luxury good sale expected fall globally percent fourth quarter may drop percent next year according study consulting firm bain co released month u sale porsche car fell percent september compared september overall car sale declined percent according figure autodata andy lear head planning london office french advertising agency publicis said repercussion financial crisis frontpage news worldwide week simply accelerating trend already existed people already looking something meaningful chasing cash buying thing look flashy said certainly financial service industry previously enjoyed luxury lifestyle say starting question relentless pursuit material gain investment banker patrick want surname used said working pattern changed recent month im going home earlier going work later took son school last week coming work something never said adding colleague partly tough financial climate meant employer would able pay large bonus year patrick said also buzz gone working long hour tone changed ive got different priority patrick looking way give something back society planning work charity offer debt counselling poor board game henrietta creighton managing director lifestyle boutique provides luxury concierge service said business slowed compared last year client still spending family celebration family board game scrabble trivial pursuit monopoly expected christmas hit family decided expensive holiday brian goldner chief executive toy maker hasbro told reuters interview last week credit crisis could propel people firmly secular society britain towards religion said lord richard harries member britain upper house parliament former anglican bishop perhaps last decade conspicuous consumption hollow celebrity culture entering might call era new seriousness said talk bbc radio greater focus family rise altruism spirituality often coincided downturn said nick willsjohnson research fellow curtain university business school centre applied economics sydney avaricious brash period typified film wall street followed global recession trendwatchers called caring whose tone set george bush senior pledge make united state kinder gentler nation downturn also boost antimaterialist movement especially among young said david fowler cambridge university author book youth culture modern britain flourish period austerity recession expose superficiality consumerdriven culture said,0
indian art might solution investor seeking safe turbulent time take vivid landscape avantgarde artist francis newton souza hanging wall indian art dealer ashish anands new delhi gallery price tag painting might seem like bargain abnand say probably worth million within next two year art dealer expert say indian art market still undervalued money made local art mean pay six figure price work india leading artist fetch auction think indian art oneway bet long term thats allocate money said philip hoffman run fine art fund based london look year line pay peanut compared pay great indian artist told reuters indian art summit new delhi august price indian art gone considerably level chinese art seen price soar due enormous interest home abroad dealer believe indian work plenty room appreciate especially south asian art begin draw western audience growth potential huge said hugo weihe christie international director asian art indian art market particularly strong within india thats different chinese contemporary component plus reaching international component every season often depicting vivid colourful scene indian life culture indian art long popular among wealthy indian whose rank growing rapidly booming economy yet recently western collector taken much interest classical contemporary indian artist starting change weihe predicts sale indian art christie auction might reach million year compared skyrocketing valuation asia art scene blossomed past five year driven continent rapid economic growth valuation skyrocketed asian art become investment speculator symbol affluence growing pool local collector record contemporary indian art work set june francis newton souzas piece birth sold million pound million figure nevertheless significantly lower million record price chinese artist zeng fanzhis piece mask series sold auction hong kong may work famous indian artist maqbool fida husain syed haider raza currently go hammer anywhere million yet industry player expect price shoot million million next year neville tuli manager million art fund india belief indian art appreciate percent per year climate art increasingly seen secure investment financial institution hnis high net worth individual recognising inherent stability art object capital asset said neville tuli manager million art fund india hence given low correlation economic circumstance related factor proportion art within alternative asset allocation increasing significantly added hot money canvas art investment risk indian market vastly different western art market india art viewed financial investment rather collector item art fund manager said gone time five year said hoffman londonbased fine art fund adding indian market consisted percent speculator percent collector trend rapid buying selling make difficult predict long term value let say youve got gupta hoffman said referring subodh gupta one india hot new artist whose piece sell million financial commodity like stock hoffman said need bill gate world say want gupta dont give damn much cost going collection sale added saying growing pool collector give market stability art expert would like see people like kusam sani wealthy fashion consultant based delhi one art collector keep art buy foot dining room covered work cant buy anymore ive got space said sani collecting painting since teenager greater government investment art infrastructure museum give market stability long term expert said although noted far indian government shown little political support project also bureaucratic hurdle permit export work art requirement register antique government body turn acquisition indian art headache dealer collector abroad despite market shortcoming art dealer weihe hoffman bullish indian art indian market mature real collector base grown put money put one side hoffman said long run artist going global happen local moment,0
prime minister scott morrison said declaration would fasttrack aid supply devastated area body missing people found submerged floodwaters dozen evacuation order forced thousand home first time national emergency legislative power created deadly wildfire early declared feel deeply empathize absolutely people feel find situation morrison said visit lismore floodravaged city state new south wale people protested called government inaction morrison added complex challenging environment addition emergency declaration prime minister said signed ten million dollar additional federal support affected people including disaster payment australian dollar roughly per adult australian dollar per child least people died flooding people evacuation order according authority hundred school closed people illawarra region coast new south wale sydney metropolitan area asked refrain emergency travel extreme rain led wettest start year record sydney second wettest brisbane capital queensland brought two intense lowpressure system two week part sydney inch rain year amount city usually doesnt reach august new south wale floodwaters rising rapidly inundating suburb sydney well rural town across state sydney roseville bridge sits nearly foot usual water level used ten thousand commuter day appeared almost rise lake outside flooded home resident built pile waterlogged possession ruined furniture paddled flood kayak rubber dinghy others waded water rose almost waist wednesday people filed claim related flood according insurance council australia majority queensland cost flooding expected exceed billion australian dollar billion according rating agency sp climate protester resident lismore turned morrison appearance decry inaction federal government flooding climate change generally carried sign read he real nowhere man referring morrison climate change look like federal election approach morrison centerright liberal party come increased scrutiny many describe long history minimizing threat global warming australia one last wealthy country set target netzero emission despite repeatedly battered extreme weather event including catastrophic fire drought widespread flooding speaking wednesday morrison acknowledged changing climate factor flooding move seen nod frustrated electorate dealing different climate one dealing said adding australia getting harder live disaster complexity weather system involved extreme rain make hard determine exact role climate change flooding even effect australia generally undeniable said andrew king lecturer climate science university melbourne thing like extreme heat event weve got clear climate change fingerprint said kind multiday extreme rain event cause flooding quite hard tell role climate change new york time company,1
legislation aimed fighting climate change capping greenhouse gas emission approved wednesday senate committee headed debate full senate sen john warner virginia republican bill cosponsor acknowledged convert climate change pushed quick action measure set capandtrade system limit carbon emission united state simply take leadership role warner told committee superpower world weve got utilize status try help correct situation think u acknowledge causing hardship really without precedent dont act china india simply hide behind america skirt inaction senate environment public work committee approved america climate security act nine hour wrangling democrat independent favor republican committee opposed measure contending would cost american job hurt economy full senate expected consider bill next year committee vote came talk way bali indonesia next step toward global plan stem climate change carboncapping kyoto protocol expires united state major industrialized nation reject kyoto pact bush administration objected mandatory target carbon emission overall saying would hurt u economy instead favored voluntary target aspirational goal bill also sponsored independent sen joe lieberman connecticut aim set federal program reduce greenhouse gas emission power industry transportation sector percent without cutting economic growth imposing hardship u citizen committee chairwoman sen barbara boxer california democrat longtime environmentalist savored victory finally america taking bold step avert catastrophe awaits child grandchild nothing boxer said said bill aim fight global warming keeping u economy strong boxer member congress planned attend bali meeting senate business expected keep washington white house stressed commitment discussion bali sending delegation includes james connaughton head council environmental quality paula dobriansky undersecretary state briefing wednesday connaughton said united state hope bring together representative world biggest greenhouse polluter including china india,1
brazil china india south africa urged wealthy nation hand billion poor nation year help fight climate change fund pledged nonbinding deal agreed last december copenhagen climate conference group known basic said money must available proof commitment address global challenge plea issued meeting four nation delhi sunday four nation led china also pledged meet endmonth deadline submit action plan cut greenhouse gas emission environment minister envoy four nation met new delhi show unity country whose greenhouse gas emission among fastest rising world bloc key brokering political agreement copenhagen talk december meeting india designed part put pressure richer nation make good funding commitment sent powerful symbol world intention indian environment minister jairam ramesh said joint press conference seven hour talk group discussed setting climate fund help nation vulnerable impact global warming said would act wakeup call wealthier country meet pledge financial assistance give billion rich country pledged billion climate change funding period set goal billion far le developing country wanted group new delhi said releasing billion year would send signal rich country commitment four said talk set independent fund purpose gave timeline figure say reinforcing technical support well fund vulnerable country giving slap face rich country brazil environment minister carlos minc said translator nonbinding accord worked copenhagen climate summit described many failure fell short conference original goal ambitious commitment prevent heatwaves drought crop failure china world top co emitter india number four china blamed many country copenhagen obstructing tougher deal refused submit outside scrutiny plan brake greenhouse gas emission china pledged cut amount carbon dioxide produced unit economic growth percent compared level india figure percent level xie zhenhua deputy head powerful national development reform commission said world needed take immediate action fight climate change wake controversial exaggeration un climate panel threat global warming himalayan glacier called open attitude climate science point view climate change climate warming issue caused cyclical element nature think need adopt open attitude scientific research said translator want view scientific consistent,0
greenpeace urged european union african leader meeting lisbon weekend take urgent measure stop destruction african forest cause carbon emission responsible climate change leader lisbon exercise political muscle immediately support halt deforestation africa said stephan van praet coordinator greenpeace international africa forest campaign tree soak carbon dioxide main greenhouse gas grow release rot burnt according united nation deforestation account around percent manmade emission carbon dioxide roughly amount carbon dioxide produced united state world largest polluter clear take urgent measure said greenpeace activist unveiled banner lisbon vasco da gama tower friday read save climatesave african forest stephan van praet said greenpeace would continue campaign weekend lisbon europe also adopt legislation prevent illegal timber imported market bolster continent credibility fight climate change forest destruction said europe want responsible international market start home said eu set goal cutting emission percent level part drive mitigate consequence climate change could mean heatwaves disease rising sea drought,0
interview ians ahmad also said even though bangladesh hardly contributed climate change riverine south asian nation reeling impact change rainfall pattern rise sea level resultant salinity water known bangladesh contributed climate change climate change posing massive threat country nation major role environmental episode said ahmad new delhi attend knowledge forum climate resilient development himalayan downstream region organised kathmandubased icimod last week said result green house gas emission developed nation sea level rising frequent natural disaster permafrost melting poor country bearing brunt ahmad pointed bangladesh required reduce emission green house gas bangladesh emits tonne per caput per year compared tonne developed country seven tonne china eight tonne south africa two tonne india bangladesh per caput annual emission constitutes onesixth average developing country ahmad said said salinity water due rise sea level affected million bangladesh agriculture availability potable water hit hard rainfall pattern changed last year matter concern farmer get water need time affected flooding ahmad said used happen earlier become frequent due climate change added referring displaced people ahmad said call climate migrant reality climate change displacement people bangladesh simultaneous matter grave concern wonder bangladesh identified one vulnerable country intergovernmental panel climate change ipcc said severe climatic event impact gross domestic product gdp country well bangladesh loses one two per cent gdp every year due event ahmad said serious bangladesh counter effect climate change strong political bangladesh combat climate change last six year bangladesh invested billion national budget implement action largely adaptation project also mitigation project ahmad asserted adding bangladesh must focus mainly adaptation climate change impact referring bangladesh involvement international negotiation climate change ahmad said concern country voiced paris talk negotiation team climate change talk strong paris agreement concern reflected quite well remains seen thing get implemented ahmad said adding support international organisation essential negate impact climate change bangladesh need finance transfer technology reduce impact climate change said unless adapt well problem food production poverty increase ahmad added ahmad chairman palli karma sahayak foundation pksf largest agency bangladesh rural development funding skill development management said country economy performing well last year despite adversity economic growth rate six per cent annually despite global downturn said year gdp seven percent plan notch percent next year per caput income dollar dollar decade back ahmad said according ahmad health sector bangladesh better used done well social sector health service education skill development poverty alleviation fact done better social aspect compared south asian country ahmad stressed main concern increase human capacity skill development investment increased said pksf ahmad said credit offered organisation called appropriate credit rather micro credit thats also impart skill training people rural area equip necessary technology assist market product informed said pksf reached million household covering poorer lot besides others asked fundamentalist bangladesh ahmad said people fanatic targeting people across religious spectrum pattern trying destabilise bangladesh said however number fanatic large government serious dealing people ahmad assured,1
china policy plan close scrutiny united nation climate change conference get way madrid especially new un report said world need cut carbon dioxide year decade order limit temperature rise country economic growth slowest nearly year industry data well speech leader industry official suggest willingness lean coal power especially old mining region continue work hard advance fight climate change hand indeed facing multiple challenge developing economy improving people livelihood eliminating poverty controlling pollution said zhao yingmin china vice environment minister briefing last week beijing promised year show highest possible ambition revising emission pledge next year although commit stringent binding target built gigawatts new coalfired power capacity since start last year another gw construction compare gw coalfired power added gw although net figure available regulator also approved new mine nearly million tonne annual capacity first three quarter compared million tonne major stateowned utility want shed much third older lessefficient coalfired capacity effort reduce debt according government document seen reuters confirmed four source even go ahead cut offset newer capacity added elsewhere october premier li keqiang urged energy official promote clean mining coalfired power ambitious proposal cap co fossil fuel use longer expected included fiveyear plan researcher said look stimulate economy beijing may face le internal pressure accelerate carbon cut hitting previous target relative ease china brought carbon intensity co generated per unit economic growth beating target two year forecast say could bring co emission peak eight year ahead schedule co peak think earlier fu chengyu former chairman oil giant sinopec said recent panel discussion thats good thing see slowdown effort government level dragging u shortage major concern remains economic fortune coal region like shanxi still relies fuel half job energy fact shanxis economy relies heavily coal unlikely change coming year said scholar provincial government think tank speaking condition anonymity sensitivity matter much debate centre well renewables supply reliable baseload power china future support major initiative like vehicle electrification according research institute run state grid corporation china need gigawatts gigawatts coalfired power long term guarantee stable electricity supply around gw yang fuqiang senior adviser usbased natural resource defence council said debate depended electricity demand forecast annual growth le would require new coal plant though policymakers argued capacity sufficient existing plant capable providing power amount new approval suggests government err side caution since coal still major resource continue rely coal need right instance economy slowing renewables still relatively weak said lin boqiang dean china institute energy policy study,1
iceberg crash antarctic glacier last year cracked huge swathe ice bringing light vast span southern ocean providing scientist chance conduct experiment may help understand climate change incident iceberg clipped mertz glacier east antarctica broke nearly km mile glacier tongue exposed section ocean water previously covered hundred meter ice brought light marine life including sea star big hubcap suddenly geometry antarctica changed said steve rintoul oceanographer antarctic climate ecosystem cooperative research center csiro tasmania sort natural experiment calving glacier tongue caused climate change natural event nature done experiment u time team australian international scientist including rintoul visited region antarctic summer study impact calving among unanticipated biological result release square meter ice ocean drifted warmer water consequent melting decreased water salinity sparked intense bloom phytoplankton plant need light nutrient grow along small amount iron usually come dust falling sky old ice accumulated decade iron dust supply broke melted seems provided phytoplankton year dose iron single season rintoul said another side effect combined clearer water exposure sea animal including giant seastars colorful sponge feathery sea pen revealed decade dark antarctic water overall researcher ended unprecedented chance test theory marine ecosystem might respond largescale change possible foretaste could lie ahead climate change area sampled ice many decade ship ever reached area rintoul added,1
solar directdrive refrigerator plain boxlike cooler require fuel battery helped boost child vaccination drcs poorest rural province past year according global vaccine alliance gavi helped cut child mortality drc half two decade ago million child vaccinated last year deadly measles outbreak slowed dramatically recent week world looking launch far bigger immunisation push vaccine covid become available delivering million inoculation africa sprawling continent fragile health system lack electricity power daunting task remains unclear whether existing offgrid fridge keep vaccine cold enough help refrigeration essential vaccine distribution vaccine require cooling degree celsius degree fahrenheit nearly half leading covid vaccine candidate development require cold storage low minus researcher say addition cold chain distribution network covid vaccine require seamlessly low temperature manufacturer airport remote rural village despite advance likely saved million life keeping vaccination cold recent year african country still enormous gap network probably biggest logistical challenge world ever faced especially immense challenge subsaharan african country significant rural population said toby peter professor specialising cooling system food medicine britain university birmingham delivery revolution william clemmer doctor faithbased nonprofit ima world health arrived drc many health centre using outdated kerosenepowered refrigerator would often break damaging destroying vaccine firstgeneration solar refrigerator improvement required storage battery often stopped working two three year hard replace solar directdrive refrigerator changed starting decade ago costing wired directly solar photovoltaic panel provide thermal energy freeze thick lining water ice layer keeping vaccine inside cool many day matter weather drcs rural health centre working refrigerator according gavi today close equipped many directdrive solar unit enabled monthly immunisation session nine poorest province past year jump theyve essentially revolutionized vaccine delivery child subsaharan africa said clemmer karan sagar doctor head health system immunisation strengthening team gavi credit offgrid equipment achieving jump child vaccination rate africa decade ago since million effort led gavi delivered solar directdrive fridge threedozen african country including nearly unit drc nigeria sagar said child african country received first dose vaccine last year diphtheria tetanus pertussis whooping cough testament ability supply chain reach even remote community world said factory village ultracold temperature covid vaccine africa may need contend solar refrigerator last many step required move vaccine quickly safely centralized manufacturing site whether inside outside africa urban rural destination across continent every step along way airplane warehouse truck motorbike bicycle canoe even drone vaccine must kept specific cold temperature like perishable product substantially larger volume needed child vaccination campaign typically reach million infant annually worldwide covid vaccine need reach many million people africa alone health expert predict prepare challenge cold chain expert peter leading governmentbacked effort evaluate africa need delivering eventual covid vaccine working nonprofit commercial academic partner drawing lesson rwanda centraleast african country made enormous progress recent year building efficient climatefriendly cold chain food vaccine delivery system evolves around one warehouse serf cooling hub vaccine distributed district hospital health centre remote rural health post dozen using solar fridge vaccine reaching population according world health organization replicating rwanda success formidable task rwanda small country like nigeria much difficult peter said food model food cold chain largerscale commercial capacity established kind model needed added know move hundred million tonne fresh food small farm across africa fridge consumer europe peter said need take expertise transfer vaccine factoring potential ultracooling need covid vaccine may require solar directdrive fridge typically equipped handle rwanda drc firsthand experience vaccine needing ultracold storage form new vaccine helped end ebola outbreak past summer super thermos cooler filled block synthetic alcohol ice kept vaccine minus day amount involved tiny fraction would needed effective covid vaccine african economy ultracold chain capacity sagar noted peter hoping covid vaccine require standard cold storage solar directdrive refrigerator provide rural health centre mainstream cold chain get massive new challenge said,0
two plant thought extinct since late rediscovered far northern australia according official report queensland state government state environment report said two specie found cape york tropical far north queensland rhaphidospora cavernarum large herb stand one half meter high reappeared state climate change minister andrew mcnamara told australian broadcasting corp radio hasnt seen queensland since said said second plant reappeared another herb called teucrium ajugaceum last seen report produced research academic government expert rediscovery two presumed extinct plant specie seen decline category corresponding increase endangered category report said said plant specie new science discovered described queensland every year native plant specie known science state,1
thousand mile away nairobi bogota middle class likely reach roasted goat juicy steak later month world leader set endorse un goal eliminate hunger convince citizen adopt new eating habit first expert say diet must feature le red meat consumes time water result five time climatewarming emission chicken pork according study shift like un sustainable development goal sdgs must apply wealthy developing nation consumption ecologically unfriendly food growing fastest sustainable healthy diet require move towards mostly plantbased diet said colin khoury biologist colombiabased international centre tropical agriculture key change needed cutting food waste combating poor nutrition added sign public starting take advice board include release eatby app reminds consumer use food fridge new social network help people adopt climatarian diet shuns meat gassy grazing animal beef lamb million people also signed online petition calling european minister pas law launch national action plan aimed meeting target sdgs halve global food waste per caput zero hunger possible achieving sdgs mean international community need find enough food next year million people go bed hungry every night dont think ambitious eliminate hunger said jomo sundaram assistant directorgeneral un food agriculture organisation fao income rising much world transport move food improving new technology keeping yield many key crop upward trend said previous millennium development goal mdgs adopted aimed halve proportion hungry people worldwide target largely achieved un official believe success extended put end hunger judged according number calorie people consume system expert say narrow despite rapidly rising world population million fewer hungry people earth today fao reported may global population expected climb billion billion climate change predicted ravage yield nation ending hunger require tough choice field dinner table going easy look arithmetic achievable sundaram said wasted opportunity world already produce enough food everyone around one third discarded spoil transport storage reaching consumer according fao rich country individual grocery store responsible waste throw away imperfect vegetable product think longer safe eat developing country lose roughly third edible due poor refrigeration system infrastructure bottleneck prevent food reaching market today could easily feed everyone distribution issue said michael obersteiner international institute applied system analysis austriabased thinktank meeting hunger goal may possible funding available cut waste along supply chain yield continued climb said climate population pressure alongside expanding global middleclass appetite meat make harder keep momentum zero hunger diet change obersteiner said changing climate shifting diet today half world agricultural land used livestock farming said far le efficient feeding people worse environment producing grain fruit vegetable direct human consumption middleincome earner developing nation rapidly boost meat consumption pressure growing farmland forest water supply obersteiner said switching eating meat four time week recommended ukbased food climate research network would reduce commodity price le grain would go feed animal making food cheaper urban poor said would also curb greenhouse emission livestock sector account roughly percent global total direct emission transport according chatham house paper published december around degree celsius global temperature rise already locked region change grow climate warms bringing extreme weather lot people south east africa move away maize main staple moment said luigi guarino senior scientist global crop diversity trust plant research organisation lower yield key food source region one four still get enough eat could spell disaster farmer able maintain even increase production face climate change switch sorghum millet traditional vegetable like african nightshade spider plant guarino said addition new climatesmart variety maize staple crop bred withstand hotter drier weather crucial meeting sdgs added scientist also developing food crop extra micronutrient orange sweet potato containing high level vitamin tackle malnutrition large gene bank used breed crop containing best trait adapted particular environment together public education shift diet new diverse food suited warmer world crucial scientist noted silver bullet reaching goal eliminating hunger guarino said even get percent well worth,1
bhupesh baghel chief minister eastern state chhattisgarh said government plan teach local woman produce sell clean energy mineralrich state look transition away coal globally shift towards green energy baghel said adding coal remains key meeting energy need state goal find alternative source deciding move away slowly coal kept future people mind particularly indigenous population want create framework protect forest biodiversity said interview india world secondbiggest importer consumer producer coal fourth largest reserve large share chhattisgarh cop climate summit last year india announced plan reach netzero carbon emission boost share renewables energy mix last year keeping improve life chhattisgarh resident living poverty line baghels government put place circular economy plan aim generate job boost income create sustainable rural economy setting industrial park helping woman group produce sell natural product last month energy cow dung added list baghels flagship programme villager paid rupee every kilogramme dung collect processed product like organic compost fuel fire herbal colour used local festival many thing reducing stray cattle street livelihood going green baghel said break proceeding legislative assembly raipur state capital set gouthans community space village cow dung collected processed product next thing generating power doorstep power india push expand coal mining meet energy need least baghel took office late resisted pressure open new mine hasdeo arand region one central india largest intact forest admits coal dependency end overnight yearold feel need masterplan future state signed agreement bhabha atomic research centre install biogas plant gouthan space producing enough power light home every day depending much cow dung collected plant either permanent small mobile unit literally generate power doorstep said baghel state awaiting approval proposed solar power project baghel said energy cow dung would produced roundtheclock woman trained run maintain digester make biogas animal waste gas used cooking also produce electricity distributed microgrid local area power supplied rural industry household used street lighting surplus fed state electricity grid decentralising generation distribution power enable easy access everyone including indigenous people normally struggle get electricity time creating green job improving life baghel added cash cow dung goal said drawing sacred hindu scripture childhood memory growing village baghel said selfreliance giving back nature central plan v ramanjaneyulu executive director centre sustainable agriculture said approach would extend energy access deal agricultural waste decentralised energy always good idea said adding using dung source practical profitable line indian government first plan fair shift away coal area mine shut baghels administration also want help worker acquire new skill run ecotourism fishfarming business showing people profitable alternate job give incentive adapting change follow said baghel,0
british government said monday would slow introduction biofuels address concern switching use land could exacerbate climate change push food price government accepted conclusion report commissioned ed gallagher chair renewable fuel agency called cautious approach evidence available gallagher report concludes introduction biofuels slowed policy place direct biofuel production onto marginal idle land demonstrated effective transport secretary ruth kelly told parliament short report concludes government amend abandon biofuel policy added agree key finding biofuels mainly produced food crop wheat maize sugar cane vegetable oil seen way cut greenhouse gas emission contribute climate change critic say diverting land food crop produce biofuels helped push global food price case led destruction rain forest european union proposal get percent road transport fuel renewable source biofuels faced growing criticism review sends stark message using food crop fuel car risk making climate change worse increasing food price world poorest people said doug parr chief scientist environmental group greenpeace gordon brown must follow one key recommendation report call end eu hastily adopted potentially damaging biofuel target clare wenner head biofuels renewable energy association said measure would create difficult environment biofuels investor slowdown disappointing couple yet review yet condition make whole environment difficult said big fear investor country walk report coincided summit group eight rich nation japan food price high agenda new research last month new research identified land use change cause significant greenhouse gas emission sufficient many case overcome saving biofuels several year gallagher told reuters interview look research weve concluded need control place make sure adverse effect dont happen need slow anticipated rate biofuels growth get control place current requirement britain percent fuel supplied road transport renewable source rising percent rate increase percent year gallagher recommended rate growth slow percent year rising percent expansion biofuels demonstrably sustainable review said current policy left unchecked could lead higher food price increase poverty india example estimated extra million people would drop poverty line due biofuels view short term impact food price significant long term quite significant gallagher said,1
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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 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 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
fire burning season since british columbia scorching trapped recordbreaking heat wave driven part climate change june relentless wildfire season claimed small town lytton three consecutive day extreme heat broke national temperature record rising degree fahrenheit degree celsius two people died casualty province wildfire season mainly affecting sparsely populated area since april million acre burned data released province week show would normally expected time wildfire season based province year average least firefighter personnel working suppress flame powerful firefighting tanker airplane whir fleet include helicopter fitted gallon tank filled le one minute flame forced evacuation thousand home resident refused leave prompting government warn complacency wildfire majority nearly wildfire still burning interior region closer british columbia southeast border province alberta mile away pacific coastline one massive fire burned acre stoked tuesday gusting wind dry condition white rock lake mile northwest bigger town vernon one wildfire considered pose threat public safety province wildfire classification system rest viewed le threat say government official enough monte lake town near one fire ranked dangerous flame burning since july resident criticised province called slow response rick manwaring deputy minister british columbia forest natural resource operation department defended government effort two crew one helicopter liter water bucket responded blaze immediately said news conference tuesday standard u unusual fire season manwaring said crew worked local rancher resident build barrier protect property said network close helicopter masswater delivery system heavy machinery dispatched across various site help quell flame firefighter outside province including mexico arrived late july assisting thousand local fire crew member canadian armed force personnel country would normally ready assist canada including united state new zealand australia able provide support year battling wildfire soil pandemic travel restriction also complicated thing evacuation going tuesday property evacuation order another alert evacuation meaning authority asking resident prepare grabandgo bag essential item also advised evacuation plan pet livestock full tank gas car case told flee home short notice authority urged resident obey evacuation order immediately failure warned could put life firefighter risk evacuation route become blocked flame know people scared frustrated said katrine conroy minister forest land natural resource operation rural development simply put life life others risk cant ask firefighter risk life face wall flame someone made unwise decision evacuate ryan reynolds postdoctoral researcher household preparedness evacuation university british columbia said forest fire posed complex challenge emergency planner among biggest problem unpredictability blink eye flame change direction suddenly threaten evacuation route province reception centre open support evacuee group lodging facility evacuation order scaled back allowing business like monte creek winery previously evacuated white rock lake fire reopen feel like normal thing u said ashley demedeiros marketing manager winery business demedeiros said long since learned people need wildfire plan drill anymore said causing fire past decade british columbia average wildfire caused lightning human changed bit record million acre burned fire attributed lightning according government data active wildfire taking place ignited natural cause including lightning dozen human activity government say health effect casualty low part evacuation order part distance fire population centre canada environmental agency warned air quality deteriorated area like okanagan valley kamloops smoke lead chronic illness including shorten life said michael brauer professor university british columbia research effect air pollution human health whats next hot weather unfortunately temperature british columbia interior region expected rise thursday saturday forecast predict temperature degree fahrenheit according weather alert environment climate change canada government agency make even harder fight fire already taking place thermometer climb helicopter engine overheat machine fail happened province recordbreaking heat wave june new york time company,1
battle insect street brazil latest ancient war humankind culicidae mosquito family pest frequently win today mosquito invader turning increasing regularity washington dc strasbourg challenging notion disease carry remain confined tropic scientist documenting case told reuters ironically human rolled red carpet invader transporting around world providing trashstrewn urban landscape suit perfection aedes aegypti specie blamed transmitting zika breed car tire tin can dog bowl cemetery flower vas female great spreading disease take multiple bite satisfy hunger protein human blood need develop egg around world diseasecarrying mosquito advancing speed taking virus dengue zika plus host lesserknown ill chikungunya st louis encephalitis new territory europe pacific concern specie spreading everywhere today focus zika carry many different virus pathogen said annabella failloux head department track mosquito virus france institut pasteur large outbreak chikungunya cause fever joint pain caribbean seen virus sickened italian wakeup call public health official europe seen reemergence malaria greece first time decade appearance west nile fever eastern part continent atlantic madeira archipelago reported case dengue sign northerly advance least zika world fastestspreading tropical disease past year six new invasive mosquito specie become established europe five arriving since driven large part international trade used vehicle tire mosquito lay egg tire hatch rain moistens destination north american health expert also racing keep first appearance aedes japonicus invasive mosquito western canada last november aedes aegypti found washington dc apparently spending winter sewer metro subway station spread unprecedented speed change mosquitoborne disease since late unprecedented according jolyon medlock medical entomologist public health england government agency many expert biggest potential threat aedes albopictus otherwise known asian tiger mosquito expanding range widely capable spreading virus including zika strong evidence aedes albopictus outcompeting aegypti area becoming dominant said ralph harbach entomologist london natural history museum studying mosquito since united state aedes albopictus found far north massachusetts far west california europe reached paris strasbourg adding challenge public health authority blurred line disease carried different mosquito shown research brazil month another common mosquito culex quinquefasciatus may also able carry zika aedes aegypti culex quinquefasciatus probably first arrived america africa slave ship scientist believe century since commerce shuttled specie around world air travel exposed million people new disease youve got global movement mosquito huge increase human travel human moving pathogen around mosquito waiting transmit said medlock human incursion tropical forest aggravated problem deforestation malaysia example blamed steep rise human case type malaria usually found monkey dont kill good guy victory mosquito thanks insecticidetreated bed net vaccine virus like yellow fever japanese encephalitis well new one dengue approved december mosquito still kill around people year mostly due malaria percent killed human according bill melinda gate foundation climate change add twist degree celsius rise temperature increase number people risk malaria percent million according world health organisation hotter weather also speed mosquito breeding cycle around two week degree day degree according institut pasteur failloux time wipe mosquito altogether aggressive action including use pesticide ddt certainly pushed back today genetic modification radiation targeted bacteria considered trying eliminate mosquito however would make sense since specie fewer bite human might possible wipe specie dont want wipe good guy lot serve food frog fish bat said harbach many also visit flower feed nectar may play role pollination even friend harbach soft spot toxorhynchites genus convenient penchant eating aedes aegypti larva,1
greenhouse gas making earth atmosphere wetter stickier may lead powerful hurricane hotter temperature heavier rainfall tropical region british researcher reported wednesday finding published journal nature first show humanproduced greenhouse gas affected global humidity level recent decade could offer clue future climate change researcher said another piece puzzle climate change happening influencing said nathan gillet climate researcher university east anglia human emission gas methane carbon dioxide trap heat atmosphere widely blamed change climate scientist say average global temperature rise degree celsius fahrenheit end century causing drought flood violent storm warmer air hold water vapour predicted long time humidity would increase greenhouse gas increase said gillet led study first study show significant human impact surface humidity said telephone interview british team collected data weather station buoy ship across world measure effect rising greenhouse gas humidity computer simulation showed natural event volcano variation sun brightness could alone produced increase humidity pointed greenhouse gas generated human gillet said getting moister surface humidity increasing gillet said see model human effect finding especially important tropical region see largest increase humidity warm already said research also provides better understanding potential change earth water cycle could result flood drought even bigger impact people rising temperature added,1
four year ago joint programme christian democratic union cdu bavarian sister party christian social union csu referred united state germany important friend outside europe programme also described friendship washington cornerstone germany international relation talked strengthening transatlantic economic tie removal trade barrier word friend friendship missing latest election programme entitled germany live well happily merkel csu leader horst seehofer presented monday ahead sep election instead united state described germany important partner outside europe cdu official immediately available comment change wording change wording underscore relation berlin washington deteriorated since u president donald trump entered white house january campaign presidency trump said merkel ruining germany migration policy described insane repeatedly denounced germany trade surplus united state accused berlin european partner owing massive amount money nato unsettled western partner decision last month pull paris climate accord survey pew research centre last week showed percent german favourable view united state percent end president barack obamas term merkel due host trump leader summit hamburg later week place passage strengthening economic tie programme refers historical u support germany world war two runup german reunification new cducsu election programme also repeat line merkel used speech munich late may difficult summit leader trump resisted pressure six nation stay paris agreement time could fully rely others certain extent past european must take fate hand decisively past program read affirming germany commitment nato military alliance programme say eu must position defend independently want survive long run also add special section entitled germany france motor europe vow reinvigorate friendship two country ready together new french government develop euro zone step step example creation monetary fund read also rule mutualisation debt europe say solidarity possible eu country stick rule bloc growth stability pact,0
agency said lifting india rating baa baa changed rating outlook stable positive risk india credit profile broadly balanced upgrade moody first india since january move rating secondlowest investment grade one notch higher standard poor fitch kept india junk status decade decision moody plaudit prime minister narendra modis government reform pushed come week world bank moved india place annual ease business ranking indian stock bond rupee rallied seems like santa claus already opened bag goody said lakshmi iyer head fixed income kotak mutual fund rating move overall positive bond caught negative spiral structural positive would lead easing yield across tenor india lobbied moody hard upgrade last year failed agency cited doubt country debt level fragile bank declined budge despite government criticism rating methodology finance minister arun jaitley told reporter upgrade belated recognition step government taken fix india trillion economy modis top colleague portrayed victory prime minister usbased research agency pew released survey week showed nearly nine indian held favourable opinion upgrade doubted economist said big rating agency unlikely follow suit soon radhika rao economist db said implementation reform subdued rural sector weak investment slowed growth rising oil price raised risk economy dont think two global rating agency fitch sp follow hurry based cautious rhetoric said noting concern weak state central government finance jaitley said government stick path fiscal consolidation targeting fiscal deficit percent gross domestic product year ending march falling percent maintain fiscal discipline said expressing confidence existing policy let india glide stronger financial position moody separately raised rating top indian lender state bank india hdfc bank well staterun energy firm ntpc nhpc gail india limited national highway authority india potentially lowering borrowing cost market surge india benchmark year bond yield fell low percent ending percent rupee ended per dollar stronger thursday close main mumbai stock index closed percent higher debt trader said heavy bond supply hawkish inflation outlook meant rally unlikely last beyond day gut continue buying market said bond trader private bank moody said recently introduced good service tax gst landmark reform turned india state single custom union first time would boost productivity removing barrier interstate trade upgrade take account potential impact recent good service tax reform support growth time marie diron associate managing director sovereign risk group moody investor service told reuters said moody also accounted higher general government deficit adding think commitment fiscal consolidation even slippage shortterm market participant questioned timing upgrade one foreign bank dealing describing little dicey given concern government fiscal discipline moody said expects india real gdp growth moderate percent fiscal year ending march percent year earlier agency also raised india local currency senior unsecured debt rating baa baa shortterm local currency rating p moody said number key reform remain early stage belief already implemented advance government objective improving business climate enhancing productivity stimulating investment longer term india growth potential significantly higher baarated sovereign said moody,0
copenhagen dec reutersbdnews coma draft climate pact unveiled friday revived hope un talk might able pin international deal fight global warming developing nation said needed cash rich le week world leader descend talk proposal would least halve global emission sought bridge longstanding rift rich poor nation european union offer billion euro billion climate aid next three year welcomed united nation danish host december talk copenhagen thing progressing said connie hedegaard danish minister presides negotiation first four day talk moved slowly european commission delegate karl falkenberg joked friday progress visible magnifying glass yvo de boer head un climate change secretariat said draft text marked step change negotiation time focus bigger picture told reporter document propose global emission goal target developing country opposed past omits figure many billion dollar rich nation give poorer one help tackle climate change text also vague greenhouse gas emission peak china world largest emitter said rich nation needed provide longterm cash wanted developing world agree longterm emission goal doubt sincerity developed country commitment talking commitment providing fund make credible asking emission reduction said viceforeign minister yafei african nation said still considering draft also unhappy financing used developed country found trillion combat financial crisis theyre offering billion fight climate change said kemal djemouai algerian chair african group nation small island face washed away rising sea also put far ambitious draft proposal said minimum needed ward disastrous climate change want legally binding pact denmark say almost impossible achieve one delegate tiny island state tuvalu warned leader vulnerable state might prefer deal toothless one chief u climate envoy todd stern said draft constructive text deal still hung balance australia also gave cautious response weve got lot work climate change minister penny wong told reporter copenhagen primarily problem document capable delivering environmental outcome world need difficult draft text cover extension existing un kyoto protocol whose first phase end parallel track talk draw outside kyoto including united state text offer range global cut greenhouse gas emission mainly burning fossil fuel least percent level developing nation led china india past rejected signing halving world emission without stringent shortterm goal developed nation emission cut draft agreement proposes average range laid un panel climate scientist least percent also level might acceptable developing nation though many asked emission cut pledged far recessionhit developed nation total percent level one main obstacle know going difficult said hedegaard although added goal closer ever text said developing nation say need emit curb poverty either make substantial deviation slow growth emission slow growth percent projected level may create another obstacle angering japan friday threatened drop pledge cut carbon emission percent kyoto protocol extended without emission goal united state china business unwillingness share idea remoteness summit main climate talk threatened prevent common industry voice could cut cost lowcarbon shift senior executive said friday senior executive met separate location several mile un talk accepted business lobby split climate action could disadvantage energyintensive sector including cement power generation difficult imagine one voice duke energy chief executive jim rogers told reuters,1
arctic antarctica pole apart come effect humanfueled climate change scientist said friday north melting sea ice south power wind chill thing north south pole subject solar radiation rising level climatewarming greenhouse gas researcher said telephone briefing antarctica also affected ozone hole hovering high austral summer evidence point toward humanmade effect playing major role change see pole evidence contradicts hard find said jennifer francis atmospheric scientist rutgers university new jersey examination many previous study polar climate published may journal eos depletes arsenal insist humancaused climate change nothing worry francis said telephone briefing arctic francis coauthor research said warming spurred humangenerated carbon dioxide emission combined natural climate variation create perfect arctic storm caused dramatic disappearance sea ice last year trend likely continue new state natural climate variability global warming actually working together theyve sent arctic new state climate much le sea ice said james overland oceanographer u national oceanic atmospheric administration there little chance climate return condition year ago antarctica ozone hole add new factor already complicated set weather pattern according gareth marshall british antarctic survey change air pressure go along depleted stratospheric ozone responsible increase westerly wind whip around southern ocean latitude bit north antarctica wind isolate much southern continent impact global warming marshall said exception antarctic peninsula reach northward toward south america effect warming dramatic said wind protect rest antarctica insulate peninsula stratospheric ozone hole caused ozonedepleting release chemical found refrigerant hair spray likely fully recover le chemical use result international agreement ozone layer shield earth harmful solar radiation recovery likely open way warming central antarctica scientist said,1
ivanka trump already stepped post trump organisation medium report said family moved dc kalorama district neighbourhood host obamas jeff bezos ivanka would fulfill traditional duty presidential wife first lady melania trump continues live new york city son barron completes school year yearold businesswoman officially announced intent move washington dc husband jared kushner three kid father becomes president father take office th president united state america take formal leave absence trump organization eponymous apparel accessory brand longer involved management operation either company ivanka wrote facebook husband jared moving family washington dc jared serve senior advisor president plan take time settle three young child new home school new york time already crowned influential first daughter since alice roosevelt longworth kushner called president inlaw two set become powerful couple washington ivanka poised become one influential powerful first daughter u history cnn quoted closest describing smart independentminded relentless special report aired mere day inauguration said like others incoming president orbit ivanka father ear trust great way able know talk ivankas brother jr said interview cnn trust trump value daughter eric trump said come one word loyalty although may formal position trump administration even may working white house quietly laying groundwork effort could make perhaps bestconnected policy advocate washington star tribune reported making clear wanted push policy benefiting woman girl recently sought advice group female executive medium star new york city transition aide reached congressional staff child care policy area urged trump prioritise facebook post detailing next move ivanka trump thanked people reached issue added determining impactful appropriate way serve country meanwhile dozen protester gathered outside ivanka trump new york city home monday help ivanka move demonstration ahead move washington dc antitrump activist brought cardboard box representing wanted future first daughter bring husband jared kushner relocate close white house jared work senior adviser daily mail reported protester urged ivanka forget planned parenthood civil right climate change one demonstrator written sign dear ivanka please dont forget pack human decency ivanka meanwhile seemed focused enjoying night husband tweeted photo trump tower monday night captioning bright light big city hashtag datenight,1
madefortv primetime event white house lawn mirrored one month ago barretts nomination announced preceded coronavirus outbreak among top republican including trump came little hour republicancontrolled senate confirmed barrett lifetime appointment vote democrat unified opposition confirmation successor liberal justice ruth bader ginsburg died last month creates conservative majority high court one republican susan collins voted confirmation trump touting appointment campaign rally cheer supporter pressed senate confirm barrett nov election trail democrat joe biden national opinion poll supreme court justice ever confirmed close presidential election barrett family captured america heart highly fitting justice barrett fill seat true pioneer woman justice ruth bader ginsburg trump said smiling barrett side contrast white house event last month people wore mask seat spread ensure social distancing several republican senator voted confirm barrett attendance although majority leader mitch mcconnell white house since august due covid concern conservative supreme court justice clarence thomas wearing judicial black robe administered one two oath office justice take barrett vow independence brief remark barrett declared independence trump political process even president stood behind oath solemnly taken tonight mean core job without fear favour independently political branch preference said ceremony trump barrett waved applauding guest white house balcony chief justice john robert administer separate judicial oath court tuesday court said statement trump supreme court appointee conservative neil gorsuch brett kavanaugh trump said expects court decide outcome election want barrett participate electionrelated case go justice senate vote court vote conservative justice majority issued order curbing deadline mailin ballot received electoral battleground wisconsin barretts confirmation shift supreme court right could pave way conservative ruling curbing abortion right expanding gun right limiting voting right among thing senate democratic leader chuck schumer said republican majority lighting credibility fire proceeding vote close election blocking democratic president barack obamas electionyear nominee truth nomination part decadeslong effort tilt judiciary far right added mcconnell defended barretts nomination dont doubt shoe foot theyd confirming mcconnell said cant win election consequence move sparked outrage left representative alexandria ocasiocortez one liberal member congress tweeting expand court reference adding justice balance three trump named obamacare case barrett expected participate argument nov case trump republicanled state seeking invalidate affordable care act healthcare law also known obamacare helped million american obtain medical insurance barred private insurer denying medical coverage people preexisting condition barrett criticised previous ruling upholding obamacare said confirmation hearing agenda invalidate measure confirmation hearing senate judiciary committee two week ago barrett favourite christian conservative irked democrat sidestepping question abortion presidential power climate change voting right obamacare issue,1
climate change might causing reef fish get lost unable return breeding ground open ocean could profound implication survival reef ecosystem australian scientist say climate changeinduced environmental stress including warmer acidic seawater could hindering development ear bone young reef fish rely sound navigation marine expert said friday scientist james cook university australian institute marine science found fish asymmetrical ear bone struggle return home reef opinion ear bone asymmetry early life stage reef fish interferes capacity find settle coral reef fish ecologist monica gagliano said statement fish end ocean stage hatching navigate homingin reefassociated sound gurgling fish snapping crustacean said scientist whose study published friday british scientific journal proceeding royal society vertebrate animal make sense sound comparing difference acoustic signal two ear well ear structure must relatively symmetrical asymmetrical ear bone appear make fish deaf might interfere ability fish hear effectively scientist said ear bone asymmetry could closely linked rising sea surface temperature acidity caused high atmospheric carbon dioxide level well localized stress ocean absorb co atmosphere acting giant sink greenhouse gas fish ear bone like fish skeleton reefbuilding coral made calcium carbonate seawater becomes acidic le calcium carbonate available building calciumbased structure including fish ear bone lost sea scientist studied damselfish abundant australia great barrier reef western australia ningaloo reef found hatching percent sample group fish symmetrical ear bone percent asymmetrical scientist examined ear bone fish returning open ocean settle reef week later far fewer asymmetrical fish made way back reef scientist also found asymmetrical ear bone make reef took longer symmetrical counterpart degree asymmetry acceptable population natural said scientist martial depczynski baby created equal going make even pristine environment said depczynski depczynski said already high mortality rate among reef fish hatchling likely rise even higher young fish could navigate sound scientist said suspected asymmetrical ear development might responsible drop number damselfish recent year study needed five year ago used see thousand plentiful said gagliano,1
seeking reignite effort wipe deadly mosquitoborne disease philanthropist business leader minister donor malariaaffected country pledged billion billion drive research innovation improve access malaria prevention treatment spearheaded microsoft cofounder philanthropist bill gate leader warned complacency fighting malaria disease kill around half million people mainly baby young child year enormous progress made past year reducing malaria case death first time decade number malaria case rise area resurgence according world health organisation disease stubbornness partly due mosquito transmits disease parasite cause developing resistance spray drug used fight health expert say also partly due stagnant global funding malaria since climate change conflict also exacerbate malaria outbreak history shown malaria standing still move forward risk resurgence gate said statement ahead malaria summit london wednesday multibillion dollar philanthropic fund bill melinda gate foundation coconvening summit pledged extra billion fund malaria research development try end malaria good disease preventable treatable ultimately beatable progress malaria inevitable gate said hope today mark turning point malaria summit designed coincide commonwealth head government meeting chogm london week commonwealth country mostly former british colony disproportionately affected malaria accounting half global case death although home third world population among new funding research commitment announced summit global fund fight aid tuberculosis malaria said billion would invested country affected malaria pharmaceutical firm gsk novartis also increased investment malaria research development million pound million million dollar respectively five agrichemical company launched joint initiative speed development new way control mosquito,1
year norway world leader shifting away traditional car thanks government benefit made electric vehicle far affordable offered extra like letting electric car owner skip fee parking toll road still electric car enthusiast stunned speed internal combustion engine become endangered specie norway surprised people quickly thing changed said christina bu secretarygeneral norwegian ev association electric car new car sale new normal bu said organisation like aaa electric vehicle driver american might view norwegian environmental diehard eager ditch gas car bu transportation expert told norwegian started much electric vehicle scepticism american changed government policy picked easier win first growing number appealing electric car time combination helped norwegian believe electric car bu wrote recently norway could united state country could transportation largest source u greenhouse gas emission climate scientist said moving away combustion engine vehicle essential avoiding worst effect warming planet u electric car sale increasing fast new passenger vehicle percentage far lower rich country norway right bu said country policy focused first least difficult nudging people considering new car go electric norwegian bought new electric car didnt pay country high tax new vehicle sale made electric car nobrainer many people didnt hurt people already owned conventional car bought used one bu also said norway didnt become paralysed reasonable objection electric vehicle place charge electric car subsidy government benefit rich word norway didnt let perfect enemy good every country tax system well suited encourage electric vehicle purchase gas tax also high norway bu suggested work united state could impose higher tax polluting new car model use money subsidise electric vehicle purchase u federal government many state already offer tax break electric car dont tend tax gas guzzler partly american dont love using higher tax discourage behaviour subsidy electric car arent enough boost electric vehicle ownership although help create momentum norway new electric car hit road made palatable build place charge car company started devote marketing electric vehicle released model range price feature thats starting happen united state easy policy choice norway anywhere else said anders hartmann asplan viak norwegian planning engineering consulting firm letting electric vehicle driver skip parking toll fee manageable road hartmann told local government recently said losing money used fund public transportation norway legislature discussed scaling back tax break electric vehicle difficult popular bu told biggest change norway people came believe electric car really surprised shift mentality said father one people said would never buy electric car said parent one new york time company,1
ratification india follows united state china world biggest greenhouse gas emitter help accelerate enactment landmark paris agreement climate change forged last december time come ratify cop protocol india gandhi jayanti october modi said referring anniversary birth gandhi viewed many father modern india modi said chose gandhi birth anniversary gave example live low carbon footprint cop refers conference party protocol commits rich poor nation rein rising carbon level aim eliminate greenhouse gas emission human activity modi speaking bharatiya janata party national meeting kozhikode kerala june india indicated would work towards joining agreement climate change year,1
southeast asia one world vulnerable region climate change could face conflict failing rice yield lack water high economic cost major asian development bank report show region economy could lose much percent combined gross domestic product yearly twice global average loss according adbs report economics climate change southeast asia end century economywide cost year average could reach percent gdp market impact consideredto percent gdp catastrophic risk also taken account britishgovernment funded report said compared estimated global loss percent gdp market impact term manilabased adb said global economic downturn could delay funding climate change mitigation measure regional government yet time offer incentive green investment scheme energy water sector said study focusing indonesia philippine thailand vietnam scheme could involve shift renewable clean energy option power transport sector across southeast asia home nearly million people particular cutting carbon emission forest fire deforestation crucial since major contributor region total emission said renewable energy wind solar biomass geothermal also offered great potential slashing emission vulnerable nothing done globally fight climate change southeast asia could suffer decline rice output potential percent average level yield drop ranged percent indonesia percent philippine fall forecast start four nation southeast asia one vulnerable region climate change high economic activity along long coastline heavy dependence agriculture forestry natural resource unless pace climate change checked million people region would left unable produce purchase sufficient food people risk hunger malnutrition cause death possibility local conflict may increase said report annual mean temperature four country could also rise average degree celsius level global emission keep growing would intensify water shortage dry season raise flooding risk wet period report say increase extreme weather event drought flood storm forest fire arising climate change would also jeopardize export industry said region contributed percent world greenhouse gas emission made significant effort counter climate change step reactive offered shortterm benefit implementation patchy raising public awareness climate change impact increased funding enhancing policy coordination crucial added stepping measure adapt also needed included scaling water conservation management developing heatresistant crop variety efficient irrigation system enhanced awarenessraising program prepare forest fire,0
sure one investortracking firm give beyond meat zero come sustainability measure another rate severe risk putting par beef chicken processing giant jbs tyson dont feel sufficient information say beyond meat fundamentally different jbs said roxana dobre manager consumer good research sustainalytics firm rate sustainability company based environmental social corporate governance impact first glance seems logical plantbased food company like publicly traded beyond meat privately held competitor impossible food would better environment meat processor like jbs processor slaughter package million head cattle year significant contributor methane released atmosphere problem critic say neither beyond meat impossible food discloses amount greenhouse gas emission operation supply chain consumer waste also disclose effect operation forest much water use website beyond meat claim consumer switch animal plantbased protein positively affect planet environment climate even impossible food say switching plantbased meat better getting solar panel driving electric car avoiding plastic straw come reducing environmental footprint dominant narrative plantbased industry venture capitalist supporting company better environment theyre better health theyre better better said ricardo san martin research director alternative meat program university california berkeley really black box much product undisclosed everybody supply chain carbon footprint behind chain estimate agriculture industry produce onethird world greenhouse gas linked human activity primary driver deforestation us much percent world freshwater supply yet lax term tracking disclosing greenhouse gas emission also effect forest water use examination north american food company year cere nonprofit investor network found majority disclose emission crop livestock used product disclose emission converting forest agricultural use response growing investor concern risk climate change corporation security exchange commission weighing rule would force company report emission although remains unclear whether agency would also company account emission came supply chain consumer waste even consumer investor move hold big food accountable emission fact two leading plantbased food company offer disclosure source frustration watchdog beyond meat went public spring whose share fallen percent year said completed comprehensive greenhouse gas analysis would released planned update environmental social governance goal end year patrick brown founder ceo impossible food echoed argument made big food company around current accounting reporting standard emission climate data saying reflect total impact company like environmental social governance reporting currently exists simply doesnt contemplate something magnitude said transparent reasonably possible environmental impact existing framework doesnt recognize doesnt appreciate overall majority impact massive spokesperson impossible food added company working group completed full greenhouse gas inventory planning set target reduce emission preparing environmental social governance reporting beyond meat impossible food commissioned study academic third party compare plantbased burger sausage stack beef pork product study researcher university michigan concluded quarterpound beyond burger generated percent le greenhouse gas emission beef burger equivalent likewise analysis thirdparty firm done impossible food concluded plantbased burger used significantly le water land created fewer emission meat equivalent food product impossible food commissioned similar analysis also include detail supply chain land water use individual product report say analyst may tell whole story production plantbased burger sausage chicken may affecting climate impossible burger ingredient according company website including soy problem plantbased product generally speaking may fixing one problem combating fact growing meat carbonintensive emits lot carbon dioxide depending ingredient sourced could still involved deforestation issue said dobre sustainalytics still need space grow soy many product brown impossible food acknowledged soy key ingredient company product argued much soy grown world used feed animal impossible food us soy efficiently animal arguing point brown said would ridiculous company us coconut oil product try ascertain many coconut shell used recycled versus thrown away tiny fraction positive impact perfectly honest said well report necessary really youre totally missing point youre obsessing kind stuff trying account every sustainability measure ridiculous use resource said make u le impactful wasting resource satisfy excel jockey rather try save planet new york time company,1
leader largest western power rallied support tuesday behind u plan build balanced global economy warned returning business usual recovery take hold british prime minister gordon brown said substantial backing among group nation creating new framework shrink surplus exportrich country china boosting saving debtladen nation including united state canadian prime minister stephen harper also supported idea rebalanced global economy monitored international monetary fund saying world growth longer hinge solely overextended u consumer french economy minister christine lagarde said feared growing sign economic recovery could undermine commitment rework regulate world financial order currently seeing notably united state sufficient sign recovery numerous player saying let go back old habit carry business past told news conference brazil one emerging heavyweight developing world spoke u rebalancing proposal saying imf already played role monitoring economy way proposal obscure agree brazil finance minister guido mantega told reporter new york club rich developing economy hold twoday leader summit pittsburgh thursday united state want see rebalancing high agenda also discussion issue nurture economic recovery rein risktaking bank banker save planet global warming third leader meeting since collapse investment bank lehman brother year ago moving way end worst global recession since discussing way prevent happening want figure build lasting economic recovery le prone painful boombust cycle u treasury secretary timothy geithner said tuesday world biggest economy beginning recovery key ensure recovery selfsustaining make sure recover crisis laying seed balanced sustainable recovery agenda geithner said broad support u plan balanced global economy could meet resistance china unlikely agree reform would threaten growth analyst said also unclear whether germany japan two big exporter would back proposal britain brown currently chairman said broad backing talking many country asia well europe talking president obama others believe support framework said looking put place future mechanism path lead u making decision better way creating growth document outlining u position ahead summit said big exporter consume debtor like united state ought boost saving must also address sensitive issue reforming imf win full support emerging economy said ouseme mandeng head public sector investment advisory ashmore investment management london two side coin said opportunity present new vision postcrisis world im sure courage china fastgrowing nation clamoring say imf international financing institution united state backed plan shift percent voting power certain emerging economy rich nation however europe yet fully support proposal emerging economy pushed percent shift interview reuters imf managing director dominique strausskahn said european country understand time move reforming voting power imf expected china biggest beneficiary banking climate change curbing huge pay package banker also high europe todo list summit meeting finance leader london month general agreement need change risktaking culture bank ensure employee rewarded making risky investment later collapse official also concurred tighter restriction much capital bank must hold absorb loss loan go bad offered specific britain top financial regulator said regulation coordination arm financial stability board would ask leader back guideline bank must structure pay policy avoid big risky bet trader fsb state essential priority use high profit rebuild capital needed support lending allow official measure removed prepare institution meet higher capital requirement bonus dividend policy consistent priority financial service authority chairman adair turner told banker london climate change rift remain rich developing economy quickly cut carbon dioxide emission foot bill however sign progress tuesday chinese president hu jintao announced goal slow growth country emission pressure show progress nation gather copenhagen december try reach deal slow climate change,1
high cost hotel covid travel curb quarantine rule left dickson activist developing country concerned voice heard cop conference glasgow oct nov reuters spoke activist country including bangladesh pakistan uganda secured funding visa vaccine attend summit others gave dickson still aiming get cop hope tell delegate person trying learn school temperature reached belief developed country need hear personal experience vulnerable climate change im still looking funding said yearold represents nigeria eco clean active ngo estimate trip would cost including accommodation quarantine worried cop lack representation african continent summit british host offered funding assistance vaccine delegate could otherwise access working tirelessly partner including scottish government un ensure inclusive accessible safe summit glasgow comprehensive set covid mitigation measure cop spokesperson said adding governmentapproved hotel provider mci offered delegate range fairlypriced accommodation united kingdom month scrapped quarantine requirement country including south africa india sparing delegate pound cost day hotel quarantine last month said would cover quarantine cost delegate country still uk covid travel red list currently seven state including colombia venezuela wouldbe delegate say theyve unable access help doesnt go far enough others say government ensure attend visa quarantine nightmare said philippinesbased activist mitzi jonelle tan youth movement friday future youth movement sending around delegate region vulnerable climate change cop tan said others dropped uk revised quarantine rule open business uk government expecting around people attend cop yet release list delegate tuesday price hotel room still available full day conference bookingcom began pound per night total pound cost enough deter ugandan climate justice advocate nyombi morris hoping highlight campaigner concern impact eu biomass energy policy forest turned uk accreditation offer came without financial support one day ill face facetoface morris said homestay group tried provide affordable accommodation struggling meet demand human hotel network said secured bed local glasgow home delegate aware several thousand others wish come make voice heard cop afford astronomical price hotel scotland said network community manager michael yule others health risk travel headache caused pandemic reason skip event missed cop since first li shuo senior climate adviser greenpeace china beijing told reuters hope smaller ngo presence remind everyone voice unrepresented government delegation without direct travel route glasgow also face logistical challenge cook island south pacific send delegation small island nation struggling resolve visa issue nobert nyandire climate activist nairobi kenya received covid vaccine month uk government scheme attend cop work technical un negotiation kenya nonprofit sustainable environmental development watch said colleague still awaiting vaccine deterred cost people affected actually able participate negotiation going attend mean im sure kind decision going made nyandire said,1
rushanara ali born sylhet became first member uk house common bangladesh origin pressure government enact law requires country provide percent national income development aid shadow minister international development british labour party told bdnews com exclusive interview monday party would call upon conservative partyled government demonstrate seriousness attaining target percent gni gross national income labour power track introduce legislation legally binding requirement increase aid percent gni calling conservativeled government honour commitment demonstrate seriousness introducing law towards goal must send clear signal commitment process allay prevailing scepticism merely pledge really mean bethnal green bow mp london agreed development aid rich country diverted programme addressing climate change agree funding available recycled diverted away important issue like tackling poverty health case overlap ali said reference european union international climate pledge recycled fund resulted demand poor country climate aid must beyond development assistance overlap case pragmatic ceiling percent ali explained labour party position climate fund exceed percent development aid also referred international commitment made copenhagen climate summit speaking hotel dhaka fresh hearing testimony victim shadow climate tribunal organised oxfammanaged campaign sustainable rural livelihood ali said hoped raise awareness climate issue crucial bangladesh third constituency originally bangladesh british mp said hope raise awareness adverse impact climate change already huge issue get worse action taken seemed particularly concerned prospect million people getting displaced becoming homeless due sealevel rise next couple decade heard climate victim coastal village predicament ali said moved emotional testimony life dramatically affected extreme weather condition regarding labour party target percent automobile fuel coming biofuels ali indirectly admitted mistake think lot country realised unintended consequence going track instance impact would food price food crisis partially attributed surge biofuels caused substantial subsidy u eu however reducing carbon emission important britain labour said ali said britain introduced law legally binding emission cut showed want change behaviour know good also admission polluter,1
international team expert expanding report planetary boundary safe human use also sounded alarm clearance forest pollution nitrogen phosphorus fertilisersi dont think weve broken planet creating much difficult world sarah cornell one author stockholm resilience centre led project guide human exploitation earth told reutersfour boundary assessed crossed placing humanity danger zone statement said study journal science pointing climate change specie loss landuse change fertiliser pollutionof total nine boundary assessed freshwater use ocean acidification ozone depletion judged within safe limit others including level airborne pollution yet properly assessedthe report defined climate change loss specie two core area concern potential drive earth system new state substantially persistently transgressed author wroterising concentration carbon dioxide main greenhouse gas part per million atmosphere ppm study set boundary safe usealmost government meet paris late try agree deal limit global warming avert flood drought heatwaves rising sea level blamed rising emission greenhouse gasesthe study said rate extinction animal plant caused factor ranging pollution deforestation time higher safe levelstransgressing boundary increase risk human activity could inadvertently drive earth system much le hospitable state said lead author steffen stockholm resilience centre australian national university canberrathe report expanded definition planetary boundary set making hard compare trend,1
european nation enough fight climate change show leadership criticise united state asia head un environment programme unep said saturday achim steiner said interview bild sonntag newspaper climate change caused primarily carbon dioxide emission western industrialised nation thus responsibility lead fight said united state asia moving faster fight climate change europe said grown complacent american asian catching quickly becoming strong business competitor green technology steiner said excerpt interview released ahead sunday publication europe weve cherished illusion recent year weve done enough added said germany hold european union presidency showing initiative added enough important germany move forward said referring europe biggest emitter greenhouse gas european union environment commissioner earlier month said germany lack progress cutting greenhouse gas emission holding back international effort combat global warming chancellor angela merkel vowed make fighting climate change centrepiece germany twin eu presidency germany recent track record cutting carbon dioxide emission poor vowed cut percent kyoto protocol slipped away target dont blame china carbon dioxide co produced burning fossil fuel trap heat atmosphere scientist say emission curbed sea level rise drought flood dire consequence european commission last month presented new ambitious target cutting co nation bloc least percent level possibility going percent developed country joined steiner also said myth european think china interest environment historic responsibility steiner german national born raised brazil said asked european cut co emission hundred million chinese switching bicycle car climate problem today caused china western nation first step come u moreover wrong assume china interested climate protection steiner pointed chinese government last year launched billion renewable energy programme weve looking china brown smog coloured glass said already city planned china zero co emission,1
inchlong gecko iconic king cobra least specie reptile including lizard snake turtle crocodile threatened study found research published wednesday nature add another dimension substantial body scientific evidence point humancaused biodiversity crisis similar climate change vast effect could life earth another drumbeat path ecological catastrophe said bruce young coleader study senior scientist natureserve nonprofit conservation research group collapse threatens human healthy ecosystem provide necessity like fertile soil pollination water supply among reptile particularly hardhit turtle almost specie risk extinction crocodile half addition habitat loss group depleted hunting fishing result also brought sense relief scientist known far le need reptile compared mammal bird amphibian feared result would show reptile slipping away required different conservation method instead author surprised neatly threat reptile overlapped animal there rocket science protecting reptile tool need young said reduce tropical deforestation control illegal trade improve productivity agriculture dont expand agricultural area stuff help reptile help many many many specie author found climate change played role threat faced specie suggesting currently major factor reptile loss effect could underrepresented young said scientist simply know enough many reptile determine whether warming planet threatens short term clear victim climate change reptilian otherwise increase dramatically coming year world leader keep failing adequately rein greenhouse gas emission mostly come burning fossil fuel september komodo dragon largest lizard world classified endangered large part rising temperature sea level caused climate change reptile assessment includes author contribution expert around world took year part funding hard come reptile many people charismatic young said there lot focus furry feathery specie team ultimately assessed specie workshop group local specialist would gather evaluate specie one one finding reptile reviewed scientist familiar specie involved assessment staff international union conservation nature red list threatened specie comprehensive global catalogue status animal plant specie specie threatened extinction reptile found higher risk bird specie threatened extinction slightly le mammal amphibian specie suffered severe disease addition effect fare significantly worse specie danger extinction study confirmed result previous analysis extrapolated extinction risk reptile based random representative sample threatened reptile disappear author found would take billion year evolutionary history know threat facing reptile specie global community take next step joining conservation plan global policy agreement investing turning around often underappreciated severe biodiversity crisis said neil cox coled study also manages biodiversity assessment unit joint initiative iucn conservation international expand red list coverage ear nation world hammering new global agreement tackle biodiversity loss threat specie clear razing forest beef cattle palm oil example much harder country agree stop gathering geneva last month ended frustration many scientist advocate described lack urgency government two year pandemicrelated delay organiser added another meeting june hope making progress final one kunming china later year reptile research identified hot spot imperilled reptile southeast asia western africa northern madagascar northern andes caribbean assessment fill important gap said alex pyron evolutionary biologist george washington university focus reptile amphibian biodiversity involved research allows u paint much detailed picture possible pyron said scientist said particularly struck habitat loss deforestation agriculture cause much larger threat reptile factor like pollution climate change young coleader study said addressing issue like would require significant change human behaviour economy given ultimate cause human consumption new york time company,1
group take role caretaker global economy giving rising power china clout roll tougher rule bank capital end draft communique said friday heading second day summit aimed ensuring world economy emerges worst recession generation better safeguard another crisis also vowed keep emergency economic support place recovery secured according draft obtained reuters act ensure growth return job said avoid premature withdrawal stimulus document said country responsibility community nation assure overall health global economy pledged try secure next year deal longrunning world trade talk group account percent world economic output also agreed rein financial industry excess triggered credit crisis two year ago tighten rule much capital bank must absorb loss new rule aimed improving quality amount capital ready end phased following two year draft said also tackled contentious issue banker pay scheme blamed fostering highrisk corporate culture led heavy loss taxpayerfunded bailouts document suggested linking pay longterm value creation excessive risktaking however mention direct monetary cap pay proposed french president nicholas sarkozy european union leader final version communique issued leader wind meeting friday evening french official said summit yet reached final agreement executive pay emerging winner emerging economy looked surprise winner leader sought finalize agreement ambitious agenda included building stable world economy reforming bank regulation tackling climate change another boost country china india unexpectedly moved close deal shifting voting power international monetary fund developing country recognizing growing economic power return draft communique suggested commitment part rebalancing world economy rebalancing act involves debtladen united state saving export powerhouse china consuming draft said country either sustained significant surplus description could fit china pledged strengthen domestic source growth token country big deficit united state pledged support private saving however unlikely country would consent imposed rule run domestic economy shift already happening consequence global recession u consumer long viewed world shopper last resort cut spending sinking home stock value took big chunk household wealth china spending billion stimulate domestic economy make le dependent export u president barack obamas first summit host test ability juggle domestic foreign policy obama welcomed leader working dinner pittsburgh thursday lawmaker washington hashing term contentious healthcare reform bill cornerstone domestic policy agenda top forum two year financial turmoil global economy appears recovering far faster many economist predicted largely thanks furious interest rate cut emergency central bank lending roughly trillion government stimulus money unemployment high bank still struggling absorb heavy loss primarily failing u mortgage loan pressure sustain economic assistance coordinate emergency stimulus phased designated premier forum international economic cooperation draft communique said move mean supplants g institution dominated rich western economy remain forum discussing geopolitical issue diplomat said includes world richest nation fastgrowing emerging economy including china india brazil become primary venue world leader meet financial crisis pittsburgh third summit le year draft communique also showed leader endorsed agreement phasing subsidy fossil fuel measure aimed helping combat global warming fixed date change many government including country china india russia give tax break direct payment company help produce coal oil fossil fuel cause greenhouse gas blamed global warming,1
looking ahead harris seen obvious contender democratic party presidential nomination biden decide seek second term harris yet weigh publicly speculation u senator california past four year harris shattered many glass ceiling served san franciscos first female district attorney california first woman color elected attorney general harris resigned senate seat still play prominent role chamber u vice president serf senate president casting tiebreaking vote member chamber split evenly democrat republican harris give party control senate background criminal justice could help new biden administration tackle issue racial equality policing country swept protest last year expected top adviser judicial nomination harris daughter immigrant mother coming united state india father jamaica honor vice president pictwittercomim bxjzz vice president kamala harris vp january honor vice president pictwittercomim bxjzz sight set becoming first woman u president competed biden others party nomination harris dropped race campaign hurt wavering view healthcare indecision embracing past prosecutor biden looked beyond harsh word campaign name harris running mate last august proven valuable polished standin appealing especially woman liberal voter color harris developed deep fundraising network senate white house bid instrumental bidens raking record sum money closing month campaign republican incumbent donald trump selection sparked burst excitement democratic voter base among party donor team player accusation liberal harris enough investigate police shooting wrongful conviction case california attorney general helped doom presidential run surfaced little time bidens running mate harris defended record saying worked whole career reform criminal justice system understanding deeply flawed need repair prior selection several biden aide said harris able put rest concern among former vice president camp would personally ambitious make trustworthy partner joe raised similar way harris said biden october debate thenvice president mike penny raised value hard work value dignity public service importance fighting dignity people double duty harris juggled running mate duty day job senate befitting background prosecutor deft crossexaminer u supreme court justice amy coney barrett barretts senate confirmation hearing october weaving bidens campaign message healthcare climate change line questioning senate black woman harris emerged leading voice racial justice police reform minneapolis police killed africanamerican man george floyd may marched protester street washington liberal skeptic asked cbs program minute last year given bidens age believed harris would ready step presidency something happened biden rapidly fired five reason number one value number two smart devil number three backbone like ramrod number four really principled number five significant experience largest state union running justice department thats second size united state justice department obviously hope never becomes question biden said harris married attorney douglas emhoff adopted twitter handle secondgentleman two child previous marriage refer stepmother momala,1
pacific gray whale population thought expert rebounded fully ravage whaling actually back mere fraction historic level scientist said monday knowing examination genetic variation within specie help gauge past population number scientist used u government tissue collection analyze dna sample gray whale genetic variation seen among whale indicated past population far bigger current researcher stanford university university washington wrote proceeding national academy science determined largescale hunting specie began th century gray whale pacific ocean many many would mean current count percent percent prehunting population gray whale large baleen whale filter feeder feast large amount small sea creature first swam world ocean perhaps million year ago gray whale population one baleen whale population thought recovered completely whaling word thought many gray whale ever stanford marine biologist liz alter one researcher said telephone interview surveyed genetic diversity found much higher level diversity would expected given size today indicating many gray whale pacific ocean alter added marine giant hunted brink extinction population bottoming perhaps thousand end th century researcher said gray whale disappeared atlantic ocean century ago expert blaming whaling gray whale migrates along north america pacific coast arctic sea lagoon mexico baja california given name due gray patch white mottling dark skin foot meter long weigh tonne gray whale feed sea bottom scooping mud eating small crustacean tube worm found sediment gray whale given partial protection full protection international whaling commission american cetacean society said hunted large number gray whale attract whale watcher along north america pacific coast whale still occasionally hunted five washington state american indian hunter may face prosecution makah tribe illegally shooting killing gray whale saturday harpoon rifle often used hunt elephant number gray whale spotted scientist recent year suffering starvation researcher said finding suggest whale le eat due changing climate condition arctic feeding ground researcher said animal also may affected diminished number gray whale fellow stanford researcher steve palumbi said arctic seabird foraged creature dug whale fed bottom palumbi said gray whale would helped feed million seabird annually,0
page draft intergovernmental panel climate change ipcc also outline many way adapt rising temperature heatwaves flood rising seasthe scientific reasoning reducing emission adapting climate change becoming far compelling rajendra pachauri chair ipcc told reuters beijingscientists government meet japan march edit approve report guide policy runup un summit paris meant decide deal curb rising greenhouse gas emissionsthe page draft project risk food water shortage extinction animal plant crop yield would range unchanged fall percent decade compared world without warming saysand natural system may face risk abrupt drastic change could mean irreversible shift runaway melt greenland drying amazon rainforestit said early warning sign coral reef arctic system already experiencing irreversible regime shift coral risk warmer sea arctic region thawing fastclimate change hit growth warming degree celsius preindustrial level could mean global aggregate economic loss percent income saysalmost government agreed limit warming le degree celsius preindustrial time mainly curbing emission burning fossil fuelstemperatures already risen celsius frising risksa wide range impact climate change already happening said chris field stanford university cochair ipcc report risk much greater warming le warmingand doesnt require percent certainty creative option moving forward compelling adaptation option told reuters telephonethe report point option improved planning disaster hurricane flooding effort breed drought floodresistant crop measure save water energy wider use insurancefield said ipcc take account thousand comment since draft leaked climate sceptic website late last yearand finding scrutiny especially previous ipcc assessment wrongly projected himalayan glacier might melt affecting water supply million people china indiathis time subchapter project himalayan ice range percent gain percent loss virtually certain projection reliable earlier erroneous assessment saysthe study second part mammoth threepart reportthe first september raised probability human activity rather natural variation main cause warming since least percent many people big emitting nation unconvincedonly percent american percent chinese view climate change major threat according pew research center survey nation third instalment due berlin midmarch show solution climate change renewable energy,1
world bank start trust fund boost agriculture poor country initial billion president robert zoellick said tuesday warning risk another food price crisis crop shortage india philippine combined increased speculation commodity market investment fund increased risk food price could spike happened zoellick said im forecasting im staying anticipate possible risk told reporter sideline food security event brookings institution billion people chronically hungry food price slow fall last year record high nation grapple global economic downturn united nation agency said world richest nation pledged give billion three year help small farmer developing country grow food diplomat aid group estimated billion appears new spending asked whether thought billion would new spending money diverted existing aid program zoellick said see far going mixture thing usually world bank asked group nation september create fund help quickly disburse pledge id like world bank get billion promised key thing people keep pledge zoellick told reporter noting aid may delivered bilaterally multilateral agency key point let get thing running said world bank fund pool money united state canada spain zoellick said european commission also add fund world falling short emergency aid climate change factor caused runup food price last year remain risk said josette sheeran head un world food program dont think oneoff phenomenon sheeran said think wake call exposed fault line access food village level national regional global level un world food program feed million people country government donation fallen far short emergency need year raising billion requirement billion sheeran said wfp appealed last week billion feed million people east africa next six month secured pledge half amount including donation united state spain said challenging time even richer country country going period financial challenge told reuters,1
new york exchange favoured crown prince mohammed bin salman plan initial public offering put hold last year source said even aramcos lawyer government adviser raised legal concern new york offer largest investor base world vital ipo aim attract much billion sum could prove tough exchange raise u president donald trump urged kingdom list new york one source familiar ipo plan told reuters board made cabinet minister aramco executive concluded august meeting u listing would considered unless aramco offered sovereign immunity protects legal action course hard impossible achieve source added like source spoke reuters asked named sensitivity surrounding fate ipo crown prince hope value company trillion insider banker say figure high move rule new york scale back valuation suggests technocrat aramco government pushing realistic ipo plan source said alongside new york exchange london hong kong tokyo keen woo saudi official secure deal trade share aramco expected primary listing riyadh saudi official say new york disclosure process complex regulation might legally interfere sovereignty saudi government would remain major aramco shareholder probably retaining stake listing new york longer option one industry source familiar ipo process said riyadh london main option domestic listing first followed international offering later stage four source said likelihood local listing increasing aramco listed locally another source familiar ipo process said adding possibility listing london litigation risk three source said potential litigation risk united state included u justice sponsor terrorism act jasta proposed u legislation known nopec could lead aramco sued u court whole system highly litigious course aramco lot investment u continue said another industry source discussed ipo process saudi official nopec legislation would make illegal foreign nation work together limit fossil fuel supply set price opening saudi arabia member organization petroleum exporting country u legal challenge jasta allows lawsuit saudi government say helped plan sept attack united state pay compensation riyadh denies charge aramco could also become embroiled existing lawsuit oil company united state role climate change source said saudi aramco said statement continues engage shareholder ipo readiness activity asked reuters new york dropped listing venue company ready timing depend market condition time shareholder choosing added without elaborating tadawul main saudi stock exchange said expected inflow billion billion year inclusion ftse russell msci emerging market index helping secure liquidity aramcos local listing crown prince favoured new york stock exchange listing part riyadh longstanding tie washington source familiar saudi thinking said aramco began life ussaudi venture selling stake aramco centrepiece vision plan diversify saudi economy away oil ipo initially slated faced repeated delay ipo expected aramco completes acquisition majority stake petrochemical giant saudi basic industry corp sabic pushing back aramco already asked major bank submit proposal potential role planned ipo two source said saudi bank pitching various role ipo late august eastern saudi city dhahran international bank would pitching mandate share sale early september london one two source said,1
canberra mon dec bdnews comreuters australia vowed monday push ahead sweeping carbon trade scheme outside europe resisting call delay feared plan would fall far short whats needed combat global warming part plan canberra set target cut emission least percent level rising percent world government reached ambitious agreement next year talk successor kyoto protocol climate change minister penny wong said scheme vital australia fourthhighest percapita greenhouse gas emission world five time per person china due reliance coal electricity hard target australia wong told reporter adding policy designed ease economic impact scheme light global financial crisis economy including food production agriculture water supply threat dont act hit hard fast lose key industry australian job plan allows price set market first auction held first half abandoning earlier idea fixed price government expects price tonne european emission allowance trading around euro tonne government said would also impose interim price cap tonne move analyst said could limit market development initially seems bit like old game one foot brake one foot accelerator bet way im sure number add said brett janissen executive manager consultancy asiapacific emission trading forum allowing polluter import carbon permit green project abroad barring potential export australia participant pick cheapest price scientist green group wanted cut least percent carbon scheme come politically sensitive time government mid start date set month due hold election seek second term total utter failure greenpeace climate campaigner john hepburn said government said scheme would trim percent annual growth gross national product oneoff increase inflation around percent buy way wong said carbon trading would cover percent australia carbon emission involve nation biggest firm although bigpolluting exporter would receive percent carbon permit free rapidly growing liquefied natural gas lng industry excluded earlier draft plan july pleased given exemption final version there doubt come long way since model outlined green paper said belinda robinson ceo australian petroleum production exploration association lng liquefied natural gas industry pleased think australia pleased lng industry represents australia best chance assisting rest world reduce greenhouse gas emission global standard target cautious europe pledged percent reduction un intergovernmental panel climate change ipcc recommended rich nation back reduction percent proposed scheme disappointing term level reduction required set ipcc said martijn wilder partner baker mckenzie sydney adopting price cap provide company certainty compliance cost also enables company buy way compliance circumstance carbon price break ceiling added janissen described scheme soft start tougher downward trajectory emission occuring beyond financial year said also appeared providing high degree shielding key industry concerned emission intensity referring subsidy emission intensive trade exposed industry scheme participating firm need surrender permit every tonne carbon emitted auction permit expected raise billion used compensate business household higher cost electricity transport australian farmer suffered seven year severe drought spared taking part carbon trading least five year agriculture account percent australian emission transport fuel included scheme government introduce carbontrading law parliament need support green two independent senator conservative opposition want scheme delayed due global economic downturn,0
beijing sep bdnews comreuters china president hu jintao present china new plan tackling global warming united nation summit climate change later month country senior negotiator said tuesday make important speech xie zhenhua told reporter ahead hus trip next week united nation summit major rich developing economy pittsburgh hu announce next policy measure action china going take added xie steer china climate policy vice director powerful national development reform commission xie said china strengthen policy take responsibility keeping level development practical capacity declined give detail un secretary general ban kimoon host special summit september discus climate change head un environment programme warned world leader spur negotiation talk agree new climate pact copenhagen december risk failure xie reprised china position responsibility developed nation lead way making big cut emission providing funding technical support developing nation cope climate change said world top greenhouse gas polluter measured yearly basis aware need rapid action rich country urged china offer firm timetable controlling eventually reducing greenhouse gas emission china deep appreciation importance urgency climate change xie told briefing chinese capital,1
plant animal shrinking warmer temperature lack water researcher said monday warning could profound implication food production year ahead worstcase scenario food crop animal shrink enough real implication food security assistant professor david bickford national university singapore biological science department said bickford colleague jennifer sheridan trawled fossil record dozen study showed many specie plant creature spider beetle bee ant cicada shrunk time relation climate change cited experiment showing shoot fruit percent smaller every degree celsius warming variety plant degree warming also reduces percent body size marine invertebrate percent fish survival small individual increase warmer temperature drought condition lead smaller offspring leading smaller average size wrote paper published journal nature climate change monday impact could range food resource becoming limited le food produced amount land wholesale biodiversity loss eventual catastrophic cascade ecosystem service bickford wrote seen largescale effect yet temperature change even change body size might become much pronounced even impact food security,1
fault line began emerge within hour bidens victory moderate argued success particularly industrial midwestern state trump seized democrat proof candidate resisted progressive litmus test best positioned win back voter abandoned democratic party test included singlepayer health care aggressive measure combat climate change expanding supreme court progressive said need base candidate said rahm emanuel former mayor chicago white house chief staff president barack obama referring nominee appeal left wing party didnt needed someone get swing voter campaign appropriately make governing transformation moderate democrat said hopeful urgency problem confronting nation would delay inevitable reckoning party face ideological wing beyond said disappointing showing democrat congressional race party lost seat house face struggle even narrow control senate would give liberal democrat le platform push biden left fiery call among member house democratic caucus argued progressive entertained idea like defunding police medicare cost party congressional seat democratic leader pushed away left wing rep conor lamb moderate pennsylvania survived difficult republican challenge said result wakeup call left heard lot constituent like democratic message come police western pennsylvania come job energy said need lot work fix four year pentup frustration energy may prove unlikely every early indication bidens election emboldened progressive energy matter setback congressional race upandcoming generation elected democratic official waiting wing eager take lead formulating platform party supporting biden mean defeating trump younger progressive democrat gained foothold congress among party activist sceptical future administration sen elizabeth warren massachusetts setting policy term statement biden declared victorious said bandaid approach wont get job done mandate action bold plan meet twin health economic crisis rep alexandria ocasiocortez new york leading voice party left wing said phone interview next week would set tone incoming administration received liberal activist think thats people keeping eye administration going actively hostile try put appointment going squash progressive organising ocasiocortez said dont envy biden team delicate balance think really important strike good one sends powerful message intention govern biden long seen pragmatic consensus builder rather strict ideologue addition fracture within party bidens administration also navigate republican senate unless democrat wrest two seat georgia runoff election january moderate democratic leader urged presidentelect head internal conflict embracing policy side agree reaching left first thing would joe biden id propose anhour minimum wage said edward rendell former governor pennsylvania former chair democratic national committee thats something side agree would first action behalf president biden show significant part progressive agenda need acted given two senate runoff biden might initially reluctant embrace position could make easier republican georgia paint democrat outoftouch radical socialist biden made clear intends cabinet diverse race gender sexual orientation left wing become disenchanted inherent idea representation progress looking concession power grassroots political group left dual message presidentelect congratulation here list demand several signalled expected biden defer demand progressive selecting key cabinet position also excluding people wall street lobbying background bidens flexibility making cabinet appointment however constrained senate remains republican hand jamaal bowman progressive new york democrat sworn next congress took view bidens victory affirmation moderate ideology testament diverse democratic party embraced shared goal defeating unpopular president cited work general election progressive group candidate opposed biden democratic primary including young climate organiser like sunrise movement said rewarded move past moderateversusliberal conversation start speaking moving together strong party bowman said organisation like sunrise movement candidate like jamaal bowman gone way get joe biden elected ocasiocortez said expected longterm fight particularly given setback democrat congressional contest also cited cabinet appointment way measure bidens ideological core unclear kind audience progressive find biden administration throughout year campaign sought project unity measure like joint task force supporter sen bernie sander led campaign adopt left wing policy proposal including plan around college debt biden stopped short biggest idea like eliminating electoral college embracing statehood washington dc puerto rico leading democratic party moderate said supported many ideological goal left reflecting long divide two wing urged caution particularly democratic loss race take deep breath said deborah dingell democrat michigan state trump snatched democrat biden back year know going people pushing change im one people want medicare stanley greenberg democratic pollster advised president bill clinton successfully pushed party centre said biden would able delay divisive party fight enormity crisis face nature pandemic economic health crisis deep inherit mandate urgency said unity within party unity within country left pandemic resulting economic crisis reason push administration back cited mistake made obama began administration many believed party progressive wing deferential new president moment economic crisis dont think grace period biden country doesnt time grace period said heather mcghee former president demo progressive policy research organisation million people poverty dont time grace period racial epidemic coronavirus pandemic isnt taking grace period declared winner need putting team place really change washington nina turner cochair sander presidential campaign said expected progressive pressure bidens transition team administration outset asked open thought biden would left said rhetoric thats used campaign trail indication open still said thing amazing way changing youre office get pressure new york time news service,1
dhaka home south asian branch global network work ensure public institution held responsible accountable people delivering public service affiliated network social accountabilitysouth asia region ansasar officially launched capital sunday coordinated institute governance study brac university need move election happens vote gopakumar thampi chief operating officer ansasar said launching ceremony funded world bank institute network already partnered organisation seven country focus four area including climate change adaptation mitigation right information procurement rule citizen watchdog third party monitoring member partner organisation different country came attend launching ceremony emphasised need share knowledge effort enhance capacity tackling corruption ensuring accountability acting vice chancellor brac university md golam samdani fakir also present launch journalism training research initiative,0
agreement signed economic relation division dhaka thursday kazi shofiqul azam secretary erd manmohan parkash country director adb signed agreement million million grant support displaced people cox bazar camp million grant enhance use solarpowered pump irrigation million loan enhance quality relevance secondary education according statement grant assistance project prepared processed approved extraordinary speed two month adb received request grant assistance government bangladesh may said parkash grant supporting displaced people cox bazar secondary education project said assistance support government secondary education reform prepare youth meet requirement rapidly developing economy environment friendly spv irrigation replace diesel system enhance energy security reduce environmental pollution mitigate climate change said solarpower project adbs million grant project support displaced people sheltered camp cox bazar focusing water supply sanitation disaster risk management energy road project rehabilitate road within camp connect essential food distribution storage centre provide emergency access also resurface road cox bazar teknaf critical section million funding support installation least offgrid solar photovoltaic pumping system area without electricity access estimated megawattspeak solar capacity replacing diesel pumping system offgrid solar photovoltaic pump project expected result reduction ton carbon dioxide emission annually secondary education project scheduled completed supporting government comprehensive secondary education development program backed development partner harmonized manner government envisages increase million secondary school student requiring additional teacher school million adb assistance develop competencybased curriculum promote use ict teaching strengthen classroom assessment,0
protecting tropical rainforest soak vast amount greenhouse gas proving real headache unled climate talk bali delegate trying sort payandpreserve scheme scientist say deforestation tropic responsible percent manmade carbon dioxide emission blamed global warming halting destruction least curbing clearing burning remaining tropical forest widely regarded crucial part new climate pact scheme called reduced emission deforestation developing country redd developing nation could earn billion dollar carbon trading simply leaving forest amazon congo basin think see deforestation agenda future negotiation focus pilot project methodological work said yvo de boer head un climate change secretariat clearly one issue number country want introduce told reuters curbing deforestation become top issue thousand delegate bali kyoto protocol include scheme reward developing nation preserve tropical rainforest united nation hope twoweek conference agree include redd scheme negotiation work broader climate pact replace expand kyoto protocol whose first phase end problem though finding scheme fit developing nation said han verolme conservation group wwf instinct agreement phased approach start country ready others said verolme director wwfs global climate change programme nation also needed sort type compensation scheme marketbased carbon scheme fundbased scheme blend cash forest help nation prepare bali meeting expected launch series pilot project finalised simplest idea issue carbon credit qualifying developing nation rich nation buy credit offset emission home system commoditises forest reward poor nation keeping forest might otherwise cleared hardwood create vast plantation biofuels timber feed evergrowing global demand pulp paper right standard credit said verolme adding crucial ensure new forest credit flood europe carbon market delegate still sorting monitor world remaining rainforest ensure halt logging one area country doesnt shift problem elsewhere work amount carbon saved particular forest historical rate deforestation far biggest issue compliance difficult thing ensure within institution governance country thing going truly happen long run thing undone said pep canadell executive officer global carbon project said total emission deforestation past year southeast asia risen amazon basin described lung earth fallen indonesia losing vast area forest every year keen earn money saving whats left province already taken headstart signing agreement international carbon investment company government also plan launch study measuring emission cut deforestation distributing benefit possible financing scheme forestdependent community brazilian delegate told bali conference government believe marketbased mechanism limit deforestation unless rich nation agreed make major emission cut home canadell australia statebacked research body csiro said rich nation needed curb appetite tropical timber despite effort developing standard global market conscious aware destroying tropic developed world continued buying tropical timber nonsustainable source said,1
georgia decision last month strengthen identification requirement absentee ballot make misdemeanor offer food water voter waiting line among change drew condemnation many u company week including microsoft corp citigroup number company say disenfranchises voter delta air line cocacola co based georgia state lawmaker power raise state tax delta ceo ed bastian said public memo decision speak informed discussion leader employee black community company criticising law far represent sliver u business landscape yet part growing group company shedding reluctance speak politically controversial social issue matter many employee customer globally business leader interviewed reuters said young people want word want action debra lee former chair ceo bet network tv network owned viacomcbs inc said interview thursday viacomcbs also criticised georgia law new focus investor environmental social governance issue climate change black life matter metoo movement also emboldened company recent example range company criticizing former president donald trump claim election fraud washington redskin football stadium sponsor fedex corp asking team name change retailer walmart inc dick sporting good inc example adopted new restriction gun sale following mass shooting company reluctant criticize specific law policy still willing come general statement example roughly company sp index issued comment last year support social justice wake death george floyd black man custody minneapolis police according shareholder advocacy group sow approach however always appease activist looking bigger change olivia knight group racial justice initiative coordinator said company often follow action many limited vague statement support dont think make assumption corporate world pot social justice advocacy looked guidance issue said thursday reuters reported ford motor co political action committee resuming making political donation said rule making donation republican lawmaker voted president joe bidens election certification jan former american express co ceo ken chenault coauthored letter black business leader week calling company condemn georgia voting law said interview firm may hesitant speak fear appearing partisan noted big u company recently signed statement opposing state bill focused sexual orientation showing willingness weigh least topic battle voting bill early stage chenault said worker consumer speaking politically sensitive issue risky share western apparel company declined faced boycott china statement expressing concern labor condition amid investor worry would lose access vast growing market however company spoke georgia voting law saw little impact share price shivaram rajgopal columbia business school professor follows corporate cultural issue said corporate america focused satisfying skilled young worker getting politically active social medium younger workforce expects take stand social justice issue rajgopol said study pew research center found member u generation known millennials born gen born share liberal attitude older generation range issue favouring racial diversity activist government speaking voter suppression effort really taking chunk aviation said sara nelson president association flight attendant speaking u aviation summit wednesday view global customer investor also matter international conglomerate like coke delta local politics said ric marshall executive director sustainability rating firm msci management company much beholden broader stakeholder group marshall said conversely company said le voting right could wary alienating domestic customer base said,1
someday soon know water creep past bamboo slat bed keep rising salty dark surprisingly cold seawater covered wall villarmias home mural mildew gnawed leg furniture frozen dvd player tray ajar corroded picture villarmia husband dead hang wall back young hopeful unaware sea hunger happening villarmia neighbour batasan island philippine harbinger resident lowlying island coastal region around world face sea rise higher batasan convulsed magnitude earthquake thousand aftershock followed local topography thrown offkilter batasan three neighbouring island collapsed downward making vulnerable surrounding water climate change rising sea level appears dooming place elevation spare highest point island le foot sea level flood bad villarmia learned subsist cold rice coffee grown skilled tying valuable dont float away know logic actuarial table gone batasan gone said batasan also disappear around time every new full moon sea rush soundlessly past trashstrewn shore single road running along spine batasan population people home island part tubigon chain central philippine waterlogged least onethird year highest flood taller man inundate basketball court drown painting sea life primary school adding verisimilitude cartoonish rendering grinning shark manta ray tide come batasan densely packed house shack smell clean sea air deeper rot sodden sofa drowned document saturated sewer expel human waste brine washing house mother carry child flood water batasan island philippine nov new york time batasans coconut palm survived rest choked seawater mother carry child flood water batasan island philippine nov new york time people say arctic melting said dennis sucanto local resident whose job measure water level batasan year dont understand thats say year earthquake local government proposed moving islander new home hour boat ride away took offer wanted u go hilly farming place said rodrigo cosicol shaking head affront fisherman need fish dont fear water anymore cosicol added way living unwillingness people batasan abandon home instead choosing respond inch inch new reality may hold valuable lesson resident vulnerable island state rather uprooting entire population enormous trauma cost entail workable solution might local adaptation climate refugee message sensational realistic narrative islander adaptation rather mass migration said laurice jamero researched tubigon island five year run climate disaster risk assessment effort manila observatory research institute batasans resident adjusted rolled hem placed house block coral stone tethered goat shed stilt moved plant life floodable patch land portable pot concession roman catholic priest local church declared parishioner longer kneel prayer tide high find way thing home said annie casquejo local health committee member worked island like many others returned batasan nature constant threat imprinted resilience philippine dna philippine one disasterprone country earth victim typhoon earthquake flood landslide tsunami among calamity early year taal volcano sent plume ash sky threatening manila practically speaking entire philippine hazardous landscape people move somewhere else totally safe said dakila kim yee sociologist university philippine visayas tacloban college developed culture adaptation recovery people philippine died natural hazard according asian development bank way life deal environmental challenge like typhoon tsunami said jamero manila observatory referring tubigon islander particular filipino general climate change severe impact totally alien capacity ubay island resident minute boat batasan raised walkway connect warren shack primary school floor lifted higher many adult leaving classroom jammed rafter le foot space teacher short said john alipoyo local councillor ubay student already renovation child would sit class slosh foot tide studied attention drifted parent said even adaptation help people deal effect flooding life tiny hot island spread across cebu strait remains challenging day tropical sun bounce coral sand refracting hard light give many islander permanent squint rain four month dynamite fishing coral bleaching climate change robbed sea life source fresh water resident depend rainwater drinking water brought elsewhere people grow herb vegetable there proper farming protein come sea sleek anchovy juicy mussel fat shrimp cheap can fatty corned beef child batasan lucky enough bike one option main road road concrete strip run le twothirds mile peter mangrove swamp near home alma rebucas thighhigh water regularly infiltrate secures family utensil lest float away dog goat swimmer cat rebucas said plan move away local government constructing new building nearby vote confidence even one rest raised cinder block oversees fishing business plucking sea cucumber crab grouper shimmering sea life like magic trick rebucas said making something nothing dont need much land said whole sea new york time company,1
per caput term however emission city richest part world still generally higher urban centre developing country researcher found study published frontier journal study compared greenhouse gas emission reported city country found chinese city among shanghai beijing handan along moscow tokyo accounted total included city china india united state european union larger contribution global emission significance climate debate finding highlighted significant role city play reducing emission said study coauthor shaoqing chen environmental scientist sun yatsen university southern chinese city guangzhou simple logical said dont act eventually suffer climate change said average global temperature already risen degree celsius compared preindustrial baseline still track exceed degree limit set paris agreement chen scientist cautioned however data available use study patchy city reporting number far back lack consistency city report emission also make comparison tricky added last big push research published environmental research letter journal analysed much larger sample city big small finding city containing world population drove carbon footprint still new analysis contributes growing literature understanding urban emission said yale university geography urban science professor karen seto coauthored paper really difficult compare apple apple city greenhouse gas emission try paper make pretty good effort added dan hoornweg professor ontario tech university former adviser world bank sustainable city climate change chen said new analysis first look megacity emission reduction target progress cutting back sixtyeight city mostly developed nation set absolute emission reduction target city progress tracked study shown reduction united state europe analysis confirms scientist expectation whereas china city high per caput emission generally major manufacturing hub developed nation highest per caput rate tend strong level consumption developed economy europe elsewhere grow without increasing emission world moving different speed hoornweg said generated tonne emission way get china stage know india getting point last big push africa said,1
baghdad tue jan bdnews comreuters year since iraqi last brandished finger stained purple ink show world voted free election country plunged deeper slowly climbed brutal sectarian war bated breath iraq leader citizen u official still troop stationed waiting next election end month shortage enthusiasm democracy almost six year usled invasion oust saddam hussein party group registered field candidate contest provincial council seat week since campaigning began concrete blast wall become enduring feature iraqi life quickly plastered bewildering array poster biggest achievement election may fact holding western diplomat say second cycle election like one challenging milestone new democracy first single election doesnt make democracy series election said u ambassador ryan crocker election important sign iraq emerged worst violence engulfed invasion worsened last election month ago monthly death toll violence time high holding vote might impossible many iraqi talk change hope election reform regional government spend billion dollar state fund widely seen corrupt unaccountable beholden interest feuding sectarian group acute impression across board incumbent done badly senior western diplomat said high stake mean may also violence country grown used settling political score gun bomb far two candidate gunned deputy head sunni arab party blown suicide bomber burst home meeting candidate alter landscape provincial poll set political climate national election due later year prime minister nuri almaliki fight keep mandate shaping iraq future u force due leave end south dominated country shiite majority party make malikis ruling coalition running last facing voter bloc southern provincial government controlled supreme islamic iraqi council isci religious party founded exile iran rule saddam strongest group ruling coalition grip south likely hold maliki hoping win independent base support smaller dawa party campaigning promise service stronger central government follower moqtada alsadr antiamerican shiite cleric whose mehdi army militia controlled street many southern town maliki cracked last year keeping low profile standing group backed independent list candidate sunni arab area western central iraq tribal group known awakening council participate election first time council helped u troop drive sunni militant including al qaeda hoping win control traditional sunni religious party much preelection violence taken place north especially nineveh province around mosul part iraq u force say combat go sunni militant making stand driven area many sunni arab boycotted last set poll allowing kurd make quarter province population win control provincial government imbalance western diplomat say helped fuel unrest long run election could ease violence drawing sunni politics power province likely change hand militant group something fight adjacent nineveh one potentially explosive situation averted kirkuk oilproducing city kurd claim capital election indefinitely postponed kurd arab turkmen could agree rule voting,0
pandemic good cookbook overall sale jumped according figure npd bookscan track u book sale smash hit predictable world domination joanna gaines queen shiplap continued second volume hugely popular magnolia table cookbook franchise sailed top new york time list bestselling cookbook ina garten cooking doyenne hampton landed second spot modern comfort food followed happy hurry cookbook fox friend host steve doocy wife kathy stircrazy year upended way people cook think food fundamental way understanding home cooking changed getting glimpse effect might linger requires deeper dive million print cookbook sold there one story learned cook learned love hate cooking pandemic said francis lam radio host vice president editorinchief clarkson potter major cookbook publisher said cooked entire life people became cooking self one year bestselling cookbook list compiled bookscan offered airfryer recipe owing much appliance ability crisp takeout french fry popularity trader joes set made year heating vegetarian egg roll macandcheese bite sold copy contrast copy may sound like much sale figure big cool bean joe yonan treatise whose editor predicted would never set world fire everyday cook went search new cuisine project break routine practiced cook might spent saturday afternoon pandemic handrolling pasta sought recipe would help keep weeknight cooking becoming grind plenty people simply needed help getting meal table drove popularity general cookbook category largest cookbook bought according bookscan sale showed increase popular guide written author big personality multiple platform like samin nosrat california chef contributor new york time book salt fat acid heat became netflix show fifthbestselling cookbook time list half baked harvest super simple tieghan gerard colorado food blogger whose instagram account nearly million follower hit bookscan list underscoring great american food dichotomy dessert diet book sold well news wasnt good cookbook restaurant chef perhaps surprise year suffused nostalgia eating rica allannic literary agent david black agency whose roster includes murderer row culinary heavy hitter said category ascendant sarah smith another david black agent explained prepandemic already move toward cooking accessible meant made house opposed extremely composed cheffy book bright spot though concern climate change coviddriven focus personal health helped book vegan plantbased cooking category growing slowly vegetable kingdom abundant world vegan recipe fourth book bay area chef bryant terry quickly sold nearly copy another print testament publisher belief book year might best remembered moment project cooking became national pastime much bread baked set run flour sale canning preserving book jumped home cook perfected dumplingfolding technique family even made project writing cookbook together pandemic effort book project cooking equipment sale formed kind symbiotic relationship hour spent home provided lot time smoke meat example many people bought pellet grill said joe derochowski home industry adviser npd group owns bookscan bought grill would likely want cookbook help use help explain franklin barbecue meatsmoking manifesto aaron franklin jordan mckay breakout hit even though published five year earlier book sold copy total print let hear backlist royalty said lorena jones editorinchief ten speed press published book another backlist darling flour water salt yeast fundamental artisan bread pizza portland oregon baker ken forkish published ten speed became topselling baking book amazon copy print cookbook offered escape people used cooking cookbook way seeing world learning world jones said gave lift title like bibis kitchen recipe story grandmother eight african country touch indian ocean blue zone kitchen longevity researcher dan buettners mashup national geographic photography recipe around globe landed sixth place new york time cookbook list american wanted culinary journey delivered strong point view like toni tiptonmartins jubilee recipe two century africanamerican cooking book kind book built conventional commercial bestseller said lam clarkson potter editor highly thoughtful deeply researched book based historic text people opened world didnt realise people opportunity see world knew along sold nearly copy nine printing wasnt household relied takeout somebody make dinner lot cookbook made grind little le mindnumbing many people asking book offered easy weeknight dinner way introduced new flavour idea said paula forbes austin texas writer produce weekly cookbook newsletter called stained page news people want big flavour said christopher kimball founder cooking enterprise milk street going increase cookish throw together milk street latest cookbook hit right note pandemic cook us technique around globe ingredient dont necessarily require trip grocery store recipe take le hour make like charred broccoli miso vinaigrette west african peanut chicken book outsold anything else milk street published since began milk street got lucky like cookbook cookish written month earlier cookbook publishing industry known nimble reaction cultural shift even normal time trying predict cook might want future challenge reacting medical economic social crisis even harder thats like asking countrywestern singer opera going big next year going change style kimball said still pandemic impact cookbook get sold written lockdown hit work dried marcela valladolid california chef medium personality turned teaching mexican cooking class sister zoom proved popular cap audience prepping script class writing recipe send student advance answering hundred question taught loosen approach writing recipe dropped plantbased cookbook planning write shifted one based class became impeccably clear audience looking said kind foodbased microcommunities nurtured pandemic become important cookbook industry said kristen mclean book industry analyst npd group cook whose social medium presence newsletter subscriber base grew shutdown likely add cookbook portfolio may opt newer faster publishing channel turn book six month instead two year degree medium play powerful mclean said influencer economy one interesting thing im watching traditional cookbook publisher say market cookbook likely stay strong cooking habit ingrained people cooking something dreaded covid something actually look forward thats real game changer kimball said editor banking covidera trend baking habit likely stick whether sourdough snacking cake something elaborate allannic agent recently sold book bread making child organised age year ago wouldnt touched foot pole said lam considering seafood title even though seafood book traditionally tough sell american usually eat fish restaurant shifted last year retail seafood sale jumped year selfpreservation year socialisation editor predict flood picnic dinner party could see run cookbook organised around celebrating gathering thing people forced realise year special occasion cooking happen home said forbes editor stained page news one topic agent editor predict cook wont talking pandemic lam friend television production told industry operating premise pandemic one want watch anything reminds wonder play cookbook want think learned pandemic asked probably definitely dont want cook new york time company,1
riot raged district last month appear cleaved lasting division community reflecting nationwide trend tension hindu nationalist agenda prime minister narendra modi boil many hindu yamuna vihar sprawl residential block shop dotted mosque hindu temple riothit district northeast delhi say boycotting merchant refusing hire worker muslim community muslim say scrambling find job time coronavirus pandemic heightened pressure india economy decided never work muslim said yash dhingra shop selling paint bathroom fitting yamuna vihar identified new worker hindu said standing narrow lane scene violent clash riot erupted feb trigger riot worst sectarian violence indian capital decade citizenship law introduced last year critic say marginalises india muslim minority police record show least people mostly muslim killed injured dhingra said unrest forever changed yamuna vihar gutted home broken door seen across neighbourhood electricity cable melted fire dangle dangerously alley strewn stone brick used makeshift weapon riot hindu resident district boycotting muslim worker affecting everyone cook cleaner mechanic fruit seller said proof show muslim started violence blaming u dhingra said pattern criminalminded people view widely echoed interview hindu eight locality northeast delhi many suffered largescale financial damage injured riot reuters also spoke muslim said hindu decided stop working suman goel yearold housewife lived among muslim neighbour year said violence left state shock strange lose sense belonging step home avoid smiling muslim woman said must feeling best maintain distance mohammed taslim muslim operated business selling shoe shop owned hindu bhajanpura one neighbourhood affected riot said inventory destroyed hindu mob evicted space leased hindu businessman said done muslim said taslim many muslim said attack instigated hardline hindu counter protest involving ten thousand people across india new citizenship law new normal u said adil muslim research assistant economic think tank central delhi career job business priority u priority safe protect life declined disclose full name fear reprisal emboldened modis landslide electoral victory hardline group began pursuing hindufirst agenda come expense country muslim minority vigilante attacked killed number muslim involved transporting cow seen holy animal hindu slaughterhouse recent year government also adopted tough stance regard pakistan august withdrew semiautonomous privilege jammu kashmir india muslimmajority state november supreme court ruled hindu temple could built ayodhya rightwing mob tore thcentury mosque decision welcomed modi government citizenship law eas path nonmuslims neighbouring muslimmajority nation gain citizenship india final straw many muslim well secular indian sparking nationwide protest modis office respond question reuters latest violence night vigilante day hindu muslim shun alley delhi district hardest hit unrest february night threat violence greater physically divided barricade removed morning area permanent barrier erected recent evening tarannum sheikh schoolteacher sat watching two welder install high gate entrance narrow lane muslim enclave khajuri khas life aim keep hindu said keep wooden baton u protect entrance time someone enter alley create trouble said trust police anymore adjacent hindu neighbourhood bhajanpura resident expressed similar mistrust sense insecurity way riot needed unite hindu realise surrounded evil mind decade said santosh rani yearold grandmother said forced lower two grandchild first floor house street building torched violence allegedly muslim time muslim tested patience never give job said rani owns several factory retail shop never forgive hasan sheikh tailor stitched clothing hindu muslim woman year said hindu customer came collect unstitched clothes riot strange see relationship ended said sheikh muslim fault woman client social climate area tense hatred side justified,0
french foreign minister lauren fabius chairing un conference said still planned issue penultimate draft thursday afternoon disagreement bracketed passage possible pave way last round revision try move towards final agreement told un secretary general ban kimoon met conference hall talk resumed fabius insisted accord curb greenhouse gas emission accelerating global warming must finished friday meeting official closing date rather overrunning manner previous conference minister negotiator country remain divided fundamental issue include country would expected shell hundred billion dollar required help developing country shift fossil fuel lowercarbon energy source sticking point accentuated backroom tension u china u secretary state john kerry referred minimalist approach country could make greater financial contribution part chinese avoided discussing specific detail said saw room compromise degree another draft today square bracket removed importantly need consultation colleague said gao feng one chinese negotiator friday saturday may get talk also revived difference ambitious deal trying control rise earth temperature large block developing nation insisting agreement include longerterm goal keeping temperature rise degree celsius fahrenheit preindustrial level even though cut carbon emission country pledged make coming decade would come close level many participant remain haunted calamitous failure get deal copenhagen last time world tried reach consensus dealing climate change time said alex hanafi head climate change strategy usbased environmental defense fund really desire get deal open question whether strong deal weak deal jose ramoshorta former president east timor nobel peace prize laureate part country negotiating team said nation expect get want accord treaty bible also review told reuters suggesting whatever agreed paris could revised toughened future,1
concern u economy banking sector woe gnawed investor confidence wednesday despite betterthanexpected german business sentiment report keeping stock dollar pressure weakening greenback helped fuel interest range commodity including oil gold industrial metal sold recently deutsche bank warning credit market aftershock could hit profit data tuesday showing u consumer confidence dropping fiveyear low march conspired keep investor cautious adding gloom fresh u data wednesday showed new order longlasting u manufactured good unexpectedly fell percent february reinforcing worry world biggest economy wall street looked set open lower major stock index future trading red definitely still nervousness banking sector announcement deutsche bank served reminder jpmorgan raising bid bear stearns doesnt necessarily solve problem financial sector said sean maloney fixedincome strategist nomura london news early week jpmorgan boosted takeover offer bear stearns fivefold sparked rally financial stock globally eased worry sector constrained credit crunch ftseurofirst index top european share slid percent germany dax fell percent deutsche bank percent lower london ftse index shed percent weighed near percent fall swiss miner xtrata takeover talk world largest iron ore miner vale broke earlier asia japan nikkei ended percent mscis measure asian stock market climbed percent mscis main world equity index nudged percent higher dollar commodity dollar slipped basket major currency dollar index falling percent amid ongoing concern health u economy contrast upbeat data showing german business climate index based poll around firm rose betterthanexpected february helped drive euro higher euro rose percent day boosted comment european central bank jeanclaude trichet market interpreted suggesting interest rate cut imminent testifying economic committee european parliament trichet said ecb believed current monetary policy stance contribute achieving price stability medium term among commodity u light crude may delivery climbed gold rose ounce around ounce late new york tuesday copper threemonth delivery london metal exchange last traded tonne percent global demand many commodity seen remaining intact thanks booming economy china despite gloomy u outlook dollar fall prompted buying trader reluctant take large position ahead end quarter said shuji sugata manager mitsubishi corp future security ltd tokyo underlying concern u economy underpinned demand safehaven u treasury benchmark year yield slipping basis point percent german year bond underperformed u counterpart weighed trichets comment well fresh bond supply year yield little changed percent,0
scientist cracked published almost highly complex genetic code wheat staple food third world people say breeder use finding improve yield draft gene map variety called chinese spring wheat give scientist breeding company access percent wheat gene knowledge help devise way breeding robust plentiful crop meet threat global food shortage information collected invaluable tackling problem global food shortage said neil hall liverpool university part british research team working wheat project need breeding well need eating year time wheat production worldwide threat climate change rising demand growing human population world wheat price reached twoyear high earlier month record drought russia crop problem country hall said genome sequence data chinese spring wheat scientist chosen reference variety would allow researcher probe difference variety distinct characteristic understanding genetic difference variety different trait start develop new type wheat better able cope drought salinity able deliver higher yield hall said data available publicly past wheat genome viewed impossible sequence sheer size made billion base pair chemical make dna five time human genome cracking wheat genetic code one largest genome project undertaken result wheat last major food crop genome sequenced gene map rice maize two world food staple whose genetic code far simpler already completed hall said colleague sequenced entire wheat genome fivefold coverage meaning every single base pair measured five time reality assembled still fragmented result draft genome said telephone interview purpose people involved wheat breeding provides vast majority information require identify important trait team used gene sequencer machine made swiss pharmaceutical firm roche wheat genome data publicly available wwwcerealsdbuknet anthony hall another member team liverpool university said expert predict world food production need increased percent next year meet growing demand developing new low input high yielding variety wheat fundamental meeting goal said statement using new dna data identify variation gene network involved important agricultural trait disease resistance drought tolerance yield,1
perhaps third time charm u president barack obamas repeatedly postponed visit indonesia spent several year child obama said sunday indonesian president susilo bambang yudhoyono invited visit country im confident going get time said obama lived country mother stepfather obama first planned take family indonesia march postponed visit stay washington steer sweeping u healthcare industry overhaul congress trip rescheduled june put obama needed oversee response bp oil spill gulf mexico two leader gave date rescheduled visit brief remark reporter breakfast meeting group summit obama made use indonesian language skill meeting two leader said agreed cooperate climate change education obama greeted indonesian medium language accent perfect vocabulary sixyearolds president told yudhoyono,1
vivaldi writing four season today might want make spring longer since coming earlier italy may portend trouble farmer new study found spring arriving two week ahead time many plant flowering day earlier usual possibly due global warming report warning italy farmer fear early germination fruiting put crop greater risk frost drought may become regular problem obvious everyone climate changing said franco bruno botanist rome sapienza university conducted research said finding line longerterm study tree showed italy environment warming study map spring commissioned italian government looked nine specie tree flower see bloom fruit produce shed leaf although study running last two year scientist behind italian policy maker said line evidence country already warming probably due global climate change climatologist observed least five structural effect said stefano masini italian farmer organisation coldiretti addition early sprouting cereal farmer experiencing greater soil erosion due warmer drier weather vegetable crop like fava bean asparagus usually go market may already sale march said prime minister romano prodi warned farmer prepare drought year warm dry winter worldwide climate change could cause severe food water shortage million people according draft united nation report due release next month,1
asiapacific rim leader pledged boost free trade enhance security sunday end twoday asiapacific economic cooperation summit vietnamese capital hanoi key point hanoi declaration issued member group represents nearly half global trade trade pledged spare effort break deadlock doha round global trade talk agreed study proposed asiapacific free trade area report finding next year meeting australia agreed six model measure free trade arrangement would serve reference apec emphasised template would nonbinding voluntary called member country implement measure tackle piracy copyright infringement security condemned oral statement read behind closed door north korea oct nuclear test acknowledged need take action protect legitimate financial commercial system abuse veiled reference kind financial crackdown united state took north korea welcomed study looking way recovering trade event terrorist attack pandemic agreed continued collaboration bird flu especially developing official response business continuity plan case pandemic welcomed initiative aimed mitigating terrorist threat apec food supply corruption consider developing measure deny safe corrupt individual prevent accessing gain illegal activity energy climate change instructed apec minister report back policy promote cleaner energy improve energy efficiency encourage energy policy reduce remove market distortion enhance energy security,0
forecaster say republican made obamas unpopularity top issue election strong position capture six seat need take senate democrat also expected expand majority house representativesbut current former white house aide say even prediction prove correct obama likely resist call clean house final two year administration departure dramatic makeover quickly ordered many predecessor similar setback ballot boxeven slowmotion staff turnover could add new talent inner circle criticized insular remains seen whether new blood would enough help diminished president overcome washington gridlock push new initiative burnish legacyat time doubt whether obama respond many see even critical remedy altering cloistered leadership style deal new reality capitol hill cascading crisis abroadthe president known cautious nodrama obama persona may reluctant make fundamental course change last quarter tenure according people inside outside administrationthere always staff change particularly among people served long time said jay carney obamas former press secretary added style wouldnt expect big changebut supporter critic say recent stumble handling ebola crisis halting strategy islamic state underscore need major change within white house bubble policy decision become concentrated degree seen almost unprecedentedhe consider reviving team rival approach said jane harman former california congresswoman regularly consulted white house people different opinion room would helpfulloyal loyalistshowever obama famously loyal loyal shown aversion firing senior staffer left since took office went voluntarilythat may still case even predicted midterm loss sink west wing team many exhausted nearly six year governingbut another albeit le likely scenario lameduck status looming obama approval rating languishing low percent range may calculate little lose making sweeping staff change could send message serious making fresh start one former insider saidwhite house chief staff denis mcdonough already quietly asked senior aide tell plan stay onboard obamas final two year officea longtime obama confidant mcdonough object growing speculation departure would suggest obama tinkering makeup staffmcdonough made clear prefers stay obama wont send packing people close president say one ruling mcdonough could decide leavethere speculation ron klain recently named obamas ebola czar might line succeed mcdonough klain long history within administration would represent real change president preference promoting trusted insidersobama may mindful last time revamped white house staff shellacking suffered midterm result far glowing former banker bill daley brought probusiness approach never able penetrate obama inner circle pushed chief staff little yearamong top operative mentioned possible departure senior adviser dan pfeiffer deputy national security adviser ben rhodes obamas side since campaign played key role white house messaging increasingly seen weakness presidencyone former administration official said pfeiffer planned leave sometime president state union address early next yearalso list white house counselor john podesta communication director jennifer palmieri former member bill clinton administration might poached hillary clinton campaign decides run president speculation aside current former aide see little reason expect overhaul like one george bush republican party thumping midterm hour result bush dismissed defense secretary donald rumsfeld handling iraq warslowrolling exodus attritionwhat people close obama expect slowrolling exodus mostly attrition could stretch month avoids explicitly casting blame policy trouble anyone head exitsa immediate barometer obamas interest infusion new thinking may choice successor attorney general eric holder outsider loretta lynch head federal prosecutor brooklyn emerging leading candidate according people familiar mattera farreaching question whether obama try reinvent bill clinton responded midterm loss shaking team becoming master triangulation embracing legislative compromise often split difference traditional democratic republican ideology second term led war kosovo deepened china trade tiesbut unlike clinton relished schmoozing part politics aloof professorial obama shown little interest personal outreach lawmaker even partyobamas former defense secretary leon panetta newly published book criticized president frustrating reticence engage opponentsthe received wisdom washington midterm result ratchet pressure obama change way order push agendabut tommy vietor former national security council spokesman served longtime obama aide said see president turning style backroom backslapping politician cutting deal glass bourbonhe said obama would look way work republican would remain wary routinely blocked dont want give windennis ross obamas former top middle east adviser see differently said president would little choice engage lawmaker administration negotiates legacyshaping nuclear deal iran need congressional approval remove sanctionshe need invest time ross saidobama might also find common ground transpacific trade deal funding combat islamic state republican want show get thing done congress immigration climate change expected resort executive actionharman head wilson center washington also called obama white house reach member new congress confident said nov good time reset number thing,1
nearby landowner reported seeing jeffrey walter jonetta nordbergwalter bulldoze land bury tree hole february san bernardino county district attorney office said statement tuesday couple live nearby riverside county wanted clear land build home property joshua tree california north joshua tree national park couple told authority thought allowed remove smaller tree douglas poston supervising deputy district attorney office morongo basin division said interview wednesday wildlife officer went scene receiving report neighbour used backhoe unearth buried tree prosecutor said spiky tree technically succulent granted temporary protection last year california endangered specie act mean illegal disturb kill tree mostly found mojave desert southwest average joshua tree life around year according national park service tallest tree grow foot tall couple charged misdemeanour felling tree district attorney office said office issued fine june california maximum punishment killing joshua tree six month jail fine per tree prosecutor said fine low lack criminal history poston said defendant cooperative lacked sophistication made early admission fault couple already paid part fine office said earn credit toward fine volunteering joshua tree national park mojave desert land trust organisation prosecution dismiss case couple fulfill pretrial diversion requirement poston said couple kind elderly retired pair return email phone call wednesday first time poston prosecuted case involving joshua tree said specie difficult year national park service estimated million joshua tree killed dome fire burned mojave desert august last year several tree joshua tree national park graffitied chopped expert say climate change ensuing drought wildfire threatening survival joshua tree new york time reported last year state official decide sometime year whether tree permanently listed threatened specie california fish game commission said new york time news service,1
alister doyle environment correspondent oslo dec bdnews comreuters two year work year last attempt nation gather copenhagen monday try avert dramatic climate change one minister called difficult talk ever embarked upon humanity already sheer size measure needed split rich poor pay mean historic un pact fight global warming ease dependence fossil fuel may put favor le binding declaration conference run december draw official campaigner journalist making biggest climate summit yet un scientist predict ever heatwaves flood desertification storm rising sea level century recession sapped willingness invest green future many opinion poll suggest public concern global warming declining difficult talk ever embarked upon humanity said norwegian environment minister erik solheim effect felt rice farmer sichuan china google headquarters oil worker norway said much difficult disarmament global trade previous environmental agreement pledge fall short expert say pledge made far enough reach benchmark set averting worst climate change ensuring global emission fall rich nation yet come cash help developing nation kickstart deal unlikely well achieve whats necessary emission peak said han joachim schellnhuber head potsdam institute climate impact research germany hoped magic moment concession leader come summit final push last two day added possible copenhagen could end fiasco offer india thursday slow rise greenhouse gas emission mainly burning coal oil top emitter led china united state pledged curb full house term target industrialized country indication major developing country intend said yvo de boer head un climate change secretariat said still huge challenge work deal produce action fast enough slow climate change political agreement best expert say talk reach political agreement including target cut greenhouse gas rich nation new fund poor agreement legally binding treaty text succeed kyoto protocol put say full treaty reach least partly united state yet joined industrialized nation passing carboncapping law u senate still debating bill although u president barack obama come copenhagen december way collect nobel peace prize oslo need twostep process real momentum political agreement coming copenhagen said eileen claussen head washingtonbased pew center global climate change second step would legal treaty also deep rift rich poor nation share burden fighting global warming china india brazil south africa outlined domestic goal carbon emission rejected core demand rich nation including goal halving world emission say rich benefited decade industrialization boosted carbon emission first set deeper cut output far cut offer rich total percent un benchmark year obama offer percent percent cut judged level,1
u president george bush urged pacific rim economic powerhouse friday help secure elusive global deal trade climate change pledged unshakeable commitment region security wideranging speech eve asiapacific summit bush sought reassert influence part world critic accused neglecting preoccupation unpopular war iraq trying reassure asian ally devotion trade liberalisation bush said ready show flexibility help jumpstart moribund doha round world trade talk called onceinageneration opportunity warned intransigence handful country could bring negotiation standstill united state committed seizing opportunity need partner region help lead effort bush told business leader sydney opera house bush also pressed member asia pacific economic cooperation forum work toward consensus combating global warming summit host australian prime minister john howard placed top agenda bush pushing world biggest polluter work toward setting longterm goal cutting greenhouse gas emission many environmentalist say resistance mandatory u emission cap undermines effort bush also used speech press democratic reform day meeting chinese president hu jintao bush urged china approach beijing olympics use moment show confidence demonstrating commitment greater openness tolerance hour talk president vladimir putin bush said united state would encourage russian leader respect check balance essential democracy security threat bush insisted united state asian ally must remain united common security challenge islamic militancy threatening part southeast asia america committed security asiapacific region commitment unshakeable bush said made mention however north korean nuclear standoff possibly recent progress toward getting pyongyang dismantle nuclear program bush also used speech defend iraq war damaged administration credibility home abroad public opposition war made even le popular part asia home arrived sydney tuesday surprise visit iraq leave saturday summit still progress rush back washington prepare crucial report u congress conduct war democrat control congress stepping demand timetable u withdrawal iraq bush made accelerating doha trade talk top priority apec leader meeting talk started bogged division developed developing nation farm subsidy tariff apec economy accounting almost half global trade nearly percent world gross domestic product collapse doha round could chilling effect asiapacific country also odds tackle climate change australia draft declaration call new global framework would include aspirational target lowering greenhouse gas emission scientist say causing climate change australia backed united state say kyoto protocol flawed commit big polluter developing world india china kind target industrialised nation bush administration concerned accepting numerical target without emerging power joining would put u business competitive disadvantage,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
mia shanley ilona wissenbach sweden july bdnews comreuters germany called french idea slap carbon tariff product country trying cut greenhouse gas form ecoimperialism direct violation wto rule issue greenhouse tariff met bitter opposition developing country china india count developed world buy export build economy face worst financial crisis decade matthias machnig germany state secretary environment told news briefing friday french push europe impose carbon tariff import country flout rule carbon emission would send wrong signal international community two problem wto world trade organization signal would new form ecoimperialism machnig said closing market product dont think helpful signal international negotiation european environment energy minister meeting sweden try come single vision member bloc fight global warming ahead major environment summit copenhagen first phase kyoto protocol cutting greenhouse gas emission set expire final negotiation successor climate change pact take place danish capital end year u legislation u house representative already passed legislation contains carbon tariff would allow united state impose duty import carbonintensive good steel cement paper glass country taken step reduce emission say tariff could backup plan europe united nation member fail reach deal copenhagen swedish environment minister andreas carlgren whose country hold rotating european union presidency said member state currently plan beyond landing deal copenhagen said yet official proposal table french regarding carbon tariff absolutely try make use green protectionism carlgren told reuters threat border wall barrier import developing country french president nicolas sarkozys office said last month tax could help create level playing field european company competing international firm country put price carbon emission eu energy commissioner andris piebalgs said member state keep french proposal mind also worry tariff could viewed country china said earlier month carbon tariff would violate rule wto spirit kyoto protocol tariff would represent radical shift wto whose goal reducing barrier trade however wto say possible impose import tariff tax also imposed country industry ensure level playing field however europe could see progress domestic carbon tax national level within member bloc sweden finance minister anders borg plan raise issue next finance minister meeting industry minister maud olofsson told press briefing,1
australia criticised kyoto protocol holdout wednesday stepped demand climate pact scrapped saying old kyoto belonged page climate change history canberra signed refused ratify kyoto would meet target pact despite warning australia climate institute greenhouse gas emission set rise sharply environment minister malcolm turnbull said kyoto replaced global agreement included emerging heavyweight india china well world biggest polluter united state turnbull said view united state never ratify protocol stand turnbull told australia national press club whatever accounting washup kyoto may fact protocol first commitment period beginning next year rapidly moving page climate change history kyoto protocol set emission cap many wealthy signatory country setting none poorer one china expire australia world biggest exporter coal refused ratify pact set binding cut carbon emission saying move would unfairly hurt economy turnbull said wednesday canberra would spend million million energyhungry china help cut country emission capturing methane underground mining using electricity generation china along united state australia japan india south korea member rival kyoto pact rejected emission cap saying may hurt growth turnbull champion practical measure fight climate change rather symbolic pact like kyoto said protocol also ignored need stop deforestation developing country like indonesia brazil wonder kyoto result anaemic said independent climate institute last week said australia world biggest polluter per caput would pas cap percent level greenhouse emission charge turnbull rejected wednesday latest figure australian green senator christine milne said turnbull trying bury bad news energy transport emission risen last two year amid country mining commodity export boom conservative prime minister john howard argues climate change solution need globally agreed rather limited like old kyoto industrialised mainly european nation government facing reelection later year opinion poll showing climate change major issue percent voter howard unveiled range environment measure bolster green credential australia expected make measure combat climate change centrepiece may budget government already flagged spending billion reform water use amid decade crippling drought,0
investor include fund arm insurer aviva several swedish state pension fund wrote food company sept urging respond material risk industrial farming diversify plantbased source protein among company targeted kraft heinz nestle unilever tesco walmart statement farm animal investment risk return initiative organized investor group said monday world reliance factory farmed livestock feed growing global demand protein recipe financial social environmental crisis said jeremy coller founder fairr initiative chief investment officer private equity company coller capital pollution intensive livestock production already high level safety welfare standard low industry cope projected increase global protein demand coller said investor want know major food company strategy avoid protein bubble profit plantbased protein market set grow percent annually next five year coller said campaign follows oxford university study said trillion healthcare climate changerelated cost could saved people reduced reliance meat diet forwardlooking company move encourage sustainable diet reducing reliance meat growing market plantbased protein alternative process company make protein supply chain resilient future shock said company written fairr general mill mondelez international aholddelhaize cooperative group costco wholesale corporation kroger company mark spencer wm morrison supermarket ocado sainsburys whole food market,0
rich nation must come billion new money help poor country fight global warming repackage development aid score diplomatic point environmentalist meeting top polluter said friday threeday japan meeting gather world top emitter greenhouse gas includes rich nation united state state well rapidly developing china india brazil funding scheme clean energy project helping poor nation adapt drought rising sea intense storm major theme even talk start environmentalist spoke poor nation disillusionment management lack consultation fund key element global fight climate change seems happening three announcement japan britain u combined world bank special strategic climate fund said jennifer morgan environmental institute g said multibillion dollar scheme appear much new money left developing country negotiation money would used recently quite number condition attached used bush administration promote major emitter meeting process morgan said referring separate u talk big polluter outside un discussion seeking global pact replace kyoto protocol creating good mood going said morgan unled talk bali december launched two year negotiation successor kyoto whose first phase end far bind rich nation make emission cut bali final draft called financial resource investment developing nation demand rich country cut emission pay costly clean energy project recycled aid japan announced year billion package support developing country fight climate change u president george bush pledged billion clean technology fund britain pledged million pound billion separate scheme britain since asked world bank administer money teamed japan united state clear much japanese u money would eventually go towards world bank clean technology fund morgan said money britain appeared new described japanese money recycled development aid congress yet approved bush billion un said report last year cost returning greenhouse gas emission present level would billion annually measure investing energy efficiency lowcarbon renewable energy even fund japanese u britain represented real new money total billion next five year one percent need alden meyer union concerned scientist told briefing ailun yang greenpeace china said beijing needed tackle global warming rich country cooperate climate change requires developing country developed country work way never done said adding china must balance development protection environment china fails see biggest environmental disaster human history,1
plan biden unveil event pittsburgh later wednesday would hike u corporate tax rate percent current percent secure revenue corporation used offshore tax shelter measure reduce tax burden president bidens reform reverse damage fundamentally reform way tax code treat largest corporation white house said earlier released detail plan biden tax provision quickly came fire american business interest republican key tax committee u house representative proposal dangerously misguided come pay infrastructure u chamber commerce said statement warned tax hike would slow economic recovery make u le competitive globally unveiled along bidens infrastructure plan tax provision would roll back many former president donald trump tax cut business wealthy bidens overall infrastructure plan chart dramatic shift direction u economy investment traditional project like road bridge along climate change human service like elder care president hope draw bipartisan support republican congress need solid backing democrat senate house republican uniformly reject legislation trillion covid relief package moderate democrat hope reverse trump cap federal deduction state local tax salt felt acutely northeastern state higher tax say salt deal three house democrat new york new jersey said week democrat control house margin need stay united republican support plan party yet decided shepherd package congress house democratic aide said republican taxwriting house way mean committee decried initiative predawn statement series jobkilling tax hike would saddle american company higher tax rate competitor communist china,1
investor include fund arm insurer aviva several swedish state pension fund wrote food company sept urging respond material risk industrial farming diversify plantbased source protein among company targeted kraft heinz nestle unilever tesco walmart statement farm animal investment risk return initiative organized investor group said monday world reliance factory farmed livestock feed growing global demand protein recipe financial social environmental crisis said jeremy coller founder fairr initiative chief investment officer private equity company coller capital pollution intensive livestock production already high level safety welfare standard low industry cope projected increase global protein demand coller said investor want know major food company strategy avoid protein bubble profit plantbased protein market set grow percent annually next five year coller said campaign follows oxford university study said trillion healthcare climate changerelated cost could saved people reduced reliance meat diet forwardlooking company move encourage sustainable diet reducing reliance meat growing market plantbased protein alternative process company make protein supply chain resilient future shock said company written fairr general mill mondelez international aholddelhaize cooperative group costco wholesale corporation kroger company mark spencer wm morrison supermarket ocado sainsburys whole food market,1
washington mon mar bdnews comreuters president barack obama lifted restriction federal funding human embryonic stem cell research monday angering abortion opponent cheering believe study could produce treatment many disease lift ban federal funding promising embryonic stem cell research obama said vigorous applause white house gathering also vigorously support scientist pursue research aim america lead world discovery one day may yield share company specializing stem cell research burst upward news geron corp much much percent stemcells inc percent one point related company share rose decision clear repudiation approach taken obamas predecessor george bush u law limit use federal money make human stem cell bush tightened restriction even include work using cell bush decision prompted charge basing decision politics religion rather science religious conservative supported bush generally opposed embryonic stem cell research involves destruction embryo view human life obama rejected view come stem cell research rather furthering discovery government forced believe false choice sound science moral value said person faith believe called care work ease human suffering believe given capacity pursue research humanity conscience responsibly aide said obama would dictate detail stem cell research overseen would give national institute health day come guideline never undertake research lightly obama said develop strict guideline rigorously enforce ever tolerate misuse abuse scientist accused bush sacrificing scientific research subverting scientific finding appease conservative political religious base stem cell climate change policy energy reproductive end life issue statement science obama also signed presidential memorandum directing head white house office science technology policy develop strategy restoring scientific integrity government decision making nih take consideration guideline national academy science international society stem cell research said dr harold varmus former nih director also president memorial sloankettering cancer center new york adviser obama kansa senator sam brownback issued statement dissent embryo life believe strongly life government right sanction destruction research purpose argued source stem cell come human embryo offer much promise stem cell expert agree type stem cell developed clear offer best route new type therapy called regenerative medicine hoped doctor replace brain cell destroyed alzheimers disease reverse genetic defect cystic fibrosis regrow severed spinal cord,1
statecontrolled considering joint bid cairn india said bank mandated yet arrange bid three firm declined comment late monday share cairn india closed percent tuesday otherwise subdued mumbai market hope counterbid staterun firm well new energy discovery india announced late monday government official expressed concern vedanta proposed purchase cairn india india considers energy strategic asset clear come petroleum gas national resource supreme court also upheld concerned ministry ongc partner take view trade minister anand sharma said tuesday,1
canberra thu jan bdnews comreuters australian prime minister kevin rudd head india world economic forum davos nezt week aiming win support climate action greater role developing nation fight global financial crisis rudd former diplomat popular voter derided also nomad frequent globetrotting arrives new delhi ahead world economic forum talk attending pacific crisis talk militaryruled fiji even government fight avert near certain recession rising job loss financial shockwaves pound australia rudd see india trip vital delay especially difficult world climate talk late year defining feature rudd government emerging foreign policy ambition seek australia shaping role addressing number urgent international challenge say allan gyngell foreign analyst lead respected lowy institute international policy sydney rudd china expert face tricky reception india government overturned previous conservative government plan sell uranium ore india despite refusal sign nuclear nonproliferation treaty rudd tried keep option promise australian free trade deal india alive supporting usled effort win approval nuclear supply country authorize sale uranium nuclear good new delhi hope also persuade india cut greenhouse emission expected treble play role getting developing country backing postkyoto climate deal international talk copenhagen later year australia one world major perhead polluter also one country climate scientist expect affected climate warming anxious strong global deal also harm vital coal export regional player rudd set ambitious goal australia regional power prosecuting global interest including nonpermanent place united nation security council hope also build support asia eustyle regional bloc minus sensitive monetary political security union yet still somehow bringing china united state india japan southeast asia pacific together individually objective dauntingly difficult task australian diplomacy rudd genuinely want help shape international system want play part say gyngell davos rudd argue stronger role group leading world economy tying brazil china india major nation responding stillunfolding global financial turmoil government must look rule govern financial market future change say day casino capitalism gone rudd said thursday global reform include curb executive pay stronger supervisory role government steeling international monetary fund give authority prudential analysis early warning recasting imf governance rudd said,1
city looking repair damage started filling nearlymilelong section sunken road slowly stitching neighbourhood back together today visitor inner loop eastern segment would hardly know highway ran beneath foot midcentury highway reach end life span city across country choose whether rebuild reconsider growing number like rochester choosing take massive road radically reshaped city ploughing dense downtown neighbourhood dividing many black community increasing car dependence order accommodate car commuter many city basically destroyed said norman garrick professor university connecticut study transportation project reshaped american city rochester shown done term reconnecting city restoring sense place said thats really underlying goal highway removal project success stumbling block provide lesson city looking retire aging highway nearly city nationwide currently discussing form removal like syracuse detroit committed replacing stretch interstate connected walkable neighbourhood others like new orleans dallas facing pressure local resident activist address pollution noise safety hazard brought megaroads growing movement energised support biden administration made addressing racial justice climate change major theme debate highway removal central agenda widereaching infrastructure plan released end march president joe biden proposed spending billion help reconnect neighbourhood divided highway congressional democrat translated proposal legislation would provide funding next five year department transportation opened separate grant could help city get started pete buttigieg head department expressed support removing barrier divided black minority community saying racism physically built highway midcentury highway project often targeted black neighbourhood destroying cultural economic centre bringing decade environmental harm congress still haggling bidens infrastructure plan expert say proposed funding highway removal represents shift way government approach transportation project recently decade ago said peter norton transportation historian university virginia every transportation problem problem solved new road impact road beginning enter equation back neighbourhood federal state fund historically gone building highway removing city rochester upstate new york nearly million grant obama administration allowed take eastern segment sunken inner loop freeway known locally moat project turned sixlane highway access road running alongside narrower boulevard rest land opened development people already moved town housestyle apartment highway stood scooter bicycle share space car along new union street corridor unlikely sight several crossstreets cut highway reconnected encouraging walking area big fear removing highway terrible traffic hasnt materialised lovely warren served rochester mayor since said project proof city undo mistake past created way people get highway go directly community said adding highway also created barrier really detrimental community left behind rochester trying different approach instead moving people downtown quickly possible city trying make downtown livable place highway removal deconstruction project part longterm plan city still struggling come back year economic population decline big bet rebuilding walkable bikeable connected neighbourhood attract new investment new resident city official hope might even reduce cardependence long run rebuilding neighbourhood scratch isnt easy quick four year sunken freeway filled many building along corridor still construction new business yet moved space including planned pharmacy grocery store local resident business owner said glad see highway go many mixed feeling followed success got filled people living somewhere road said shawn dunwoody artist community organiser life marketview height neighbourhood near removal site dont moat said walking along new corridor look there whole series wall added pointing large new apartment building repeat union street others echoed concern redevelopment project brought many higherend apartment though portion reserved lowerincome tenant vulnerable group without opening space public park plaza erik frisch transportation specialist city worked inner loop east removal said project far fulfilled main goal bringing new investment enlivening city east end new neighbourhood still work progress rebuilding neighbourhood add water mix stir type situation said emily morry work rochester public library written neighbourhood razed inner loop construction set infrastructure like there human factor take different building turn actual viable community rochester looking take inner loop highway starting northern arm official hope experience first removal help expedite process took two decade planning break ground inner loop east removal even though project faced fewer obstacle eastern highway segment never carried traffic built serve removal faced scant opposition daily commuter business group aging road due major upgrade would cost much entire removal process werent lot people already living along corridor funding expertise biggest barrier removal highway taken past real template san franciscos embarcadero freeway irreparably damaged earthquake removed two year later recent removal targeted waterfront highway short spur rather segment working highway bit proof concept said frisch city transportation specialist removing northern arm inner loop present new challenge section highway carry much traffic removal would reconnect two longdivided neighbourhood marketview height majority black hispanic lowerincome community north inner loop grove place whiter wealthier enclave south current resident marketview height crucial question reconnection bring opportunity le pollution another round displacement dozen project recent year city started seriously rethink highway congress new urbanism group track highway removal counted proposed project american city idea discussed many others rebuilding city done right highway removal project could make life better local resident well planet said garrick university connecticut denser le carcentric neighbourhood crucially important reducing greenhouse gas causing climate change proposed replacement benefit vary follow rochester model turning former highway smaller walkable boulevard others covering highway park merely replacing highwaylike street nationwide many city also continue expand highway growing number removal project grappling question environmental justice central bidens proposal historically vulnerable community little say infrastructure decision national interstate highway system built connected country like never ploughed city little concern local effect state highway connector road compounded damage highway freeway expressway always hostile city said norton university virginia particularly hostile black community city like detroit new orleans richmond virginia many federal interstate highway often built thriving black neighbourhood name slum clearance highway project fit broader program urban renewal reshaped american city mid th century displacing million people across country black city replaced dense mixeduse neighbourhood megaprojects like convention centre mall highway public housing built usually replaced many fewer unit destroyed clearing blighted neighbourhood usually reference lowincome black area intentional goal many urban highway project said lynn richards president congress new urbanism advocate sustainable city know one person see urban blight another person see relatively stable neighbourhood highway didnt destroy community also often reinforced racial divide within city white american increasingly fled city altogether following newly built road growing suburb black resident largely barred government policy denied access federally backed mortgage private discrimination narrowed option effect left many black resident living along highway path march biden named new orleans claiborne expressway vivid example highway construction divided community led environmental injustice highway loom claiborne avenue oaklined boulevard served economic heart soul black community new orleans said amy stelly local resident urban planner pushing expressway removal last decade part treme neighbourhood claiborne avenue corridor meeting space local resident site black mardi gras celebration time festival still segregated mid oak tree ripped make way highway cleaving neighbourhood two following decade middleclass area fell decline today expressway corridor polluted local resident suffer higher average rate asthma soil contaminated lead result year leaded gasoline use car travelling downtown idea removing highway however raising concern heard rochester repeating mistake older resident rochester marketview height neighbourhood still remember displacement caused construction inner loop many people fear second wave removed common argument said dunwoody artist community organiser highway removed folk going looking neighbourhood bringing yoga studio coffee shop move u people dont want get gentrified get pushed get priced said make sure city official listen concern dunwoody started local advocacy group three year ago suzanne mayer life side highway grove place neighbourhood group called hinge neighbour aim bring local resident planning process community meeting marketview height early may biggest question people mind wasnt whether highway come replace miquel powell local resident business owner working prison reentry program worried largescale apartment like built east end would come neighbourhood would totally change whole dynamic said marketview height mostly freestanding singlefamily home subdivided rented nancy maciuska said want see familycentric development area highway removed park replace torn construction freeway people raise family enjoy mother nature said hinge neighbour helped maciuska powell resident put concern inner loop north project presentation city consultant mayor project still early stage marketview height one corner area study removal warren said administration exploring option would help keep longtime resident neighbourhood including potential renttoown housing arrangement city official scheduled present series option project community summer big challenge according garrick new investment american city today tend lead gentrification need figure change without displacing people said positive effect highway removal like decreasing pollution increasing property value lead displacement recent study looked effect replacing cypress freeway oakland california streetlevel boulevard found project decreased pollution increased resident turnover environmental gentrification also happen park greenery introduced historically disadvantaged neighbourhood proposed democratic legislation hope avoid paradox bill would fund community outreach engagement local group prioritises capital construction grant project include measure like land trust would ensure availability affordable housing local resident longer good enough u remove highway make replacement road beautiful said richards congress new urbanism reconnect neighbourhood invest legacy resident new york time news service,1
china state councillor foreign minister told u climate envoy john kerry via video link wednesday two side joint effort combat global warming oasis according foreign ministry statement published late wednesday surrounding oasis desert oasis could desertified soon said chinaus climate cooperation separated wider environment chinaus relation shown sincerity wang quoted state broadcaster cctv saying everyone met spend two week quarantine willing pay price discus cooperation u affair mutual concern kerry told wang washington remained committed working nation tackle climate crisis encouraged china reduce emission meeting state department spokesperson said secretary kerry affirmed united state remains committed cooperating world tackle climate crisis must addressed seriousness urgency demand encouraged prc take additional step reduce emission spokesperson said united state resumed role global climate diplomacy fouryear hiatus president donald trump long hoped keep climate issue separate wider dispute china issue trade human right origin covid pandemic kerry northern chinese city tianjin hold facetoface talk xie zhenhua china special climate envoy country joint response climate crisis climate watcher hoping talk lead ambitious pledge country tackle greenhouse gas emission china united state need realise beyond bilateral oasis desert whole planet stake said li shuo senior climate adviser environmental group greenpeace dont make joint climate progress fast enough soon going desert added meeting tianjin second held kerry xie first taking place shanghai april kerry remit discus anything apart climate change issue though wang warned climate change could tied diplomatic issue china insisted effort curb emission switch cleaner form energy vital part ambitious domestic policy agenda chinese leader long said engaged climate action outside pressure benefit china world large said alex wang climate expert professor ucla uschina tension slow chinese climate action,1
toyako japanjuly bdnews comreuters group eight leader likely refer shared vision halve global greenhouse gas emission statement issued later tuesday source briefed negotiator talk said source speaking reuters leader met discus final document also said would probably urge big emerging economy share vision confirmed careful vague wording climate statement always contentious part summit negotiation unlikely satisfy seeking much specific target last year club rich nation japan britain canada germany france italy russia united state agreed merely seriously consider goal halving global emission midcentury european union japan pressing year statement go beyond brussels want clear interim target well u president george bush insisted washington agree binding target unless big polluter china india rein emission well think basically trying paper fundamental difference among approach said alden meyer director strategy policy union concerned scientist long u european fundamentally odds youve got gridlock leader likely hail statement progress however earlier tuesday european official sounded positive outcome 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 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 also 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 soaring food fuel price global warming tie big theme threeday meeting plush mountaintop hotel northern japanese island hokkaido police mobilised well climate change also set position aid africa soaring food price global economy raft statement due issued later tuesday japanese government official told reporter leader agreed need stability oil food price well financial market said specifically discus foreign exchange issue 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 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
morocco justice development party pjd claimed victory saturday parliamentary election produce stronger government king mohammed ceded power prevent spillover arab spring uprising pjd find support largely among morocco poor would second moderate islamist party lead north african government since start region arab spring uprising following tunisia party hope push islamic finance vow steer clear imposing strict moral code society join force others form government based report filed representative polling station throughout country winner rabat casablanca tangier kenitra sale beni mellal sidi ifni cite lahcen daodi second command moderate islamist party told reuters party highest number seat said government official could immediately confirm party assertion king revived reform process year hoping sap momentum protest movement avoid violenceridden revolt tunisia libya egypt yemen syria handed power government although retains final say economy security religion million moroccan population million registered vote country ninth election since independence france voter turnout stood percent interior minister taib cherkaoui said record low percent million registered voter turned ministry accounted change registered voter poll took place normal condition climate mobilisation marked fair competition respect electoral law cherkaoui told reporter first result issued later saturday minister added contrast previous election friday vote expected closelyrun contest pjd new coalition liberal close tie royal palace mustapha al khalfi member pjds politburo sounded note caution among cry victory wait final result lot fraud hope cost u resounding victory party said lahcen haddad prominent member socalled alliance democracy declined comment driss yazami head official national council human right told private aswat radio observer recorded violation including potential voter given food reach scale affect overall course poll yazami said boycotted poll king pick next prime minister party win biggest number seat whichever party bloc come first unlikely able form government pjd said aim obtain majority joining force three party current governing coalition including leftwing socialist union popular force usfp nationalist istiqlal prime minister abbas al fassi economist keen see poll leading creation cohesive government would able narrow growing budget deficit cut percentplus youth unemployment rate address need million destitute moroccan since becoming king king mohammed international praise effort repair dark legacy human right abuse year rule late father king hassan reform drive lost momentum last year remains vocal minority say revived reform enough thousand people joined protest several city last weekend back call boycott election today marked victory boycott said najib chawki activist february movement leading protest since february demand british spanishstyle monarchy end corruption million million moroccan eligible vote took part poll sends strong signal authority moroccan buying proposed reform give demand met chawki said movement plan new nationwide protest december,0
nepal sherpa community sending piece rock mount everest u president barack obama underscore impact global warming himalaya environmental group wwf said prime minister madhav kumar nepal promised carry memento give obama world leader meet new york next week symbol melting himalaya wake climate change head state attend un general assembly meeting well hold talk climate change new york rock collected metre foot mount everest apa sherpa climbed mountain record th time may sherpa mainly living nepal solukhumbhu district home world tallest peak known climbing skill wwfnepal statement said youth also signed petition un secretarygeneral ban kimoon demanding action global warming ahead crucial climate talk copenhagen negotiation accord replace kyoto protocol scheduled conclude un climate change conference danish capital december expert say mountainous nepal home eight world tallest peak including mount everest vulnerable climate change despite responsible percent global greenhouse gas emission among world lowest average global temperature rising faster himalaya compared part world according kathmandubased international centre integrated mountain development icimod,1
antarctica lost billion tonne ice last decade contributing rising sea around world climate researcher said monday ice melted two particular part southern continent according eric rignot colleague wrote phenomenon journal nature geoscience using satellite monitor antarctica coastline scientist estimate west antarctica lost billion tonne ice compared billion tonne antarctic peninsula stretch toward south america lost billion tonne put perspective billion tonne ice would enough provide drinking water million people united kingdom year fellow author jonathan bamber university bristol said statement ice loss socalled ice sheet cover water around continent melting occurred glacier cover much antarctic land mass melt contributes sea level rise way sea ice one immediate consequence melting antarctic ice raise sea level rignot jet propulsion laboratory said email interview antarctica contribution global sea level rise inch mm compared inch mm rignot noted un intergovernmental panel climate change figured antarctica would contribute sea level rise fact predicted growth big ice sheet cover much continent enhanced precipitation prediction supposed come increased evaporation ocean planet warmed observed far antarctica rignot said region ice sheet close warm source water part antarctica seeing change right closest heat source said finding line happening greenland ice sheet melted record rate last year study arctic sea ice ebbed lowest level ever measured study last week researcher university colorado boulder found older thicker arctic sea ice last year year giving way younger thinner sea ice susceptible melting,1
european union foreign minister sought monday narrow difference combat climate change resistance remained german bid fix mandatory target use green fuel eu leader meeting week hammer whether bloc commits binding objective use renewable energy source solar wind power part ambition lead world fighting climate change final solution one eu diplomat said talk expected summit deal said meeting set brussels thursday friday minister repeated wellknown position like month said another eu official adding sweden denmark britain italy stated support talk establishing binding target renewable energy eu plan adopt unilateral commitment percent cut emission greenhouse gas rising percent major industrialised emerging power join germany current eu president also want summit set binding target renewable energy source wind solar supply percent energy consumption france country including several central europe wary binding target would impinge national energy strategy british official signalled prime minister tony blair dropped resistance binding target eu diplomat said expect french president jacques chirac yield exchange recognition france nuclear power programme help cut carbon dioxide emission many eu country demonstrated significant readiness commit percent renewables binding goal german chancellor angela merkel told sueddeutsche zeitung daily interview name country possible compromise diplomat said could make percent target binding eu whole individual state burdensharing negotiated later luxembourg foreign minister jean asselborn said eu aim something stronger vague guideline requirement drafted way form guideline respect good personally favour clearer requirement said austrian foreign minister ursula plassnik said binding target would sign eu serious europe become greener credibly benchmarking setting goal ambition explicitly reasonable instrument told reporter underlining difficulty ahead independent audit british climate change policy reported guardian monday said britain fall short target percent cut co emission reaching level till minister also due discus crisis darfur middle east iran nuclear programme expected urge united nation consider tightening sanction sudan darfur pledge fund help create joint african unionun peace force middle east expected reiterate willingness work new palestinian national unity government provided adopts acceptable platform,1
major nation failed reach agreement thursday set huge marine protected area antarctica plan step conservation creature whale penguin around frozen continent member commission conservation antarctic marine living resource ccamlr agreed however hold special session germany july try break deadlock october november meeting hobart australia environmentalist criticized failure agree new marine protected area ross sea east antarctica home penguin seal whale seabird well valuable stock shrimplike krill deeply disappointed steve campbell antarctic ocean alliance grouping conservation organization told reuters end ccamlr annual meeting said resistance come ukraine russia china environmentalist said united state european union australia new zealand among country pushing agreement new protected zone fishing fleet looking south stock nearer home depleted nation worry shutting large area ocean ccmalr comprises member state european union year ccamlr behaved like fishery organization instead organization dedicated conservation antarctic water said farah obaidullah greenpeace among proposal usnew zealand plan would created million sq km million sq mile protected area ross sea size iran eu australia france proposed series reserve million sq km million sq mile east antarctica bigger alaska last week hollywood actor leonardo di caprio launched petition protect sea around antarctica campaigning group avaaz saying whale penguin cant speak u defend government set goal extending protected area percent world ocean safeguard marine life overfishing threat pollution climate change total percent ccamlr said statement member identified several region southern ocean warrant high level protection important area provide reference scientific research impact activity fishing well significant opportunity monitoring impact climate change southern ocean said,1
chinese premier li keqiang met indian prime minister narendra modi beijing second leg threeday trip china side pledged boost cooperation two asian giant ability make global political economic order move balanced direction li said two country agreed start annual visit military expand exchange border commander start using military hotline discussed recent year defuse flareups border according joint statement tension rose china india last year disputed border china lay claim sq km sq mile ruled new delhi eastern sector himalaya india say china occupies square km sq mile territory aksai chin plateau west india also suspicious china support india archrival pakistan believe maintaining momentum talk special representative border issue seeking plan resolution fair reasonable li told reporter asian century reminder underlying tension two country modi said stressed need china reconsider approach issue hold u back realising full potential partnership related video world two largest country population also discussed way tackle climate change china india world emitter carbon dioxide agreement signed cooperation area railway clean energy technology desire realise side call asian century driving much goodwill thursday chinese president xi jinping urged modi realise strategic need national rejuvenation work together promote international order fair direction modi told reporter reemergence india china relationship would profound impact course century behind apparent detente push xi invoke nationalistic theme win public support seek boost china role bigger player international politics remark also appear aimed appeal modi belief strong proud india global time influential tabloid owned ruling chinese communist party mouthpiece people daily said editorial obvious western elite doesnt want see india china drawing closer confront vision asia future,1
asian country led bangladesh china dominated index produced monday united nation estimate population risk earthquake flood cyclone landslide mortality risk index issued un international strategy disaster reduction unisdr fourday meeting global platform disaster risk reduction opening tuesday official expert examine natural catastrophe literally country world potentially affected hazard unisdr chief margareta wahlstrom told news conference wahlstrom said country major risk could future climate change affect weather sea level index measuring people likely die disaster look hazard risk disaster occur also exposure vulnerability reflect country cope instance vulnerability earthquake take account rapidity urban growth factor would include hospital infrastructure impact disaster wahlstrom said index showed country could reduce impact disaster instance japan highest exposure cyclone rank medium risk category civil defence mitigation measure message dont defeated choice said four country big population bangladesh china india indonesia extreme category average number people risk absolute term index weighted population list headed colombia number small nation comoros dominica vanuatu fiji also high multi index average two reflect perspective index throw strange neighbour united state haiti ethiopia categorised medium high risk overall united state exposed earthquake cyclone hurricane katrina showed large group poor people united state vulnerable disaster unisdr scientific adviser pascal peduzzi said one weakness index excluded drought impact often linked civil unrest conflict weather natural factor drought included many african country would much higher index said index draw data earthquake cyclone scientific modelling category,1
sq km island part sundarbans delta bay bengal nearly halved size past two decade according village elder tiny island home people decade ago tsunami big cyclone hit island finished said sanjib sagar village leader island km south indian city kolkata villager work paddy field ghoramara island india aug ghoramara island part sundarbans delta bay bengal nearly halved size past two decade according village elder reuters sundarbans shared india bangladesh include world largest mangrove forest well rare endangered tiger dolphin bird reptile villager work paddy field ghoramara island india aug ghoramara island part sundarbans delta bay bengal nearly halved size past two decade according village elder reuters ghoramara among many island delta affected rising sea level soil erosion expert say caused climate change resident say flood water getting worse threatening home livelihood government give rehabilitation leave said sheikh aftab uddin sitting outside new mud house wife previous home destroyed flood water half villager ready move government provided free land safer area sagar said response request compensation move people island two people office javed ahmed khan minister charge disaster management state government west bengal declined comment whether plan relocate inhabitant sheikh aftab uddin wife mamta bibi pose picture outside new mud house previous house washed away due high tide ghoramara island india aug reuters flood churned island shoreline mud fringed broken coconut palm fisherman cast net try take advantage rising water sheikh aftab uddin wife mamta bibi pose picture outside new mud house previous house washed away due high tide ghoramara island india aug reuters well damaging home flood destroy valuable betel leaf crop many islander depended living every year hightide salt water enters farm destroys cultivation face big loss said mihir kumar mondal betel leaf farmer climate change expert say entire island population relocated one day planning people term relocating area frankly speaking plan government said suruchi bhadwal researcher climate change new delhibased energy resource institute,1
fresh snow brought much britain standstill traditionally busiest weekend shopping travel runup christmas western britain northern ireland northern scotland suffered blizzard south also disrupted transport secretary philip hammond described extraordinary condition two country busiest airport affected british airway cancelling flight london heathrow european domestic flight london gatwick pm saturday arctic condition also hit rail road travel medium reporting hundred motorist left stranded car freezing condition overnight northwest many accident reported keep transport network moving think clear really quite extraordinary weather condition expecting heavy snow course day particularly southern england hammond told bbc radio third winter row britain left largely snowbound hit record low temperature hammond said asked country chief scientific adviser see represents step change weather pattern due climate change whether government need spend money winter preparation worst affected area included merseyside centimetre snow southwest england wale cm inch met office said website snow blow part southeast england south midland saturday researcher warned thursday severe weather condition could push retailer red peak christmas trading period though survey wednesday showed british retail sale rising fastest pace since shopper hoping avoid treacherous condition purchasing present online faced disappointment reported item stockpiled warehouse company unable deliver road rail hammond said enough salt deal normal severe winter extreme condition le effective,1
international federation red cross red crescent society ifrc said responded climatelinked crisis year world disasterprone region including flood typhoon extreme cold drought covid course aggravated impact taste compound shock expecting changing climate maarten van aalst director red cross red crescent climate centre told thomson reuters foundation pandemic complicated evacuation disaster response also aggravates economic impact disaster especially poorest people added southeast asia ifrcs busiest region emergency response disaster including severe flood storm landslide philippine vietnam affected million people jess letch ifrcs emergency operation manager said challenge help community relief aid also taking step needed halt spread covid mary joy gonzales resilience project manager care philippine said aid agency worked provide additional shelter enable social distancing one person contracted covid evacuation centre supporting woman suffered triple blow added pandemic fuelling violence home many lost job look outofschool child elderly relative country pummelled destructive storm agency expected impact get worse due climate change told journalist earlier month seen trend past year typhoon becoming stronger lost thousand life already said last year million people asiapacific region hit climaterelated disaster area experiencing twice many emergency america africa according ifrcs latest world disaster report total number people affected yet released income suffer home world population asiapacific region borne brunt climate disaster many people living vulnerable condition due poverty poor urban planning van aalst said country become better prepared equipped save life still failing protect livelihood vulnerable community struck disaster cited example cyclone amphan battered india bangladesh may mass evacuation storm made landfall prevented large number death impact economic wellbeing harsh especially poorest noted total damage estimated billion vietnam care country director le kim dung said pandemic made harder bounce back particularly rural area widespread flood inundated many province hit heavy rain series typhoon since early october covid restriction also prevented farmer selling produce migrant city many care worker street trader lost job could send money back home keep family afloat added people used storm flood right across asia year tested resilience ten million people breaking point said ifrcs letch,1
chicago tue dec bdnews comreuters insisting need develop new form energy u presidentelect barack obama monday chose energy secretary nobel physic laureate major promoter alternative fuel obama named steven chu winner nobel prize physic early advocate finding scientific solution climate change head energy department chu work closely former environmental protection agency head carol browner obama named new post coordinate white house policy energy climate change st century know future economy national security inextricably linked one challenge energy obama told news conference u know problem rooted addiction foreign oil constrains economy shift wealth hostile regime leaf u dependent unstable region control destiny america must develop new form energy new way using challenge government alone challenge u obama also named lisa jackson former head new jersey department environmental protection run environmental protection agency named nancy sutley deputy mayor los angeles head white house council environmental quality round energy environment team obama name colorado democratic sen ken salazar former environmental lawyer secretary interior transition aide democratic source said department interior lease public land oil gas drilling obama said would officially announce choice interior department later week presidentelect hold meeting key economic team tuesday transition official would give detail said meeting would include nominee top financial post including treasury department national economic council office management budget obamas energy environmental team play major role quest revive u economy boosting renewable energy use creating million green job ease america reliance foreign oil presidentelect take office jan pointed u president past three decade pledged make america le dependent foreign energy supply time fail time different time fail lulled complacency simply price pump gone gallon said obamas choice applauded environmentalist said showed serious combating global warming moving toward green job obamas energy environment team also charged developing policy reduce carbon emission blamed global warming said nomination chu send signal administration value science make decision based fact understand fact demand bold action obama added bush administration rocky relationship scientific community time accused critic ignoring scientific evidence effort make political point issue global warming obama begun lay plan massive recovery plan stimulate economy create million job said many green job create million job starting st century economic recovery plan put american work building wind farm solar panel fuelefficient car obama set goal making public building efficient modernizing electricity grid reducing greenhouse gas emission preserving national resource refused answer directly reporter question whether would reinstate presidential ban offshore drilling president george bush recently revoked also monday obama hour meeting national security team discussing range international challenge obama administration including war iraq afghanistan obama hold another news conference tuesday announce chosen chicago superintendent school arne duncan nominee secretary education senior democrat said monday duncan seven year experience chief executive chicago public school system third largest country earned reputation addressing issue raise teacher quality transform weak school tuesday news conference held est gmt elementary school duncan visited together october,1
global warming occurring faster predicted rapid economic growth resulted higher expected greenhouse gas emission since said australian report tuesday emission burning fossil fuel increased percent year since percent year said australia peak scientific body commonwealth scientific industrial research organization csiro major driver accelerating growth rate emission globally burning carbon per dollar wealth created csiro scientist mike raupach said statement mean climate change occurring faster predicted study done early said raupach led international team carboncycle expert emission expert economist brought together csiros global carbon project quantify global carbon emission demand fossil fuel report found nearly billion metric ton carbon emitted globally atmosphere carbon dioxide compared billion metric ton country undergo industrial development move period intensive often inefficient use fossil fuel said raupach efficiency improve along development trajectory eventually tend level industrialised country australia u levelingoff stage developing country china intensive development stage since start industrial revolution united state europe account percent global emission two century china account le per cent said csiro report leastdeveloped nation contributed le percent global emission year said average person australia united state emits ton carbon per year china figure ton per year said report addition reinforcing urgency need reduce emission important outcome work show carbon emission history said raupach take present past emission trajectory account negotiating global emission reduction effective emission reduction workable equitable said csiro report found australia per caput emission amongst highest world due heavy reliance fossilfuel generated electricity dependence car truck transport mean quite way go term reducing emission bring co stabilisation said raupach improvement energy efficiency economy rapid improvement developed country australia like close ally united state refuse sign kyoto protocol setting cap greenhouse gas emission called global scheme replace old kyoto country say pact unworkable excludes big developing nation india china binding target treaty first phase end china world second top emitter carbon dioxide united state negotiation yet start earnest shaping kyoto next phase india china strongly opposed binding target demanding rich nation particularly united state commit deep reduction emission,0
reading equivalent degree celsius verified climate scientist process could take month would highest temperature ever reliably recorded planet death valley stranger heat sitting foot sea level mojave desert southeastern california near nevada border lowest driest hottest location united state sparsely populated resident according recent census brandi stewart spokeswoman death valley national park said valley hot configuration lowerthansealevel basin surrounding mountain superheated air get trapped pocket circulates like stepping convection oven every day july august said degree walked sunday feel doesnt feel different degree said feeling heat face almost take breath away added people say oh dry heat want little bit eye roll said humidity downside dry heat also fun grew western pennsylvania last posting park service mount rainier national park one snowiest place earth im ready cooler temperature said heat rise afternoon generally reaching peak pm pm high monday confirming record temperature like simple looking thermometre caveat higher temperature reported one recorded sunday many climate scientist questioned reliability reading example death valley claim record hottest temperature ever recorded degree analysis extreme weather expert christopher burt found reading align observation made region concluding possible meteorological perspective setting aside yearold claim unverified reading year previous record highest temperature also observed death valley june degree temperature also recorded kuwait pakistan several year later also important understand may hotter place death valley part sahara remote reliable monitoring said daniel swain climate scientist university california los angeles national centre atmospheric research measuring temperature reliably tricky thermometer shielded sun elevated ground according standard set world meteorological organisation death valley instrument called thermistor shielded sends reading satellite hourly record temperature validated climate extreme committee collaboration weather expert national oceanic atmospheric administration organisation according daniel berc meteorologist noaa death valley temperature validated swain said thought hottest reliably measured temperature recorded history earth least greenhouse gas human generate continue heating planet record expected death valley dont think really surprising said jeremy pal environmental engineering professor loyola marymount university los angeles climate continues warm wed expect event recordbreaking temperature broiling temperature death valley part laundry list atmospheric phenomenon unfolded unusual extreme way swain said adding get worse coming decade california experiencing recordbreaking heat wave unusual humidity included rare set violent lightning storm turn sparked wildfire possible record death valley said part forecast suggested temperature could go even higher degree earth getting warmer death valley already hot place said swain noting visited depopulated desert area temperature degree planet continues warm said temperature degree remote place number may eventually see place people actually live dr marshall shepherd atmospheric scientist university georgia former president american meteorological society said people notice change extreme affect everything health productivity food eat new york time company,1
british government legally forced public consultation whether give green light new fleet nuclear power station fight global warming end wednesday process deep controversy coincidence wednesday also th anniversary britain worst nuclear accident reactor core windscale plant north western england caught fire sending plume radioactive material across country greenpeace earlier year court case forcing government embark new public consultation process already lodged formal complaint way conducted contemplating going back court group leading british academic put name report issued shortly complaining process biased favour new nuclear plant outset slanted information key fact missing deeply buried deep disquiet form function consultation said report author paul dorfman warwick university asked buy pig poke make decision validity new nuclear build question key issue waste siting reactor design safety resolved environmentalist also note new nuclear plant would cut country carbon emission four percent say far small benefit compared problem nuclear waste remains deadly thousand year funding government repeatedly said country need replace ageing fleet nuclear reactor help fight climate change help meet obligation cut carbon emission help guarantee security energy supply nuclear power plant currently provide percent britain electricity bar one plant due close within year french utility edf energy whose parent company run france fleet nuclear power plant supplying percent country electricity say want build four nuclear plant britain optimistically also say get green light government later year could first plant functioning government said public money involved nuclear new build already process stripping away planning law delayed year sizewell britain newest nuclear power plant government promised would sample public opinion giving nuclear goahead conduct superficial public consultation earlier year came favour nuclear new build greenpeace lodged legal complaint february high court judge ruled favour group describing process deeply flawed time round nine oneday public consultation event run government public research firm opinion leader event greenpeace already complained market research standard board claiming information presented tone used deliberately skewed however group undermined moral authority immediately going back court despite condemnation consultation process chosing instead wait see government change mind new nuclear,1
dhaka aug bdnews comthe least developed nation experiencing exacerbating social problem coupled widespread unemployment backdrop ongoing global economic recession said ak abdul momen bangladesh permanent representative un thursday press release issued bangladesh permanent mission united nation said momen made remark leader ldcs conducting roundtable discussion ldcs challenge laquila summit ensuing pittsburg summit assisted bangladesh permanent mission roundtable hosted us permanent mission united nation bangladesh permanent representative discussed ldcs unemployment immigration remittance attainment maintenance mdgs imf concessional funding combating new challenge face global climate change press release said ldcs benin lao nepal tanzania malawi guinea bissau iritrea afghanistan samoa cape verde permanent representative also spoke roundtable,1
crawford texas bdnews comreuters german chancellor angela merkel told president george bush saturday would willing support third round un sanction iran tehran continues resist demand halt sensitive nuclear work merkel visit bush ranch crawford also said would consider possible cut country brisk trade flow iran effort fail secure tehran cooperation nuclear program bush agreed merkel diplomacy best way resolve standoff iran one saying threat posed nuclear program iran indeed serious one merkel said joint news conference bush share view also opinion think issue solved diplomatic mean next step obviously would resolution said translator merkel said would wait report iran nuclear activity european union negotiator un atomic watchdog making final decision sanction britain france germany united state russia china expected meet november ass report european union foreign policy chief javier solana international atomic energy agency head mohamed elbaradei report remain unsatisfactory need think possible sanction also talk agree possible sanction merkel said merkel said would talk german company possible reduction commercial tie iran west accuses iran seeking develop nuclear weapon tehran say nuclear program purely civilian purpose generating electricity bush alarmed european ally last month said nucleararmed iran could lead world war iii bush administration insists committed pursuing diplomacy iran also say option table diplomatic isolation iranian regime must understand continue work together solve problem diplomatically mean continue isolated bush said news conference bush merkels two day talk ranch also covered issue including afghanistan global warming planned conference middle east peace bush due host week annapolis maryland climate change merkel pressing bush drop resistance mandatory cap greenhouse emission u president instead favor voluntary step toward longterm goal resisting tougher measure contends would harm business ahead unsponsored meeting global warming bali indonesia next month bush gave indication shift stance saying wanted tackle climate change without ruining economy ranch visit also aimed deepening tie washington berlin rift opened iraq war bush chilly relationship merkels predecessor gerhard schroeder vocal critic iraq war bush merkel friendly rapport underscored suggestion visit ranch invitation usually reserve favorite world leader bush week also focused renewal tie france hosting french president nicolas sarkozy formal dinner white house accompanying tour estate mount vernon virginia first u president george washington bush sarkozy pledged common approach iran well bush showed merkel around acre hectare ranch morning walk joined spouse friday evening leader dined pecansmoked beef tenderloin green chilicheese grit souffle saturday continued talk hamburger,1
toyako japan wed jul bdnews comreuters group eight leader patched together deal fight climate change summit wound wednesday failed convince big emerging economy rich country enough climate change contentious topic year summit japan also tackled geopolitical problem crisis zimbabwe worsening security afghanistan well soaring food oil price poverty africa there huge breakthrough particular meeting one step along road said australian prime minister kevin rudd attended climate change meeting wednesday leader joined eight big polluter course there long long way go member major economy meeting group agreed deep cut greenhouse gas emission needed combat global warming closely linked rising food fuel price already hitting vulnerable economy hard bickering rich poorer country kept emerging economy signing goal least halving global emission major economy meeting come specific number interim target agreed advanced country set leader japan britain canada germany france italy russia united state embraced goal day earlier stressed country could alone papering gap rich country paper deep gap get climate change deal europe japan urging bolder action united state opposed promising firm target without assurance big emerging economy act u president george bush said significant progress made climate change summit japan european union also lauded outcome environmentalist though saw nothing cheer stalemate weve kim carstensen director wwfs global climate initiative told reuters given lack willingness move forward particularly u hasnt possible break expectation week summit talk climate always low many sceptical significant advance step combat global warming made new u president come office january including south africa one five big emerging economy collectively called there change position united state south africa feeling difficult move forward always forced work level lowest common denominator said south african environment minister marthinus van schalkwyk developing country along european union green group say rich country must take lead specify interim target reach midcentury goal scientist say minimum needed prevent dangerous global warming afghanistan africa india told major economy meeting developed country done enough must change must show leadership always promised taking delivering truly significant ghg greenhouse gas reduction indian prime minister manmohan singh told meeting stance emerging nation important nation emit percent mankind greenhouse gas emission china india together emit percent total proportion rising coalfueled economy boom leader country agreed summit impose sanction zimbabwe leader violence widely condemned reelection president robert mugabe safe hiding place criminal cabal make mugabe regime british prime minister gordon brown told news conference summit also urged afghanistan government take responsibility security reconstruction pledged increase assistance country army police canadian prime minister stephen harper led discussion topic said member agreed unprecedented unanimity need much think every one country understands question critical understands success afghanistan critical said harper soldier usled coalition force died afghanistan since among canadian country also reassured sceptic tuesday firmly committed aid target africa pledged gleneagles summit aid worker ngo expressed concern donor country would fail meet pledge raise annual aid level billion half go africa leader also acknowledged economic threat surging oil food price could drive million poverty came fresh initiative tackle said complex problem requiring longterm solution,1
china world biggest source climatewarming greenhouse gas emission pressure enhance ambition take drastic action tackle global warming amid mounting economic challenge china worried risk job growth especially prepares hold key communist party conclave expected extend xi rule xi told senior communist party leader speech published late monday china needed overcome notion rapid success proceed gradually reducing emission reducing productivity emitting xi quoted state news agency xinhua saying must stick overall planning ensure energy security industrial supply chain security food security time cutting carbon emission said since national economic work meeting held end last year chinese policymakers repeatedly stressed country would prioritise stability approach already started feed policy making zhang bo chief engineer ministry ecology environment telling reporter earlier week country would impose strict water quality target local government would instead encourage consolidate previous gain energy supply still major concern wave shortage hit manufacturer last year xi also told party leader gradual withdrawal traditional energy must based safe reliable replacement new energy china promised accelerate shift renewables start reduce coal consumption major source co china state planning agency also said december loosen blanket restriction energy consumption order ensure environmental target erode growth,1
throwing weight behind former rival sander sending unmistakable signal supporter well moment biden still face deep skepticism many younger progressive two men appeared via livestream split screen talking need white house sander said biden make happen biden said im going need win campaign govern biden provided clue earlier saying would joined special guest scheduled livestream pm scene striking example way coronavirus upended traditional campaigning normal time men likely would appeared onstage together rally least done event pomp time almost jovial two men went backandforth issue biden asking sander question sander responding asking biden supported policy vermont senator championed year including minimum wage tuitionfree public college two men said would form task force issue including economy education immigration health care criminal justice climate change scene unfolded le week sander ended campaign sharp departure drawnout oftenacrimonious process reconciliation sander hillary clinton presidential race event followed week discussion biden sander camp two men could find common ground sander key policy priority day sander left presidential race biden announced embracing several new progressive position matter including health care education explicit overture sander base new york time company,1
output mine utility factory grew much slowerthanexpected percent yearonyear government data showed friday june revised percent riseoutput growth hit month high percent mayretail inflation reserve bank india rbi track setting lending rate edged marginally percent august percent month earlier helped slower annual rise price fuel clothesthe number come economy posted fastest growth year quarter june helped revival industryprime minister narendra modi seized figure highlight huge positive sentiment behind india recoveryhowever high inflation would make tougher modi encourage indian consumer power nearly percent economy loosen purse stringsit would also make rbi wary lowering interest rate later monththe rbi want reduce retail inflation percent left interest rate steady last month citing inflationary risk late monsoonwhile better rainfall recent week falling global crude price moderating vegetable price favourable statistical base likely help lower inflation rate widely expected remain hold rbi review sept man work inside boiler spare part manufacturing workshop outskirt kolkata june credit reuters outlook inflation seems le discomforting month back say upasna bhardwaj economist ing vysya bank mumbaiwe continue expect rbi keep policy rate unchanged fiscal year march probable action midnext yearthe prospect revival demanddriven price pressure following pickup economic activity soonerthanexpected interest rate increase u also expected weigh central bank rate decisionany decision u federal reserve raise rate held near zero since december implication india could lead capital outflow weakening rupee inflating cost imported commoditiesmodi india strongest electoral mandate year may vowing lift sliding economic growth cool inflation create enough job young workforcebullish investor glum consumersthe optimism fanned modis rise power already brought inflow nearly billion foreign fund indian equity year investor bet drive cut red tape revive stalled project underpin economic recovery labourer work inside steel factory outskirt jammu january credit reuters share nifty gained percent u dollar term year become bestperforming equity index asiagoldman sachs upgraded target index week citing optimism future earnings indian firmsto sustain euphoria economist say modi must overhaul india strained public finance stringent land acquisition law chaotic tax regime rigid labour rulesduring first day office new prime minister showed little appetite structural change concern sharply higher growth last quarter could reduce urgencythat could damaging economy still hobbled slack consumption weak business investmentpersistently high inflation year stagnant growth forced consumer cut discretionary spendingconsumer good output proxy consumer demand grown two last month fell annual percent julyfirms shying away fresh investment capital good production fell percent year earlierthe probusiness government facilitated investment climate boosted confidence need done get back period high growth low inflation said rohini malkani analyst citi man work inside boiler spare part manufacturing workshop outskirt kolkata june credit reuters labourer work inside steel factory outskirt jammu january credit reuters,0
courierjournal louisville kentucky took home breaking news honor coverage hundred lastminute pardon issued former governor matt bevin prize investigative reporting went new york time brian rosenthal uncovered thousand new york city taxi driver life ruined predatory lending pulitzer prize reuters unit thomson reuters newsroom eighth since fifth last three year coverage protest grew concern china intent curtailing hong kongs freedom reuters staff also finalist international reporting award new york time pulitzer prize prestigious award american journalism handed since newspaper publisher joseph pulitzer established monday announcement postponed two week journalist member pulitzer board busy covering coronavirus pandemic normal year prize announced columbia university new york monday dana canedy administers pulitzer delivered news living room via video week board member hashed finalist winner remotely ironically first time prize presented june le year outbreak spanish flu pandemic canedy said season unprecedented uncertainty one thing know sure journalism never stop anchorage daily news propublica series found rampant sexual abuse rural village largely populated indigenous people law enforcement effectively nonexistent public service award generally seen coveted journalism category pulitzer also awarded seven book drama music category deeply memorable many winning reuters photograph depicted violent clash hong kong protester authority including image taken midst skirmish tear gas rubber bullet hurled brick photographer brilliantly captured magnitude protest hong kong stephen adler reuters editorinchief said statement image beautiful haunting illuminating deeply memorable seattle time shared national reporting prize series exposing design flaw boeing co max passenger jet led two fatal crash well contributing lack government oversight propublica also category investigation u navy seventh fleet following several deadly accident sea first time board gave audio reporting prize went public radio show american life well reporter los angeles time vice news episode examining trump administration remain mexico policy stranded ten thousand asylum seeker southern side usmexico border washington post explanatory journalism award series documenting many place already warmed degree celsius climate change hitting threshold expert warn could catastrophic reached globally new york time record pulitzer prize citation year received three monday including commentary prize nikole hannahjoness personal essay launching newspaper sweeping project seek place enslavement african center america story word pulitzer board board also issued special citation ida well african american investigative journalist civil right activist well born slavery mississippi traveled deep south chronicling use lynching oppress black american whitehead win journalism prize often go venerable institution time post also local publication whose work always gain national attention jeffery gerritt editor small newspaper palestine heraldpress palestine texas editorial writing prize column detailing pretrial inmate died jail without adequate health care among award letter music drama colson whitehead fiction prize novel nickel boy chronicling horror abusive reform school jim crowera florida award previous book underground railroad music award went central park five opera anthony davis five african american latino teenager wrongly convicted new york central park jogger rape case,1
paris agreement commits country limit global average temperature rise well preindustrial level aim scientist said crossing threshold risk unleashing far severe climate change effect people wildlife ecosystem preventing requires almost halving global co emission level cutting netzero ambitious task scientist financier negotiator activist cop debating achieve pay difference c warming asked several scientist explain already world heated around preindustrial level last four decade hotter decade since never global warming decade said climate scientist daniela jacob climate service center germany half degree mean much extreme weather often intense extended duration year torrential rain flooded china western europe killing hundred people hundred died temperature pacific northwest hit record high greenland saw massive melting event wildfire ravaged mediterranean siberia record drought hit part brazil climate change already affecting every inhabited region across globe said climate scientist rachel warren university east anglia heat rain drought warming beyond worsen impact every increment global warming change extreme become larger said climate scientist sonia seneviratne eth zurich example heatwaves would become frequent severe extreme heat event occurred per decade climate without human influence would happen time decade warming time according un climate science panel ipcc let warming spiral event could occur time per decade warmer atmosphere also hold moisture resulting extreme rainfall raise flood risk also increase evaporation leading intense drought change annual mean surface temperature precipitation ice sea coral reef difference c critical earth ocean frozen region there good chance prevent greenland west antarctic ice sheet collapsing said climate scientist michael mann pennsylvania state university would help limit sea level rise foot end century still big change would erode coastline inundate small island state coastal city blow past ice sheet could collapse mann said sea level rising metre foot though quickly could happen uncertain warming would destroy least coral reef would lost would destroy fish habitat community rely reef food livelihood food forest disease warming versus would also increase impact food production crop failure couple breadbasket world time could see extreme food price spike hunger famine across wide swathe world said climate scientist simon lewis university college london warmer world could see mosquito carry disease malaria dengue fever expand across wider range would also see bigger share insect animal lose habitat range compared increase risk forest fire another risk wildlife tipping point world heat risk increase planet reach tipping point earth system cross threshold trigger irreversible cascading impact exactly point would reached uncertain drought reduced rainfall continued destruction amazon deforestation example could see rainforest system collapse releasing co atmosphere rather storing warming arctic permafrost could cause longfrozen biomass decompose releasing vast amount carbon emission thats risky keep emitting fossil fuel increasing likelihood go one tipping point lewis said beyond far climate pledge country submitted united nation registry pledge put world track warming international energy agency said thursday new promise announced cop summit implemented could hold warming although expert challenged calculation remains seen whether promise translate realworld action warming would deliver unliveable heat part year across area tropic subtropics biodiversity would enormously depleted food security would drop extreme weather would exceed urban infrastructure capacity cope scientist said keep warming likely remain within adaptive capacity civilisation warming would experience great hardship said mann,1
prediction follow january warmest ever year recordkeeping karin gleason climatologist national centre environmental information said conference call global average temperature last month degree fahrenheit degree celsius average slightly higher january previous recordholder comparing year previous year gleason said one way look completed first lap lap race lead according probability statistic virtually certain rank among top year record said analysis also showed chance year warmest ever greater likelihood rank top five forecast keeping longterm trend global warming occurring result humancaused emission carbon dioxide gas trap heat atmosphere current warmest year record occurred since past five year hottest five last year slightly cooler hottest year ever record warmth january remarkable occurred world longer midst el nino event el nino linked warmer average seasurface temperature equatorial pacific ocean affect weather pattern worldwide also lead generally warmer temperature strong el nino first half example contributed record temperature year latest el nino ended last year ocean temperature pacific returned much closer normal sort new territory record nonel nino month gleason said january temperature much warmer average across region world eastern europe russia greatest departure normal australia eastern china also much warmer usual central india one region cooler average temperature temperature last month also warmer average across contiguous united state much canada alaska cooler average noaa forecast next month call return aboveaverage warmth norm alaska recent year led large decline sea ice particularly state west coast noaa forecasting warmerthanaverage temperature may across country west southwest southeast midwest northeast also likelihood wet spring across eastern half country california southwest expected dry likely leading return drought california intensification drought four corner southwest noaa said new york time news service,1
might small farmer believe something different benefit said vilchez also manages agricultural cooperative farmer said effect climate change rising temperature le predictable rainfall wild swing drought flooding new pest making difficult earn living coffee experience felt farmer around world various organisation company seeking solution challenge helping farmer improve production efficiency developing new strain bean farming wild specie even growing coffee lab producing coffee make significant environmental impact estimate vary gallon water needed one cup according unesco institute water education however people interviewed organisation company expert field said reducing greenhouse gas emission would best way ensure future coffee know something close know planet according study modest decline greenhouse gas emission land condition suitable growing two main specie coffee arabica robusta account commercial supply could disappear brazil vietnam major producing country would especially hard hit billion people around world rely drinking coffee put mildly forebodes many difficult morning possibly rising price million coffee farmer say nothing ten million work transporting packaging distributing selling brewing coffee effect climate change making already precarious existence even farm across coop vilchez work blue harvest programme catholic relief service cr started help central american coffee farmer restore protect water resource benefit others share watershed downstream programme built organisation earlier work began central america grip coffee leaf rust epidemic decade ago coffee leaf rust fungus decimates coffee plant often leaving farmer choice cut crop replant plant something else give farm linked spread fungus climate change thrives warmer condition variable precipitation since climate change making drought frequent intense said kristin rosenow expert agricultural development cr using water efficiently preventing pollution existing source crucially important vilchez worked cr restore soil planting cover crop also helped farmer retain soil moisture planting shade tree traditional practice employ lowtech solution said speaking spanish translated cr staff member rosenow said sort technique among others like targeted fertilizer use led increase yield farmer rise income attributed technique access new market another tactic planting different variety better withstand leaf rust climate stressor according hanna neuschwander director strategy communication world coffee research next year world coffee research start global breeding network aim introduce modern breeding technique new variety coffeeproducing country help farmer dealing new climatic condition based information obtained organisation evaluate new specie perform different environment around world sort realtime lab trial challenge farmer plant coffee tree take several year make money coffee tree live several decade tree suit today climate may completely unsuited future condition said vern long chief executive world coffee research one possible upside long added coffee farmer would expand move higher altitude may suitable future could heavily forested biodiverse leading loss carbon sequestration potential animal plant habitat royal botanic garden kew london aaron davis coffee scientist also specialises climate change working different solution ensure sustainability introducing farmer wild coffee specie widely cultivated previously tolerant high temperature drought botanist done work climatology cant emphasise enough traditionally used specie enough said look climate change model projection need robust resilience step change incremental change maricel saenz also interested step change different direction founder chief executive compound food beanless coffee company aim produce coffee laboratory environment saenz costa rica naturally coffee future important said really complex situation coffee one main victim contributor climate change said citing energy water required grow transport brew cup coffee compound food grow coffee least traditional sense instead company replicates microbe actual coffee cherry give cup coffee flavor aroma saenz said microbe grown plantbased formula bioreactors fermentation process similar happens naturally coffee farm moment make coldbrew style extract mimic flavour colour smell real coffee much le energy water plan distribute first product coffee shop next year later create coffee ground brewed home asked company might affect smallholder farmer grow world coffee often struggle make living saenz said hoping compete big industrial farmer find way support farmer grew knowing long short term may mean addressing root cause greenhouse gas emission vincent amodoi project coordinator uganda farm africa british charity work farmer pastoralists forest community east africa including coffee grower said climate change one major focus government world happening new york time company,1
gate launched breakthrough energy venture fund monday along billionaire entrepreneur facebook inc head mark zuckerberg alibaba group holding ltd chairman jack amazoncom chief jeff bezos fund seek increase financing emerging energy research reduce global greenhouse gas emission help meet goal set paris according statement investor group known breakthrough energy coalition marked first major investment coalition formed december spur research development deployment clean energy technology need affordable reliable energy doesnt emit greenhouse gas power future get need different model investing good idea moving lab market gate told online magazine quartz according excerpt interview published gate note last year gate helped launch publicprivate partnership focused scaling investment new riskier clean technology often face steep hurdle commercialization election republican donald trump u president raised question future government spending clean energy research development trump called climate change hoax invented chinese also said open mind issue dialogue new administration come see energy research importantthe general idea research good deal fortunately partisan thing gate told quartz,1
likelihood bid exclude russia outright would vetoed others club includes china india saudi arabia others raised prospect country instead skipping meeting year source said along smaller group seven comprising united state france germany italy canada japan britain key international platform coordinating everything climate change action crossborder debt russia facing onslaught international sanction led western nation aiming isolate global economy including notably shutting swift global bank messaging system restricting dealing central bank discussion whether appropriate russia part said senior source russia remains member become le useful organization asked whether u president joe biden would move push russia meet ally brussels week national security adviser jake sullivan told reporter white house tuesday believe business usual russia international institution international community however united state plan consult ally pronouncement made said european union source separately confirmed discussion russia status forthcoming meeting whose rotating chair currently held indonesia made clear indonesia russia presence forthcoming ministerial meeting would highly problematic european country said source adding however clear process excluding country expanded new format including russia period warmer tie early moscow indefinitely suspended club annexation crimea earlier tuesday poland said suggested u commerce official replace russia within group suggestion received positive response u commerce department spokesperson said good meeting held last week polish economic development technology minister piotr nowak u commerce secretary gina raimondo added raimondo welcomed hearing poland view number topic including operation express position behalf u government respect polish proposal source said seen unlikely indonesia currently heading member like india brazil south africa china would agree remove russia group impossible remove russia unless moscow make decision said official member country asia there simply procedure deprive russia membership country instead skip year meeting could powerful signal india source said drawn ire western nation failure condemn russian invasion support western measure russian president vladimir putin indonesia foreign ministry declined comment call russia excluded deputy central bank governor dody budi waluyo monday said seminar indonesia position always one neutrality noting risk division issue said would use leadership try resolve problem russia strong commitment attend meeting member could forbid attending added russia status multilateral agency also questioned geneva world trade organization official said numerous delegation refusing meet russian counterpart various format many government raised objection happening objection manifested lack engagement member concerned wto spokesperson keith rockwell said one source western country said engaging russia wto included european union united state canada britain confirmation delegation immediately available,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
early action cut greenhouse gas emission would limit longterm rise driven thaw ice greenland antarctica redraw global coastline germanled team wrote journal nature communication sea level rise threat city shanghai london lowlying swathe florida bangladesh entire nation maldives indian ocean kiribati pacific report projected sea level would gain metre even almost nation fully meet goal paris agreement include cutting greenhouse gas emission net zero second half century tourist walk near spot natural arch known azure window used stand collapsed sea last march year erosion dwejra outside village san lawrenz island gozo malta jan reuters ocean level rise inexorably heattrapping industrial gas already emitted linger atmosphere melting ice said addition water naturally expands warms four degree celsius tourist walk near spot natural arch known azure window used stand collapsed sea last march year erosion dwejra outside village san lawrenz island gozo malta jan reuters report also found every five year delay beyond peaking global emission would mean extra centimetre inch sea level rise sea level often communicated really slow process cant much next year really matter lead author matthias mengel potsdam institute climate impact research told reuters government track meet paris pledge global emission carbon dioxide main greenhouse gas emitted burning fossil fuel rose last year threeyear plateau u president donald trump doubt human activity prime cause warming plan quit paris deal instead promote u coal oil natural gas maldives environment minister thoriq ibrahim chair member alliance small island state said tuesday finding showed need faster action cut emission especially rich nation resident look exposed erosion along boardwalk macumba beach wave washed away sand weekend storm rio de janeiro brazil oct reuters unfortunately study confirms small island nation saying year decade procrastination climate change brought many u brink inundation told reuters resident look exposed erosion along boardwalk macumba beach wave washed away sand weekend storm rio de janeiro brazil oct reuters professor john church climate change research centre university new south wale involved study said million people live within one metre high tide mark people moving live within coastal zone increasing vulnerable population infrastructure said statement adaptation sea level rise essential,1
washington oct bdnews comreuters senate committee tuesday launch three long day hearing democratic climate bill bid convince international summit december washington serious tackling global warming senate environment public work committee kick tuesday hearing edt panel heavyhitters president barack obamas cabinet secretary energy transportation interior head environmental protection agency joining chairman federal energy regulatory commission according epa statement official focus creating system clean energy incentive confronting threat carbon pollution government estimate electric power sector contributes percent energyrelated greenhouse gas emission united state percent come transportation sector percent use fossil fuel home commercial building industry obama democrat congress pursuing legislation would create cap trade system requiring utility industry reduce emission carbon dioxide gas associated global warming next year company would obtain dwindling number pollution permit government hundred dollar worth permit could traded new financial market exchange committee chairman barbara boxer hope finish reviewing legislation vote coming week could last major action senate climate change legislation year country around world meet copenhagen december try chart new tougher goal reducing carbon emission head worsening drought flood melting polar ice u leadership considered essential global talk since united state leading carbon polluter among developing country united nation monday senior official lowered expectation deal copenhagen janos pasztor secretarygeneral ban kimoons climate advisor said un head planning postcopenhagen talk senate republican oppose cap trade bill saying would force u company move manufacturing abroad also raising consumer energy price highranking senator lamar alexander one republican declare climate change real said week hearing fellow republican committee offer alternative cap trade embark upon scheme would send job overseas charge american hundred billion dollar year new tax might look another solution alexander told reporter solution said fourpronged plan encourage huge expansion nation nuclear power expand offshore drilling natural gas beef research alternative energy convert half nation car truck fleet electric power daniel wei liberal center american progress called alexander proposal recipe much larger federal budget deficit government spending fund alternative energy research potential huge taxpayer exposure governmentbacked loan guarantee nuclear plant wei also noted scientist argue percent reduction u carbon emission needed likely would take longer get new nuclear power facility line republican argue democrat climate change bill would result substantially higher consumer price early epa analysis found like housepassed climate bill would small increase range per year nevertheless republican said await detailed analysis hinted could delay environment panel work bill get information wednesday thursday committee continue hearing testimony industry official environmental interest national security expert labor union others,1
australian carbon service company signed deal nine malaysian tribal leader certify carbon offset project aimed preserving hectare tropical forest deal allows tribe sarawak state island borneo earn share proceeds sale carbon offset help manage protect forest period year payment potentially worth million dollar forest soak large amount carbon dioxide main greenhouse gas blamed global warming preserving remaining tropical forest developing country seen key part fight climate change project aim improve livelihood least people village part unbacked scheme called reduced emission deforestation degradation united nation hope redd lead multibillion dollar trade forest carbon credit malaysian project one several pioneering investment aimed building redd sector redd seek reward developing nation indigenous forest owner carbon credit payment save forest dozen redd project neighbouring indonesia firm shift neutral said work tribe local ngo help manage forest survey area access carbon stored tree soil project would certified enhanced form redd also aim reward enhancement forest carbon stock longterm management plan would also created committee comprising tribal leader investor local company official would guide money spent aim improving livelihood curbing incentive logging deal ensure get funding use funding per economic development committee established said brett goldsworthy chairman shift neutral adding aim make sure money wasnt squandered tribe customary owner land legal owner carbon many still subsistence livelihood youve got tribal people barely got money desperate money thing like medical aid goldsworthy said friday funding start instigating programme along line medical food aid schooling clothing make sure sustainable future said protection besides boosting income better monitoring forest also crucial main threat face illegal logger said key get forestry people involved protection forest check measure boundary border ensure people arent getting goldsworthy said hoped carbon survey management plan area would finished next year followed issuance first batch carbon offset called vers voluntary emission reduction sold investor early provide accurate estimate number vers per hectare sarawak site said land firstgrowth vegetation one could expect per hectare provided anything point avoided deforestation vers fetch anything depending project country risk said company developing similar project philippine indonesia south africa ver buyer government large corporates wealthy individual,1
world business leader welcomed u president george bush acknowledgment climate change serious challenge called wednesday longterm emission standard help plan bush declined annual state union address support mandatory cap heattrapping carbon gas big u company general electric co pushed instead backing new technology cut amount gasoline used united state supporting white house nod alternative energy ethanol wind solar nuclear power corporate executive meeting swiss ski resort davos said wanted washington lock stricter u emission standard good step need take many duke energy chief executive james rogers said sideline world economic forum meeting climate change dominating talk among mover shaker around globe power plant built today used year sense future regulation critical current investment decision rogers said explaining business interest farreaching u standard sitting sideline waiting tremendous amount work going prepared new regulatory regime rogers said alcoa chief executive alain belda agreed saying untenable american climate change agenda continue set individual state california think country need one rule told climate change panel davos noting standard could reduce risk company adopting new often expensive emissionscutting technology also said strong leadership united state top global source greenhouse gas could spur le wealthy country tighten emission rule behind curve japan head united nation climate secretariat yvo de boer celebrated bush environmental message sign climate climate changing u former german environment minister juergen trittin told german radio speech could improve transatlantic cooperation fight climate change others dismissed speech little late president failed produce comprehensive plan said sven teske renewable energy expert environmental group greenpeace collection technical suggestion real policy shift diane wittenberg california climate registry organization help company group monitor emission said bush speech disappointment started behind curve never got ahead said noting u climate change leadership come state government private sector seeking shape future environmental policy favour business see climate make new set winner loser business community want winning side said according new pricewaterhousecoopers survey released davos percent chief executive globally concerned threat climate change though united state figure much lower percent mark spelman head european strategy rival consultancy accenture said increased corporate attention environmental issue partially public relation exercise designed woo greenconscious consumer also reflected longterm calculation future energy cost enlightened ceo see road price carbon going go going impact longterm profitability getting ahead curve put company better shape spelman said still others see commercial opportunity shift toward new clean lowcarbon economy citigroup listed company wellplaced benefit switch carbonneutral global economy including clean energy company water utility carmaker,1
dicaprio known leo received pope francis vatican said without giving detail oneline announcement enough send photographer television crew scrambling stake vatican gate try catch coming footage issued later vatican television showed audience connected mutual concern environment climate change dicaprio speaking italian thanked pope receiving switching english gave book painting th century dutch painter hieronymus bosch pointing one painting dicaprio told pope hung bed boy said child eye represented planet represents promise future enlightenment representational view well said later gave pope check undisclosed sum appeared donation papal charity last week yearold oscar nominee honoured nd annual crystal award held world economic forum davos foundation support conservation sustainability project pope wrote major catholic church document known encyclical last year defence environment often said time running mankind save planet potentially devastating effect global warming pope gave dicaprio copy encyclical asked actor pray,1
western state large active wildfire charred almost million acre hectare droughtparched vegetation recent week area larger delaware according national interagency fire centre nifc boise idaho several hundred additional fire burned western central canada included classified control tuesday british columbia alone leading official declare state emergency jet stream crosscontinental air current carried smoke ash thousand mile people distant city feeling air contamination eye nose lung new york city gray haze shrouded manhattan skyline air quality index aqi fine particulate matter reached level considered harmful even healthy individual nine time exposure recommendation world health organisation philadelphia hit northeastern city including boston hartford connecticut reading unhealthy zone resident advised wear face mask outdoors limit exposure smoke drifting united state canadian wildfire manitoba ontario likely pushed aqi detroit cleveland considered unhealthy sensitive individual nifc meteorologist nick nauslar said wildfire smoke canada western province reached far east ontario prompting widespread government air quality warning u west part idaho montana suffered unhealthy level air pollution large blaze nearby smoke southern oregon bootleg fire currently largest united state heavy exposure wildfire smoke linked longterm respiratory consequence firefighter including sharply elevated risk developing asthma according university alberta study released week general population also face severe health effect wildfire smoke exposure increase susceptibility respiratory infection including covid increase severity infection make recovery difficult federal air resource adviser margaret key said email monster fire enters rd week wildfire posed direct risk life property bootleg blaze blackened acre hectare desiccated brush timber around fremontwinema national forest mile south portland since erupting july three oregon wildfire past century burned territory tuesday army personnel managed carve containment line around fire periphery blaze expanded farther east north incident commander rob allen said daily report tinderdry fuel within fire zone would continue burn produce smoke week fighting fire marathon sprint allen wrote long take safely contain monster least home destroyed another listed threatened estimated people order evacuate ready flee moment notice western conflagration marking heavierthannormal start wildfire season coincided recordshattering heat baked much region recent week caused hundred death scientist said growing frequency intensity wildfire largely attributable prolonged drought increasing bout excessive heat symptomatic climate change bootleg fire large time generated weather towering pyrocumulus cloud condensed moisture sucked fire smoke column burned vegetation surrounding air cloud spawn lightning storm high wind capable igniting new fire spreading flame,1
home water others watched gush burst pipe hallway living room galveston texas dozen huddled monday tuesday countyrun warming centre newest pressing need refrigerated truck hold body expected found day ahead wednesday million people still without power least twice many told boil water onslaught winter far finished central texas many road already impassible day another barrage sleet snow expected late wednesday evening new storm forecast march toward midatlantic state hitting part north carolina virginia already labouring ice last storm houston catherine saenz family like neighbour power water day city remains grip fiercest winter memory fortunate fireplace even fireplace fed though keep two parent two daughter two grandmother freezing husband spent hour afternoon scouring neighbourhood fallen tree rotten wood never imagined would situation said saenz grew colombia lived houston hurricane ike harvey one prepared dangerous vulnerable storm moved east duke energy warned customer carolina could million power outage day ahead maryland governor larry hogan gave similar warning telling resident keep phone charged prepare coming snow ice already least people died nationwide since punishing winter weather began last week died crash icy road succumbed cold others killed desperate attempt finding warmth turned deadly across country home still without power outage oregon louisiana kentucky wednesday afternoon nowhere bad texas electric reliability council texas manages state power grid said wednesday home electricity restored overnight million customer still without power houston mayor office posted twitter wednesday power outage would likely last another day news conference wednesday gov greg abbott said remained lack power within electrical grid every source power state texas compromised abbott said coal renewable energy nuclear power signed executive order wednesday directing natural gas provider halt shipment gas outside state ordering instead direct sale texas power generator nim kidd chief texas division emergency management said several state agency working together meet demand nursing home hospital dialysis centre reported variety problem including water main break oxygen shortage another storm move state increased number warming centre water also emerged major problem almost million texan boil water advisory people affected nonfunctioning water provider crisis highlighted deeper warning power system throughout country electric grid engineered handle wide range severe condition long grid operator reliably predict danger ahead climate change accelerates many electric grid face novel extreme weather event go beyond historical condition grid designed putting system risk catastrophic failure snow plow clear parking lot columbus ohio early tuesday feb snow continues fall rain snow moved northeast frigid temperature gripped part united state unaccustomed slick road deep freeze maddie mcgarveythe new york time sign fundamental need texas federal emergency management agency sent blanket bottled water meal addition generator help state power critical infrastructure like hospital fema also provide state diesel fuel ensure continued availability backup power jen psaki white house press secretary said briefing wednesday snow plow clear parking lot columbus ohio early tuesday feb snow continues fall rain snow moved northeast frigid temperature gripped part united state unaccustomed slick road deep freeze maddie mcgarveythe new york time team fema continue monitor situation texas well state storm path might impacted psaki said remain close contact state across affected area ensure federal support requirement met despite hardwon experience natural disaster like hurricane whole new kind misery texas distressing unfamiliar call coming law enforcement line three time normal rate said jason spencer spokesperson harris county sheriff office people desperately seeking advice burst pipe asking symptom hypothermia might looking deliverance bitter cold emergency worker many leaving behind family frozen powerless home respond call assistance navigating dangerously icy road direst situation learned day come fully expecting thing start thaw people start checking going find people didnt make storm spencer said weve responded death call weve suicide weve least one homeless person believe died hypothermia said likely tip iceberg disaster fall evenly rich poor lesson texan learned past seemed le true week understand live lesscaredfor neighbourhood human like everyone else said justin chavez living wife eight child powerless home san antonio day since sunday evening family gathering night light tea candle cooking hot pocket gas stove blocking frigid draft towel shoved front back door child exhausted chavez stood backyard wednesday morning watching three dog potbellied pig rummage snow four fish family kept frozen death city top chavez said paying tax people desperate light warmth searched vain hotel though many hotel strait powerless short food home around power room nearly impossible come ive katrina ive harvey far worst ive ever seen said brent shives assistant general manager hilton garden inn austin front desk staff faced steady stream desperate people seeking shelter turn away mother monthold child power water home go back office cry absence hotel room room friend neighbour relative since week began three set family moved andrea chacin husband small twostory home height area houston came house still power circumstance fear covid shoved aside water chacins house stopped flowing eight adult plus one baby house trying manage rotating bathroom visit flushing water collected outside dwindling reservoir bathtub getting tiring said said youre still taking everybody el situation around chacin talked grandparent lost power house houston suburb stranded icy road slept couch front fireplace think right angry said wait thing happen thing go wrong new york time news service,1
barcelona spain thu oct bdnews comreuters environmental damage desertification flooding caused climate change could force million people home next decade expert said wednesday indicator show dealing major emerging global problem said janos bogardi director un university institute environment human security bonn germany expert estimate million people displaced environmental problem number people roughly equal twothirds united state today university said statement bogardi said present number environmental migrant could million million unlike political refugee fleeing country many seek new home country said important work way tracking number people forced leave home reason repeated crop failure caused global warming government aid group could work help main step towards helping recognition bogardi told reuters past many people would listed economic migrant however economic migrant example often young men looking work environmentallymotivated migration expected feature poorer people woman child elderly desperate environmental situation said expert almost country meet bonn oct discus help environmental migrant study developing country bogardis institute several european research institute reason migration showed worry human trafficking network could gain damage environment bangladesh woman child whose husband either died sea cyclone sidr away temporary labour migrant easy prey trafficker end prostitution network forced labour india said similar pattern found least one national study exploitation people move smuggler reported flow informal illegal migrant swell added,1
british police truncheon skirmished group climate change protester sunday near headquarters operator heathrow airport scuffle field close airport operator baa building came largely peaceful march camp campaigner want draw attention impact aviation global warming massing week marcher skirted police made baa car park slipping residential garden corralled designated area police chased another group field hitting truncheon ringing police said one yet detained sunday although campaigner arrested course week baa said airport operating normally disruption passenger protester want heathrows expansion plan dropped growth air travel halted protest come height holiday season world busiest international airport handle nearly million passenger year there much medium hysteria babyeating anarchist saying peaceful protest thing armed consensus scientific community said activist peter mcdonell high altitude scientist say air transport contributes global warming carbon dioxide gas water vapour emitted aircraft four time potent high altitude sea level british government say committed tackling climate change plan set legally binding target cutting co emission also back expansion air travel set double next year earlier marcher carnivalstyle float speaker adorned flower blaring music left camp banner saying armed peerreviewed science climate change activist camped week near heathrow west london protester trickled onto site sunday organiser estimated protester take part hour direct action believe unlawful protest peaceful justified one organiser leila harris told reporter past week protester broke israeliowned food import warehouse near heathrow superglued hand door department transport london heathrows operator spanishowned baa expressed concern chaos could ensue police said planned use officer confident could keep control campaigner insisted quarrel aviation industry passenger said would anything endanger passenger blocking runway,1
analysis humeyra pamuk jane merriman london sep bdnews comreuters investor loveaffair commodity cooled face global banking crisis fund manager analyst say strong longterm fundamental oil metal crop still likely attract money desperate cash many investor dumped commodity week lehman brother filed bankruptcy insurer american international group rescued billion bailout still see commodity major portfolio diversifier convincing longterm bull story finite natural resource world struggling meet insatiable demand emerging country like china longer term basis im still comfortable story said jonathan blake baring asset management fundamental driver longerterm basis remain place bull market commodity spanning oil metal gold agricultural product helped asset outshine sagging equity bond year sp gsci commodity index gained percent first half according reuters data major equity index percent commodity price started lose ground august high price started crimp demand particularly oil steep loss commodity price suffered steep loss across board apart gold traditional safe turbulent time bullion saw biggest ever oneday rise absolute dollar term wednesday investor ran shelter reutersjeffries crb index global commodity benchmark trading lowest level since last october market like gold copper wheat corn soybean gave back gain made earlier year correction end bull market key question investor mind said nicholas brook head research investment strategy etf security pension fund commodity investment may adjust sharp fall value stock bond affected asset class allocation british pension fund example typically allocate percent fund equity percent bond percent cash alternative commodity china demand powerhouse commodity population billion undergoing massive industrialization urbanization trend requires raw material construction fuel new car grain newly adopted western diet dont think going change urbanization process china said jonathan waghorn coportfolio manager investec asset management referring selloff commodity market coupled clear whether financial market crisis already hurt growth united state europe ultimately hit china emerging market trading russia two stock exchange halted week fall percent growth saw emerging economy extraordinary may get level said tony dolphin director economics strategy henderson global investor would bit cautious investing commodity juncture shortterm outlook uncertain risk seem downside china economy may developed sufficiently insulate trouble united state europe growing realization world economy coupled economic slowdown seen developed world become widespread said richard batty standard life investment china cut interest rate monday first time since february boost economic vitality however slowdown chinese demand could derail commodity story investecs waghorn said stop many raw material supply growth constrained geopolitical tension resourcerich area climate change leading flattening crop yield factor impacting supply long term world still need oil corn soybean,1
following reaction saturday unled climate talk agreement bali start negotiation new global warming pact succeed kyoto protocol united state dropped lastminute opposition united nation secretarygeneral ban kimoon deeply grateful many member state spirit flexibility compromise indonesia foreign minister hassan wirajuda bali reached consensus global consensus country single country excluded inclusive processswe hope provide good basis also momentum coming year james connaughton chairman white house council environmental quality question opened new page moving forward together strong commitment jointly reached country advance negotiation step taken alone america step taken country time come open new chapter one broadest negotiating agenda ever climate changethe large emerging economy also produce large amount greenhouse gas also part solution indian science technology minister kapil sibal wanted make sure twotrack process maintained dilution kuyoto protocol developed world appreciated commitment developing world appreciated responsibility understand roadmap complication world community realises unless u come board achieve goal british environment secretary hilary benn stark breakthrough rollercoaster dutch environment minister jacqueline cramer delicate balance able really build consensus room indeed united state willing give willing give everybody willing give could leave without bali roadmap joyashree roy expert economics climate change jadhavpur university kolkata india positive news unless leader taking lead follower follow gesture must involve commitment united state accepts target force others india make preparation come timeline make sort commitment may commitment emission cut mitigation effort everton vargas head brazil delegation happy think great success paula dobriansky u secretary state democracy global affair work cut work remainswe joined consensusafter hearing comment south africa brazil others assured commitment act,1
class cancelled wednesday thursday student across midwest including chicago home nation thirdlargest school system police warned heightened risk accident icy highway michigan said state office would remain closed thursday rare move u postal service appeared set aside credo neither snow rain gloom night would stop work suspended delivery part dakota ohio least dozen death related extreme cold weather reported since saturday michigan iowa indiana illinois wisconsin minnesota according official medium report illinois state police officer rescued people stranded charter bus broke subzero temperature along interstate near auburn vehicle diesel fuel turned gel engine according agency detroit yearold man found dead wednesday residential street detroit police spokeswoman said mile km south community ecorse former city councilman dressed sleepwear also found dead wednesday police said university iowa student found dead outside building campus early wednesday school said statement death gerald belz premed student believed weatherrelated street chicago nearly empty people walking outside painfully cold air temperature hovered around degree zero fahrenheit minus celsius terrible pasquale cappellano yearold waiter said smoked cigarette waiting outside bus chicago north side got ta pick medication walgreens else wouldnt door minneapolis chilled minus minus brian pierce ventured embrace element found watching car slipping road road sound really weird seems there lack grip said teeth hurt heading east windchill temperature part northern plain great lake plunged low minus minus park rapid minnesota degree zero minus fargo north dakota according national weather service nw frigid wind began blow u east coast later wednesday sending temperature plunging thousand flight close twothirds scheduled cancelled wednesday chicago ohare chicago midway international airport according flight tracking site flightaware amtrak passenger rail service canceler train chicago wednesday morning joy farm mercer north dakota annie carlson said horse sheep fine go barn wish said theyre snuggled warm toasty chicken duck guinea hen enjoying degree c climate inside greenhouselike hoop house said andrew orrison meteorologist nw said coldest wind chill recorded international fall minnesota minus minus even south pole antarctica warmer expected low minus minus wind chill temperature chicago drop quite precipitously wednesday night orrison said potentially breaking record low minus minus jan day ronald reagan second presidential inauguration bank store closed business waste management inc major trash collection company said cancelled pickup county across midwest wednesday thursday warming center bitter cold caused displacement polar vortex stream air normally spin around stratosphere north pole whose current disrupted pushing south official opened warming centre across midwest chicago police station open anyone seeking refuge five city bus also deployed serve mobile warming centre homeless people city police handed hat jacket blanket chicago police department said urging people get cold never force someone police officer michael carroll said u home business likely use record amount natural gas heating wednesday according energy analyst resident north northwest twin city minnesota asked xcel energy dial thermostat c strain natural gas supply system michigan agency energy said state utility company agreed shut gas electric supply delinquent customer rest week new york time news service,0
german authority launched raid six northern german state wednesday concern leftwing radical planning attack disrupt summit baltic resort heiligendamm next month prosecutor said federal prosecutor office said statement security official involved search site berlin brandenburg hamburg bremen schleswigholstein lower saxony suspect targeted belong militant extremeleft scene founding terrorist organisation member organisation planning arson attack action severely disrupt prevent earlysummer summit heiligendamm taking place office said statement said german security official suspected group behind nine minor attack hamburg area three berlin region past two year list attack included wellpublicised incident last december car front home deputy finance minister thomas mirow set fire house window wall splattered paint interior minister wolfgang schaeuble warned earlier year risk leftwing extremist launching attack germany yearlong presidency group eight club industrialised nation german chancellor angela merkel host leader britain canada france italy japan russia united state heiligendamm summit likely focus climate change global economic coordination hot foreign policy topic germany experienced major leftwing violence since militant red army faction raf waged bloody twodecade long campaign killing kidnapping announced disbanding,0
ban kimoon formally asked member united nation monday support candidacy second fiveyear term un secretarygeneral goal look almost certain achieve ban former south korean foreign minister already assurance support united state key member un security council diplomat said march ban first term end december unopposed reelection far approach end term office secretarygeneral united nation humbly submitting name consideration member security council second term said ban letter gabon un ambassador nelson messone month council president sent similar request support nation general assembly letter messone ban said nation council found common ground critical global issue peace security somalia sudan cote divoire ivory coast afghanistan iraq middle east far beyond proud done together even mindful formidable challenge ahead wrote rubberstamp process speaking reporter un headquarters ban cited push make climate change top concern government one major accomplishment since took helm world body january watch said united nation responded quickly effectively series devastating humanitarian emergency myanmar haiti pakistan elsewhere ban said team also worked keep attention world poorest people global economic crisis officially un secretariesgeneral elected general assembly recommendation security council reality five permanent vetowielding council member britain china france russia united state decide get job recent month ban met leader five country many confirm support ban formal reelection process end june un diplomat said france backed second term ban french foreign minister alain juppe said statement u state department spokesman mark toner said washington welcomed ban announcement say whether would vote un face array daunting challenge worked constructively secretarygeneral ban many said say coming day western envoy say pleased ban strong support arab spring movement ban backed nato military intervention libya vocally supported prodemocracy protester north africa middle east ban met earlier monday socalled asia group cluster un member state also includes nation middle east announce discus candidacy second term diplomat said chinese un envoy li baodong told reporter asia group endorsed ban candidacy adding demonstrated strong leadership shown person action ban understated approach lessthanperfect english set apart outspoken predecessor kofi annan ran afoul administration thenus president george bush declaring usled invasion iraq illegal past year ban accused human right group putting much faith quiet diplomacy criticized taking powerful state like china task say rampant right abuse,1
booming demand food fuel wood world population surge six nine billion put unprecedented unsustainable demand world remaining forest two new report said monday report usbased right resource initiative rri said massive potential leap deforestation could add global warming put pressure indigenous forest dweller could lead conflict arguably verge last great global land grab said andy white coauthor seeing people tree one two report unless step taken traditional forest owner forest big loser mean deforestation conflict carbon emission climate change le prosperity everyone rri global coalition environmental conservation nongovernment organization particular focus forest protection management right forest people white report said unless agricultural productivity rise sharply new land equivalent size germany cultivated crop meet food biofuel demand virtually likely developing country principally land currently forested second report exclusion ownership noted government still claim ownership forest developing country said done little ensure right tenure forest dweller said people whose main source livelihood forest usually best custodian forest biodiversity rri said government failing prevent industrial incursion indigenous land report noted cultivation soy sugar cane biofuels brazil expected require million hectare land million hectare much likely come deforestation amazon face deficit democracy plagued violent conflict human right abuse said ghanaian civil right lawyer kyeretwie opoku commenting report must address underlying inequality consulting allowing forest people make decision regarding action industry conservation added,1
official said death toll could soar past twister tore least six state u midwest south friday night seeing little chance finding survivor rubble two day later kentucky governor andy beshear estimated death toll said certain rise based suspicion score killed acandle factory destroyed small city mayfield people factory feared dead number could revised fewer company spokesman said raising possibility governor death toll estimate could come significantly among people factory eight confirmed dead eight others remained missing said bob ferguson spokesperson mayfield consumer product early report many could dead factory one many thank god number turning far far fewer ferguson told reuters adding rescue team still searching eight remained unaccounted unclear many factory worker beshear counting estimated death toll formulated saturday said sunday remained unchanged least still getting information candle factory owner contact belief different information trying verify may better situation miracle hoping beshear told news conference sunday evening case rescue worker continued scour debris survivor many people without power water even roof head salvaged could two day disaster struck kentucky hardest hit six worker killed amazoncom inc warehouse illinois plant buckled force tornado including one cargo driver died bathroom many worker told reuters directed shelter nursing home struck arkansas causing one state two death four reported dead tennessee two missouri devastation mayfield nowhere suffered much mayfield community southwestern corner kentucky large twister also destroyed fire police station first thing grieve together going rebuild together beshear said noting one tornado tore across mile km terrain almost kentucky governor said tornado destructive state history even sturdiest structure steel brick flattened forecaster say tornado unusual cold weather late year president joe biden told reporter would ask environmental protection agency examine role climate change may played fueling storm didnt take roof weve seen past exploded whole house people animal gone beshear said storm system member national guard going door door removing debris team working distribute water generator u federal emergency management agency opening shelter sending team supply including meal liter gallon water across mayfield home flattened missing roof giant tree uprooted street sign mangled laurie lopez said tornado sounded like freight train going brick house steve wright said apartment complex largely spared grabbed flashlight storm passed started looking people might trapped ended helping father pull dead yearold child rubble bad helped dig dead baby right said gesturing debris used twostory house prayed could,1
hungry victim south asia devastating flood reduced fighting food supply looting official said monday one teenager drowning scrambled airdropped provision sarfaraz drowned darbhanga district eastern india bihar state went food dropped helicopter dozen others injured similar scramble fight dwindling food supply people died india bangladesh nepal latest phase annual monsoon flood began two three week ago flood worst living memory area affected million people region seen symptom climate change ten million people made homeless left stranded becoming increasingly desperate face food shortage waterborne disease even water begin recede part nepal northeast india woman child bihar village clashed small packet biscuit handed local aid organisation villager another part state looted tractor full grain official said surviving snail nothing eat bhagwan manjhi bihar east champaran district told local news channel water taken everything except five cow chicken said taslima mother four malnourished child gave one name sat roof flooded home bangladesh munshiganj district refusing help relative boat enough room livestock floated nearby makeshift raft bamboo thatch hope future said rain eased northern northeastern india flood water inundating fresh area central bangladesh including capital dhaka official said bihar begusarai district hundred people living makeshift tarpaulin bamboo shelter mud embankment rushed nearby field helicopter hovered close ground woman grimaced struggled gust rotor blade faded sari ballooning behind four helicopter skimming north state pushing thousand sack rice flour palm sugar salt candle match clear demand outstripping supply one sortie emaciated naked boy gestured helicopter release food men argued nearby sack shoving pushing feel sad sympathy district planning officer birendra prasad told reuters reporter aboard helicopter least someone get something unicef said starting see early report diarrhoea urged bihar government drop water pouch instead rigid container bursting impact marzio babille coordinating un response bihar flooding said also worried disease measles state third child fully vaccinated nearly twothirds malnourished population going exposed two week even month said impact climate change need new way assessing risk northeastern state assam hundred private doctor began volunteering help government hospital cope influx people dysentery diarrhoea fever skin disease every possibility outbreak epidemic state said nareswar dutta doctor president state branch indian medical association flood sweeping nearly twothirds bangladesh people drowned killed snakebite overnight taking confirmed death toll two week deluge official said nepal around people died last couple week hundred people returning muddy home water level receded home completely destroyed home ministry estimated,1
quickening climate change arctic including thaw greenland ice could raise world sea level meter international report showed tuesday rise past scientific estimate would add threat coast bangladesh florida lowlying pacific island city london shanghai would also instance raise cost building tsunami barrier japan past six year warmest period ever recorded arctic according oslobased arctic monitoring assessment programme amap backed eightnation arctic council future global sea level projected rise meter ft meter ft loss ice arctic glacier ice cap greenland ice sheet make substantial contribution said rise projected level arctic glacier ice cap greenland ice sheet contributed percent global sea level rise around mm per year observed said foreign minister arctic council nation united state russia canada sweden finland denmark norway iceland due meet greenland may warming arctic happening twice world average worrying united nation intergovernmental panel climate change ipcc said last major report world sea level likely rise cm number include possible acceleration thaw polar region worrying recent science point much higher sea level rise expecting european climate commissioner connie hedegaard told reuters study yet another reminder pressing become tackle climate change although urgency always evident neither public debate pace international negotiation said un talk global pact combat climate change making sluggish progress united nation say national promise limit greenhouse gas emission mainly burning fossil fuel insufficient avoid dangerous change amap study drawing work hundred expert said sign warming accelerating said arctic ocean could nearly ice free summer within year earlier projected ipcc reflective ice snow shrink expose ever bigger area darker water soil dark region soak ever heat sun turn stoking melt remaining ice snow evidence two component arctic cryosphere snow sea ice interacting climate system accelerate warming said amap report due release wednesday amap official released day early advance medium leak,1
tibetan plateau largest store ice outside north south pole experienced rising temperature celsius past five decade three time global average leadership said statementtibet average altitude metre ft particularly vulnerable impact climate change warming already melting glacier source water river help support billion people tibetan plateau need protected tibetan environmental health sustainability entire world dalai lama tibet exiled buddhist leader said vital arctic antarctic third pole said statement issued indian hill station dharamsala tibetan governmentinexile based since dalai lama fled homeland close country meet paris december try hammer deal slow manmade climate change aiming keep temperature ceiling degree celsius preindustrial level ethnic tibetan pilgrim walk road tibetan new year langmusixiang sichuan province february reuters world leader hoping successor kyoto protocol climate talk copenhagen ended disappointment due difference united state chinatibets leader said want effective climate change agreement also want say talksabout percent ice tibet retreated past year according governmentinexilewith rapidly melting permafrost million ton carbon could released air exacerbating problem global warming said ethnic tibetan pilgrim walk road tibetan new year langmusixiang sichuan province february reuters,1
new delhi nov bdnews comreuters environment minister jairam ramesh said country may flexible climate change talk china unveiled first firm target cut carbon emission newspaper reported friday thursday china pledged cut amount carbon dioxide produced yuan national income percent compared level move hailed vital rekindling un talk tackle global warming china given u wakeup call ramesh quoted saying hindustan time newspaper think hard climate strategy look flexibility pressure even advanced developing country u declare target emission legally binding ramesh said ahead trip beijing india china said would work towards common position talk climate deal china world top greenhouse gas emitter india fourth largest united nation aiming comprehensive political agreement climate talk danish capital start little week covering tougher emission target climate financing poorer nation transfer cleanenergy technology troubled talk run time settle legally binding deal rancorous argument rich poor nation cut emission much pay new delhi far refused accept internationally legally binding emission reduction target though prepared discus make public periodically status domestic climate action october newspaper reported ramesh suggested india accept curb rising emission without insisting hinge new finance technology rich nation ramesh retreated accused medium opposition hurting indian interest china position come united state said would commit cut greenhouse gas emission roughly percent level drop percent benchmark year used un treaty many country unwilling commit cut knowing position united state world second largest greenhouse gas emitter,1
president barack obama challenged world tuesday act swiftly fight global warming offered new proposal could jumpstart stalled talk un climate pact speaking shortly obama special un summit global warming chinese president hu jintau pledged reduce carbon intensity country economic growth speech obama said time running address problem generation response challenge judged history fail meet boldly swiftly together risk consigning future generation irreversible catastrophe said time reverse tide running activist hoped united state china would inject momentum month nation gather copenhagen aiming complete deal slow climate change un secretarygeneral ban kimoon called meeting said talk moving slowly failure reach broad agreement copenhagen would morally inexcusable economically shortsighted politically unwise ban said go road learned anything crisis past year fate intertwined said talk leading december meeting put developed developing country odds distribute emission curb poorer nation pressing richer one contribute hundred billion dollar year help cope rising temperature european commission president jose manuel barroso said talk dangerously close deadlock danger acrimonious collapse obama hu scheduled meet oneonone summit could help break impasse aggressive move china curb emission even short absolute cap could blunt criticism washington many lawmaker reluctant commit u emission cut without evidence beijing acting obamas legislative initiative reduce u emission overshadowed push healthcare reform said speech united state done last eight month reduce carbon pollution time history,1
used say could walk across river back salmon said one rainy autumn morning tallied measured depleted stock young chinook salmon hatch mountain creek totally different devastating think president joe biden came office vowing safeguard native american resource like uphold right tribe endured generation land theft broken treaty rolling headwater central idaho mining interest long overrun tribal right administration promise colliding one priority starting revolution renewable energy confront climate change deep salmon river mountain idaho mining company perpetua resource proposing vast openpit gold mine would also produce million pound antimony element may critical manufacturing highcapacity liquidmetal battery future seek biden administration approval mining plan federal land perpetua waging aggressive campaign cast ally new cleanenergy economy say stibnite gold project would american mine produce antimony largely come china would supply metal bill gatesbacked startup make battery could one day store energy solarpowered electricity grid responsible modern mining mckinsey lyon perpetua vice president said led tour dormant mining site still contaminated decade mining said perpetua would clean mountainous basin extracting mineral country need energy security biden administration warned failing expand nation supply rareearth mineral including antimony could present risk nation energy military preparedness deposit antimony united state unlike one idaho generally small locked away mine shuttered decade perpetua begun washington campaign press case idaho made direct promise money neighbouring community contingent project success cleanenergy public relation campaign newest threat nez perce generation watched fish population decline pollution rise mining interest drove homeland fouled river ancestral hunting ground community trying preserve culture kinship territory effort involved million dollar invested restoring fish stock proposed mine represents another existential threat review environmental protection agency found perpetuas proposed year operation would inflict disproportionately high adverse impact tribe according november letter agency environmental group warned mine could damage destroy huge swath fish habitat nez perce alone across american west tribal nation front line new debate balance need cost clean energy extracting fuel future process often far clean fight environmental cost oil exploration helped define fossil fuel era conflict like one creating battle line next energy revolution push unearth new mineral present hard choice biden administration politically divided western state mining remains important source job political power choice destined grow challenging commodity like lithium copper cobalt antimony become valuable critical nation future perpetua say idaho mine hold enough antimony one day power million home using hulking battery would capture release energy created solar farm perpetua partner batterymaker ambri say battery would last year lose little powerstoring capacity lifetime potentially revolutionising america power grid battery new technology yet prove effectiveness real world likely least another five year perpetua project able deliver antimony made battery santa rita mountain arizona canadian mining company seeking federal approval dig openpit mine objection tohono oodham pascua yaqui hopi people said copper provide key element green energy future tribe say mine would damage hunting fishing land siphon scarce water desecrate burial ground ceremonial site nevada fort mcdermitt paiute shoshone protesting mining company effort blast apart dormant volcano dig lithium critical mineral used battery electric car big sandy river valley arizona another lithium mining project could destroy hot spring considered sacred hualapai tribe hour outside phoenix leader san carlos apache reaching democratic leader stop copper mining project tribe say would destroy swath sacred ground called oak flat britishaustralian mining giant rio tinto want dig underground copper mine would create milewide crater earth apache people say would destroy land pray hold fourday ceremony usher girl womanhood biden administration delayed project withdrawing environmental review fasttracked final day trump administration tribe want project killed biden administration already put limit exploration going court disrupt pebble mine project alaska barring new oil gas lease chaco canyon new mexico project also getting renewed scrutiny administration closed door member san carlos apache tribe filed lawsuit fight mine face legal system forged centuryold law court decision favoured mining company idaho thcentury treaty nez perce u government could prove critical fight stibnite gold project nez perce historically network village across million acre ridge bitterroot mountain east blue mountain west settler poured along oregon trail federal government nez perce struck treaty nez perce gave half ancestral land retaining right hunt fish usual accustomed place soon though gold discovered within reservation prospector flocking region u government initiated new treaty negotiation shrank reservation among nimiipuu tribe member refer agreement became known steal treaty dam mining pollution development spread much land salmon signature specie always bedrock environment pacific northwest struggling adult sockeye salmon completed mile journey year pacific ocean sawtooth basin idaho nez perce spend million dollar year restoration effort hatchery testing truck carry salmon past dam produce region hydroelectric power nez perce environmental activist say mine lasting damage next year perpetua spent hundred thousand dollar wooing nearby community burnishing image mining company help produce technology wean america fossil fuel company largest shareholder billionaire investor john paulson supporter former president donald trump perpetua reached across aisle lobby politician washington company spent washington dc lobbyist include former obama energypolicy official aide former sen harry reid powerful nevada democrat deep tie mining industry u forest service authority greenlight mine conducting another environmental review project company changed mining plan earlier analysis released trump administration criticised conservation group federal agency flawed full hole trump administration allowed company known midas gold write biological assessment project forest service continues work mine proponent cooperating agency stakeholder regarding concern fishery aquaticrelated issue forest service said statement agency said making every effort mitigate concern expressed tribe perpetua say updated plan would shrink size site reduce higher water temperature deadly fish planting tree bush new environmental analysis expected early next year could starting point year lawsuit regulatory fight new york time company,1
kwazulunatal province death occurred downpour led flooding mudslide heavy rain every year rarely kill many people short space time number people killed approaching lennox mabaso spokesman provincial cooperative governance traditional affair department said phone dont recall history said attributing severity storm impact population climate change reuters witness saw rescuer come collect body woman dug mud local mabaso said precise death toll would given later thursday eye witness recounted wednesday flood water mudslide crashed house many people inside destroyed road infrastructure rain carved chunk hill road region car tin roof rubble swept deep muddy trench left behind place people buried dead muddy hillside churned storm marking resting place simple wooden cross vanetia phakula senior forecaster south african weather service said storm currently seen unusual though level rainfall might higher normal millimeter rain recorded falling numerous station within area monday morning tuesday said phakula said high death toll could instead explained flooding mudslide occurring highly populated area hence death toll today said rain expected thursday expected heavy service forecasting dry weather area friday added,1
last week rich country accused repeatedly breaking promise big polluter traded barb environmental campaigner cried betrayal year un climate negotiation rein climatewarming carbon emission protect world vulnerable little effect seen sincerity commitment progress made developed country heard far slogan practical result chinese delegate gao xiang wrote saturday official shanghai newspaper guangming daily emission rising global temperature already degree celsius higher average preindustrial time continue climb rich nation failed meet deadline extend billion year climate finance poorer nation say wont meet pledge activist dismissed first week fanfare greenwashing even country delegate un negotiator still working detail implementing old new promise history climate diplomacy littered broken promise many asked need change beyond year twoweek conference ensure accountability tighten ratchet negotiator nearly country return cop table monday five day left cut deal needed cap global warming limit beyond world courting devastating climate change impact among big issue resolve setting reliable rule carbon market assessing industrialised country pay climatelinked loss incurred rest world working financing help developing country adapt protester attend demonstration fossil fuel industry un climate change conference cop glasgow scotland britain november reuters one idea gained traction making country review necessary update emissionscutting pledge every year rather current fiveyear schedule protester attend demonstration fossil fuel industry un climate change conference cop glasgow scotland britain november reuters emergency every five year thats treating like emergency said saleemul huq advisor country climate vulnerable forum began lobbying frequent review glasgow talk even began un secretarygeneral antonio guterres told delegate last week cop fell short country required revisit climate plan every year u climate envoy john kerry also backed regular review hope come good framework whether five year le cant tell today kerry told journalist friday definitely believe short supporter say change crucial year left bring global emission scientist say vital keeping temperature rise check country must held accountable annual basis say would negative mind come long horizon kerry said capacity challenge poorer country limited government capacity annual initiative could prove strain one year short said chioma felistas amudi assistant chief scientific officer climate change department nigeria ministry environment said many country pledge called nationally determined contribution ndcs spanned wide range policy area energy plan government initiative needed political financial backing oneyear checkin would disrupt process implementation said five year give u broader time implement also stocktake britain environment minister questioned whether formal change un process needed saying already designed incremental progress sure whether technicality around ratchet something would push would final text year environment minister george eustice told time radio didnt rule annual event lot referring back previous agreement,1
xi wideranging speech ran nearly threeandahalf hour laid confident vision increasingly prosperous china place world stressing importance wiping corruption making clear plan political reform long period hard work socialism chinese characteristic entered new era new historical direction country development xi said using term new era time twiceadecade congress weeklong mostly closeddoor conclave culminate selection new politburo standing committee rule china billion people next five year xi expected consolidate grasp power xi addressed delegate beijing cavernous great hall people including yearold former president jiang zemin tight security rainy smoggy morning economic front xi said china would relax market access foreign investment expand access service sector deepen marketoriented reform exchange rate financial system time strengthening state firm said expected speech heavy aspiration short specific measure xi first term china disappointed many expecting usher marketoriented reform xi promised likely indirect reference u president donald trump america first policy china would fully engaged world reiterated pledge tackle climate change front row r chairman standing committee national people congress npc zhang dejiang former chinese president hu jintao chinese president xi jinping former president jiang zemin chinese premier li keqiang seen opening th national congress communist party china great hall people beijing china oct reuters country alone address many challenge facing mankind country afford retreat selfisolation xi told delegate among buddhist monk olympic medalist farmer least one astronaut front row r chairman standing committee national people congress npc zhang dejiang former chinese president hu jintao chinese president xi jinping former president jiang zemin chinese premier li keqiang seen opening th national congress communist party china great hall people beijing china oct reuters xi envisioned china developing basically modernised socialist country becoming one world innovative country income gap urban rural resident significantly reduced environmental woe fundamentally eliminated xi said china would become modern socialist strong power leading influence world stage signalled would political reform china political system broadest genuine effective way safeguard fundamental interest people said xi overseen sweeping crackdown civil society locking right lawyer dissident mechanically copy political system country said must unwaveringly uphold improve party leadership make party still stronger firm graft taiwan xi praised party success particularly highprofile antigraft campaign seen million official punished dozen former senior official jailed warned campaign would never end corruption gravest threat party face must remain firm rock resolve build overwhelming momentum secure sweeping victory xi said chinese president xi jinping speaks opening session th national congress communist party china great hall people beijing china oct reuters selfruled taiwan claimed beijing xi said china would never allow island separate china said china would strive fully transform armed force worldclass military mid st century chinese president xi jinping speaks opening session th national congress communist party china great hall people beijing china oct reuters made mention neighbouring north korea angered beijing repeated nuclear ballistic missile test defiance un sanction sent congratulatory message ahead meeting xi consolidated power swiftly since assuming party leadership locking political rival corruption restructuring military asserting china rising might world stage focus congress xi plan put expanded authority use key question include whether xi ally top corruptionbuster wang qishan stay past traditional retirement age extent xi promote ally senior position close attention also paid move would enable xi stay leadership capacity second term end could include resurrecting position party chairman title would put par founding father modern china mao zedong decision formally announced end congress next week aspect right track next chairman mao su shengcheng delegate northwestern province qinghai told reuters lead party central committee continue way success major setpiece event held capital beijing blanketed security long line suburban subway station passenger waited go metal detector patted coverage state medium across city kicked overdrive large red banner plastered around beijing welcoming congress censor stepped already tight monitoring internet tencent holding ltds wechat china top social medium platform million user released short statement late tuesday saying due system maintenance user unable modify profile picture nickname tag line end month disabled feature sporadically used show solidarity popular social political cause,1
new york oct bdnews comreuters climate tax cap trade market alone lead vast technological change world energy system need fight global warming top u economist said thursday cap trade emerged dominant attempt slow global warming global deal permit emit greenhouse gas emission hit nearly billion year european union kyoto protocol embraced cap trade since voluntary market developed united state developed world top carbon polluter straight carbon tax energy production oil wellhead refinery instance would simpler cheaper putting cap ten thousand polluter jeffrey sachs special advisor un secretary general director earth institute columbia university told panel thursday world prepares form successor agreement kyoto protocol end next year focus sharpening well cap trade market fighting emission carbon tax would quickly cut emission across sector economy including vehicle manufacturing said sachs could also efficient spreading trade permit across financial system lot people engineer financial instrument carbon much direct way strike really great investment sachs said im also keen sending best brightest financial engineering said think kind financial meltdown right little bit example weve taken generation young people put task dont really solve social problem yvo de boer un climate chief told panel doubted voter united state country would accept new tax sachs admitted united state neurotic new tax said would best way fund research development subsidy big lowcarbon energy project nuclear plant transmission system bring solar power southwest wind power great plain state city coast sachs criticized one mainstay climate trade developed european union kyoto protocol clean development mechanism allows rich country offset carbon footprint investing clean energy project like small wind farm hydroelectric dam developing country thing like cdm unfortunately marginal small tool arent going change broad framework energy produced technology developed distributed said sachs de boer said cdm met goal range tool could developed improve investment could widened instance improve whole sector developing country mass transit system large city,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,1
un panel climate expert overstated much netherlands sea level according preliminary report saturday admitting yet another flaw row last month himalayan glacier melt background note intergovernmental panel climate change ipcc said report wrongly stated percent country sea level since figure included area sea level prone flooding along river united nation said error report page affect core conclusion human activity led burning fossil fuel warming globe sea level statistic used background information updated information remains consistent overall conclusion ipcc note dated feb said sceptic say error exposed sloppiness overreliance grey literature outside leading scientific journal panel report main guide government seeking work costly policy combat global warming report included sentence netherlands example country highly susceptible sea level rise river flooding percent territory sea level preliminary analysis suggests sentence discussed end percent netherlands risk flooding ipcc note said netherlands environmental assessment agency original source incorrect data said feb percent country sea level percent susceptible river flooding ipcc said error widespread quoted report dutch ministry transport saying percent country sea level european commission study saying half panel expressed regret last month admitting report exaggerated pace melt himalayan glacier feed river china india dry season sentence said could vanish figure come scientific journal,1
australian researcher looked shallow coral found tropical water meter ft depth along australia iconic great barrier reef found even tiny increase overall ocean acidity could lead extreme changeshonestly thought damaging threshold would crossed coral reef century know part day least reef passed said study lead author emily shawwe know continue current co emission trajectory ocean take thousand year return chemical condition resembling today said shaw climate change research centre sydneyheralded one seven natural wonder world km mile great barrier reef home type coral specie bird specie fish worth billion billion year tourism economycoral reef particularly vulnerable acidification rising sea surface temperature increased co level ocean make harder tiny reefbuilding coral organism secrete slowgrowing calcium carbonate skeletonsscientific study last year found coral reef growth area caribbean dropped much percent cent particularly shallow water area around state florida united statesin worst case warming temperature cause tropical coral bleach die ocean absorb co undergo chemical process causing increased level aciditycurrent scientific prediction coral reef become functionally extinct atmospheric carbon dioxide level continue rise toward forecast level causing climate shift midcenturyshaws team based university new south wale said organism living shallow coral reef marine ecosystem would exposed extreme acidity living deeper ocean environmentson shallow reef natural acidity level varied tidal change chemical activity among symbiotic algae living coral shifted daytime night seasonal shift also played smaller rolethe australian researcher looked water around lady elliott island great barrier reef said result would replicated globally coral reef concentrated around tropicsrising carbon dioxide level lower ocean ability buffer change amplification shallow area extreme condition actually happen everywhere shaw said australian dollar,1
almost half million people die year traffic accident pedestrian cyclist motorcyclist un environment program unep noted report across low middleincome country studied africa asia latin america proportionally twice many people rich nation die road traffic accident said sample country surveyed top three dangerous walking cycling africa malawi percent road fatality pedestrian cyclist kenya percent south africa percent people risking life every time leave home unep executive director erik solheim said well causing death designing transport system around car increase climatechanging greenhouse gas emission deadly air pollution noted statement must put people car first transport system urged way include bicyclesharing scheme city adding cycle path road putting pedestrian crossing trafficcalming measure report said motorized transport responsible quarter global carbon dioxide emission unep said fastestgrowing sector emission current rate projected responsible third emission world fleet private car forecast triple growth developing country explosion car severely restrict world ability limit global temperature rise degree celsius agreed government unep warned poor air quality partly due vehicle emission estimated cause around million premature death year worsening health problem like bronchitis asthma heart disease agency said besides boosting spending walking cycling infrastructure unep called country draft policy nonmotorized transport implement urgently already exist among walk ride bike particular attention paid need safety vulnerable user child elderly disabled added government also urged make effort champion walking cycling political policy giving walking cycling equal status private car agency said,1
pope benedict sunday called catholic keep sabbath day set aside reflection faith fate world surrender mad rush modern world pontiff made call last day trip austria mass vienna majestic st stephen cathedral whose colourfully patterned tiled mosaic roof metre high foot tower city main landmark pope said western society transformed sunday day leisure activity eclipsed traditional catholic meaning day devout time god give soul sunday give sunday soul said quoting phrase coined german bishop th century austria like many western european country seen declining church attendance sunday one sign benedict see rapid decline religious sentiment would like see turned around issue sunday also economic ramification predominantly catholic austria shop allowed open pressure business group shop operator get right open sunday move catholic group oppose calling sunday church weekly feast creation pope said day also weekly reminder danger planet time creation seems endangered many way human activity consciously turn attention dimension sunday said speaking german last sunday central italy benedict led catholic church first ecofriendly youth rally told half million people world leader must make courageous decision save planet late benedict predecessor john paul vatican become progressively green installed photovoltaic cell produce electricity hosted scientific conference discus ramification global warming climate change widely blamed human use fossil fuel july benedict said human race must listen voice earth risk destroying existence pope seventh trip outside italy since election due visit monastery address catholic volunteer group returning rome sunday night,1
oslo mon oct bdnews comreuters world could eliminate fossil fuel use spending trillion dollar renewable energy revolution european renewable energy council erec environmental group greenpeace said monday page study one report even lobby group look detail energy use would overhauled meet toughest scenario curbing greenhouse gas outlined un climate panel renewable energy could provide global energy need according study entitled energy revolution erec represents renewable energy industry trade research association europe radical scenario could eliminate coal use new power generation plant shifted quickly renewables solar power biomass biofuels wood geothermal energy wind could leading energy shift fossil fuel blamed un climate panel stoking global warming needed energy investment main period studied would total trillion according study contrast international energy agency iea advises rich nation foresees energy investment trillion bigger stress fossil fuel nuclear power rajendra pachauri head un climate panel shared nobel peace prize exus vice president al gore called monday study comprehensive rigorous dangerous change even may agree analysis presented would perhaps benefit deep study underlying assumption wrote foreword report erec greenpeace said big energy shift needed avoid dangerous climate change defined european union many environmental group temperature rise degree celsius fahrenheit since industrial revolution report urged measure phaseout subsidy fossil fuel nuclear energy cap trade system greenhouse gas emission legally binging target renewable energy tough efficiency standard building vehicle report said renewable energy market booming turnover almost doubling billion said renewables could double share world energy supply percent reach percent projection far optimistic renewables iea foresees percent energy renewables fossil fuel staying dominant sven teske greenpeace leading author report said recommendation would involve big jobcreating investment could help counter worst financial crisis since current unstable market situation strong argument energy revolution concept told reuters email said investment would repaid saving fuel cost dotcom bubble finance bubble im confident renewables bubble need energy real growing especially developing nation said,1
dhaka sept bdnews comnew german ambassador holger michael met president zillur rahman wednesday german embassy said statement ambassador conveyed friendly greeting german president people bangladesh germany bangladesh united long uninterrupted tradition friendship cooperation german president horst kohler said letter credence michael envoy lauded bangladesh achievement fight poverty german government acknowledges significant challenge facing bangladesh including climate change germany continues one major development partner bangladesh said hopeful increased trade investment two country see still scope increased trade investment direction therefore committed expand vibrant trade link envoy said country determined support effort strengthen democracy human right bangladesh praised constructive role bangladesh international politics germany support bangladesh effort promotion regional cooperation stability south asia bangladesh engagement un peace keeping operation role speaker group least developed country michael said prior assignment dhaka michael head trade promotion federal foreign office served deputy head mission bangkok hong kong statement said also assigned country korea nicaragua turkey added,0
china hopeful positive result un climate talk cancun chief negotiator climate change talk said comment published state news agency xinhua sunday widespread pessimism ongoing talk rich developing nation clashed future kyoto protocol fighting global warming long party sincere political will china think talk eventually achieve positive meaningful result confident reflect laid bali road map chinese negotiator su wei told xinhua china said climate talk guided un text worked since meeting bali indonesia su said party compromise small problem added room compromise principle example issue whether kyoto protocol continue china accused developed nation friday seeking kill kyoto protocol pact united nation main weapon fight climate change curb global warming damaging standoff japan russia canada china world top carbon emitter long said bow pressure rethink protocol kyoto first phase bind rich nation meet emission target expires clear happens worrying investor want longterm certainty climate policy financing nearly wealthy country signed legally binding emission goal kyoto big exception united state refused become party developing nation including china obliged take voluntary step curb growth emission united state rich nation want new global pact away eitheror division reflect surge emission developing world accounting half mankind annual greenhouse gas release developing country china india refused agree binding target see ambitious cut industrialized nation,0
national disaster agency said people floodprone manila suburb moved evacuation centre ask resident affected area remain alert vigilant take precautionary measure cooperate respective local authority presidential spokesperson harry roque said statement harsh weather hit several part world recent week bringing flood china india western europe heat wave north america raising new fear impact climate change philippine southeast asian archipelago island see tropical storm year warmer pacific ocean make storm powerful bring heavier rain meteorologist say part philippine capital region urban sprawl million people flood water place waistdeep cut road light vehicle philippine also grappling one worst outbreak covid asia tightened curb prevent spread infectious delta variant roque said public work ministry busy clearing debris landslide road province house flooded roof humerlito dolor governor oriental mindoro province south capital told dzmm radio station,1
number fuelled rising temperature pest damaged nearly hectare acre grazing land central province nuoro said michele arbau sardinia branch italian agricultural association coldiretti farmer lost summer pasture partly fodder autumn winter people grew barley give told thomson reuters foundation summer month locust common phenomenon mediterranean island sardinia known idyllic beach exclusive resort year outbreak much larger normal last year pest destroyed hectare described worst outbreak since end world war two extreme weather driven climate change affect development spread insect infestation including locust according ignazio floris professor entomology university sassari northwest sardinia rising temperature cause longer dry period leading soil become arid unplanted creates ideal condition insect like laying egg dry untilled soil said frequent extreme weather swing including drought much rain extreme last year sardinia also seem spurring bigger locust invasion said coldirettis arbau idle farmland island also factor farmer leaving land unplanted longer sell harvest profit arbau said locust invasion add italy woe country first europe badly hit coronavirus still recovering pandemic killed people fourth highest death rate world infected nearly nationwide lockdown march april italian farmer also grapple shortage farm worker cold snap destroyed vast swathe fruit latest threat come moroccan locust specie native southern europe including sardinia pest different desert locust wreaking havoc east africa key limiting destruction early monitoring egg laid soil easily eliminated surface tillage possible said entomologist floris insect reached adult stage however present little done control said alexandre latchininsky locust expert united nation food agriculture organization fao farmer prepare next year applying ecologicallysafe fungusbased pesticide said suggest farmer organisation consider biocontrol option next year undoubtedly face moroccan locust problem said,1
already said sea ice arctic declined much even extremely cold year would result much ice typical decade ago two characteristic region climate seasonal air temperature number day rain instead snow shifting way researcher said arctic among part world influenced climate change sharply rising temperature thawing permafrost effect addition shrinking sea ice study laura landrum marika holland national center atmospheric research boulder colorado effort put occurring region context everybody know arctic changing said landrum climate scientist lead author study published journal nature climate change really wanted quantify new climate word said arctic changed much fast new climate predicted recent past using year observational data region computer model researcher found sea ice already new climate effect extent ice recent year consistently le would expected even worst year ice mid th century arctic sea ice declined per decade since satellite measurement began late lowest seaice year occurred since year expected record nearrecord low ice extent determined end month summer melt period end fall winter air temperature rain versus snow day simulation found transition new climate occurring slowly shift expected complete middle century overall landrum said beginning get point longer know expect jennifer kay climate scientist university colorado involved research said new study build previous one looked fewer climate element nice see variable discussed kay said determining timing various shift interesting contribution scientist known long time fundamental change occurring region know used kay said call new arctic landrum said arctic community already suffering change eroding coastline forcing alaska native village consider relocating change affecting food supply warmer storm bring rain existing snow example lead starvation animal indigenous group rely arctic climate change future said landrum said climate model used study simulated future world planetwarming emission greenhouse gas remained high provides fodder optimism said still opportunity change rapidly arctic evolves said end changing emission cant give work hard make change there possibility youd dramatic effect another study released monday suggested two antarctic glacier long concern scientist potential contribute sea level rise may worse shape previously thought thwaites pine island glacier river ice slowly moving west antarctic ice sheet continent interior ocean melt add sea level rise recent decade two glacier movement accelerated leading ice loss interior largely melting warm water underneath glacier even acceleration however complete melting part west antarctic sheet could take century new study published proceeding national academy science analysed satellite imagery found crack sign stress damage glacier ice shelf leading edge float water evidence damage paper author wrote first sign structural weakening ice shelf process end shelf disintegration even faster glacial flow ice ocean author said incorporating damage process model icesheet dynamic critical accurate assessment potential sealevel rise new york time company,1
arab world one region worst hit climate change still lack coordinated response potentially devastating effect expert said conference week hotter drier le predictable climate amount water running region stream river set fall percent worsening desertification food insecurity united nation development programme say arab state many rich petroleum grappling fastgrowing population lack political act expert said twoday undp regional meeting ended late tuesday leaving entire generation wake find disaster hand completely unequipped handle mostafa tolba former executive director united nation environment programme told reuters region home six world waterscarce country citizen access average cubic metre water year figure seven time world average expected shrink cubic metre another looming concern many country region rising sea water threaten smallisland state like bahrain well natural manmade island arabian gulf rising sea water egypt percent population life within km mile coast line million people could displaced said mohamed el raey executive director regional centre disaster risk reduction egypt already world biggest wheat importer rising water lowlying nile delta nearly half country crop grow could submerge soak land salt water climate change render many coastal zone redundant obsolete shaden abdel gawad president egypt national water research centre told conference prospective damage rising sea water could chip percent egypt gross domestic product worst potential damage region el raey said citing world bank figure qatar tunisia follow closely behind arab world greenhouse gas emission growing one fastest rate globally kuwait united arab emirate qatar biggest emitter per caput world although region account percent world total expert said climate change arab government agenda called measure engage private sector saying way target pocket business entrepreneur economist need see revenue prospect addressing climate change without nothing happen tolba said,1
pressing issue official program controversy swirling week around chief imf kristalina georgieva threatening leadership investigation last month accused georgieva rigging data paint china businessfriendly report ceo world bank georgieva denied wrongdoing scandal focused bank credibility billiondollar decision made basis information well georgievas culpability lurking behind debate future foundational question shifting role imf helped guide global economic financial system since end world war ii narrowly viewed financial watchdog first responder country financial crisis imf recently helped manage two biggest risk worldwide economy extreme inequality climate change stakeholder though chafed scope fund ambition much venture onto world bank turf longterm development social project object whats perceived progressive tilt modernizing streak running major financial institution creating kind tension said adam tooze historian columbia university author shutdown covid shook world economy pressure weigh agency well washington still home imf headquarters united state one member country veto power contributes money dominance increasingly challenged china straining relation tested trade tension emerging nation willingness federal reserve central bank flush trillion dollar global economy limit downturn also mean lender aside imf enough surplus cash hand lend money strapped nation china also greatly expanded lending foreign government infrastructure project ambitious belt road initiative time longheld belief like singleminded focus much economy grows without regard problem like inequality environmental damage widely considered outdated preferred cocktail helping debtridden nation popular early austerity privatization government service deregulation lost favour many circle punitive often counterproductive international monetary fund imf managing director kristalina georgieva speaks joint news conference end summit financing african economy paris france may ludovic marinpool via reuters debate role imf bubbling appointment georgieva month started third year fiveyear term embraced expanded role agency bulgarian economist first emerging economy head fund stepped predecessor attention widening inequality made climate change priority calling end fossil fuel subsidy tax carbon significant investment green technology international monetary fund imf managing director kristalina georgieva speaks joint news conference end summit financing african economy paris france may ludovic marinpool via reuters argued however efficient rational market government must step fix builtin flaw could lead environmental devastation grossly inequitable opportunity sustainable debt replaced austerity catchword coronavirus pandemic brutally intensified slate problem malnourishment inadequate health care rising poverty interconnected world vulnerable environmental disaster georgieva urged action lifetime opportunity said support transformation economy one greener fairer imf opposed hard line taken wall street creditor toward argentina emphasizing instead need protect society vulnerable forgive debt exceeds country ability repay year georgieva created special reserve fund billion help struggling nation finance health care buy vaccine pay debt pandemic approach always sat well conservative washington wall street former president donald trump immediately objected new reserve fund known special drawing right proposed congressional republican continued criticism argue fund mostly help u adversary china russia syria iran little poor nation georgievas activist climate agenda also run afoul republican congress opposed carbon pricing pushed withdraw multinational effort like united nation framework convention climate change paris climate agreement advocacy minimum global corporate tax one nation agreed friday july laurence fink run blackrock world largest investment management company odds imf stance argentina called fund world bank outdated said needed rethink role investigation data rigging world bank focused known business report contains influential index businessfriendly country wilmerhale law firm conducted inquiry said various top official exerted pressure raise ranking china saudi arabia united arab emirate azerbaijan edition law firm reported georgieva directly involved effort improve china rating edition said wilmerhales report inaccurate rejected accusation imf executive board reviewing finding united state fund largest shareholder declined express support allegation meeting imf board friday georgieva maintained strong support many fund shareholder including france lobbied hard get job late friday imf released statement saying board would request clarifying detail view soon concluding consideration matter congress republican democrat called treasury department undertake investigation letter three republican said wilmerhale inquiry raise serious question director georgievas ability lead international monetary fund several people sprang defence including shanta devarajan economist helped oversee business report key witness investigation wrote twitter law firm conclusion reflect full statement notion georgieva put thumb scale benefit one nation beyond credulity job ensure final report accurate credible thats devarajan added interview said critic used investigation discredit georgieva problem said people may chosen read finding report use criticize kristalinas credibility leadership devarajan one make case controversy functioning way proxy contest imf direction jeffrey sachs director center sustainable development columbia wrote financial time georgieva receiving mccarthyite treatment antichina force congress whatever role one might prefer imf traditional expanded something else entirely scandal distraction threat nicholas stern british economist formerly served chief economist senior vice president world bank said controversy could come worse moment coming year vital importance future stability world economy environment wrote letter imf board support georgieva decisive period seen since second world war new york time company,1
four year drought worst decade along deforestation caused people burning cutting tree make charcoal open land farming transformed area dust bowl there nothing harvest thats nothing eat starving said motherofseven tarira standing remote world food programme wfp post near anjeky beanatara child checked sign malnutrition given food million people southern madagascar currently need food handout wfp united nation agency tarira brought fouryearold son avoraza struggling put weight collect sachet peanutbased product known plumpy used treat malnourished child seven wasnt enough food plumpy wasnt enough said holding avoraza thin arm like many others region tarira family sometimes reduced eating type cactus known locally raketa grows wild provides little nutritional value give stomach pain said world fourth largest island one diverse ecosystem thousand endemic specie plant animal lemur madagascar project image lush natural paradise part far southern region reality ground changed used call madagascar green island sadly red island said soja lahimaro tsimandilatse governor southern androy region praying rain food crisis south built period year interconnected cause including drought deforestation environmental damage poverty covid population growth according local authority aid organisation population million madagascar always known extreme weather event scientist say likely increase frequency severity humaninduced climate change push temperature higher united nation ipcc climate change panel say increased aridity already observed madagascar forecast drought increase height food crisis south wfp warned island risk seeing world first climate change famine study international research collective world weather attribution said model indicated small shift toward drought caused climate change southern madagascar said natural variability main cause second onein year dry event since theodore mbainaissem run wfp operation worsthit area southern madagascar said onceregular weather pattern changed beyond recognition recent year elder village could longer figure best time plant harvest mbainaissem said month intervention wfp aid organisation local authority worst food crisis said rate severe malnutrition among child dropped percent month ago percent look village see child running left right wasnt case said community aid group already trying move past emergency phase focus forwardlooking project largescale effort coastal town faux cap stabilise sand dune planting rural area people live dire poverty trend contributed crisis still present recently married felix fitiavantsoa burning wooded area start cultivating longterm consequence deforestation secondary concern urgent need grow food feed young wife main worry whether would finally rain could get started there rain dont know well well pray god said,1
european union leader agreed friday send administrator police kosovo ahead expected declaration independence serbia bid soothe balkan tension kosovo push independence also offered serbia fasttrack route joining bloc met condition signing firstlevel agreement closer tie belgrade bristled suggestion move designed compensate looming loss kosovo majority albanian province serbian foreign minister vuk jeremic said tradeoff would indecent proposal eu leader declared oneday summit negotiation kosovo future exhausted status quo untenable need move towards kosovo settlement stopped short endorsing independence took political decision send esdp mission kosovo clearest signal eu could possibly give europe intends lead kosovo future region portuguese prime minister jose socrates summit chairman told news conference esdp european security defence policy strong mission involves police justice official civilian administrator asked whether eu would recognise kosovo independence socrates said talk issue taking place united nation eu forgetting responsibility area talking term action inaction said french president nicolas sarkozy told reporter eu difficulty kosovo everybody see independent diplomat said cyprus greece slovakia romania object recognising kosovo sovereignty without un security council resolution plane day signing treaty end long institutional stalemate eu leader switched focus challenge posed balkan test eu hope strengthening foreign policy clout globalisation immigration serbia bid join nation bloc final summit communique said european council reiterated confidence progress road towards eu including candidate status accelerated proeu moderate belgrade want eu candidate status end next year timeframe eu enlargement commission olli rehn said last month ambitious feasible normally take two year brussels grant candidate status aspirant signing stabilisation accession agreement saa first rung eu ladder signing saa belgrade held failure transfer bosnian serb wartime general ratko mladic un war crime tribunal hague genocide charge outgoing chief war crime prosecutor carla del ponte urged eu leader belgium le soir lenient belgrade maintain firm pressure deliver indictees stupefied attitude france germany italy want soften position decision must taken unanimity counting belgium netherlands remain tough told newspaper signing agreement requires unanimity eu dutch foreign minister maxime verhagen told reporter want mladic plane hague sign saa separately eu leader named former spanish prime minister felipe gonzalez head new reflection group discus longterm future eu issue ranging enlargement climate change regional stability diplomat said exlatvian president vaira vikefreiberga chairman mobile phone company nokia jorma ollila named two vicechairs panel due report june said addition foreign policy issue leader addressed public concern strain european job market immigration cheap import issue eu hope focus new lisbon treaty inked replacing ambitious constitution abandoned french dutch voter rejected lisbon treaty preserve key institutional reform drop contentious symbol statehood flag anthem eu leader hope treaty streamline bloc structure cope enlargement opened door mostly excommunist state critic say curb national sovereignty put power brussels,1
sprawling trillion bill senate took monday page bipartisan deal product month negotiating year pentup ambition repair nation crumbling infrastructure would amount substantial government expenditure aging public work system since also stuffed pet project priority touch nearly every facet american life including obscure like provision allow blood transport vehicle use highway car pool lane bypass traffic fresh vial board another fully fund federal grant program promote pollinatorfriendly practice near road highway price tag latter million per year measure represents crucial piece president joe bidens economic agenda agreement gave rise major breakthrough quest bipartisan compromise also notable concession biden forced make strike deal including le funding clean energy project lead pipe replacement transit measure targeted historically underserved community provision could included democrat budget blueprint expected amount trillion plan take completing infrastructure bill push unilaterally republican objection infrastructure legislation written group republican democrat could still change coming day senator eager leave imprint chance offer proposal change senate began considering amendment monday possible coming day legislation mark significant bipartisan compromise including billion new fund renewal array existing transportation infrastructure program otherwise slated expire end september falling short climate goal state confront yet another consecutive year worsening national disaster ranging ice storm wildfire measure includes billion dollar better prepare country effect global warming single largest federal investment power transmission history much money intended bolster country ability withstand extreme weather would go toward activity already underway expert say government need threat climate change increase also would support new approach including money nextgeneration water modeling activity flood mapping national oceanic atmospheric administration would also receive fund predict wildfire legislation also includes billion modernize nation electricity grid energy analyst said would lay groundwork pivoting nation fossil fuel contains fraction money biden requested major environmental initiative extends lifeline natural gas nuclear energy provision angered house progressive also billion clean bus ferry nearly enough electrify transit bus within five year biden vowed bill includes billion develop electric vehicle charging station across country half billion biden requested deliver campaign pledge building bill would provide billion removing lead service line across nation compared billion biden called billion water sector leader say needed get job done legislation also includes million develop technology capture store carbon dioxide emission power plant billion support struggling nuclear reactor directs secretary energy conduct study job loss associated bidens decision cancel keystone xl pipeline winning pet priority one major bill likely enacted congress infrastructure measure become magnet lobbying industry across country lawmaker whose vote needed push many spent monday highlighting fund top priority quartet senator represent legion federal worker use washington metro sen tim kaine mark warner virginia benjamin cardin chris van hollen maryland democrat critical annual reauthorization million transit system decade legislation would authorize funding reconstruct highway alaska home state sen lisa murkowski key republican negotiator special fund set aside appalachian regional commission federal economic development body whose cochair gayle manchin wife sen joe manchin iii west virginia one bill principal author key democratic swing vote manchin also helped secure fund clean abandoned mine land state like power line oakland calif oct sprawling trillion bill senate took monday aug page bipartisan deal product month negotiating year pentup ambition repair nation crumbling infrastructure would amount substantial government expenditure aging public work system since jim wilsonthe new york time legislation would set aside million dollar individual project across country including million restoration great lake million san francisco bay million long island sound million chesapeake bay power line oakland calif oct sprawling trillion bill senate took monday aug page bipartisan deal product month negotiating year pentup ambition repair nation crumbling infrastructure would amount substantial government expenditure aging public work system since jim wilsonthe new york time also includes billion new funding rail address amtraks maintenance backlog along upgrading hightraffic northeast corridor washington boston biden amtrak devotee took estimated round trip line step toward fulfilling promise inject billion rail repurposed pandemic fund republican moderate democrat opposed adding nation ballooning debt legislation includes patchwork financing mechanism though fiscal hawk called many insufficient pay legislation lawmaker turned partly billion unused money previous pandemic relief program enacted includes billion expanded jobless benefit money repurposed since economy recovered quickly projection assumed many state discontinued pandemic unemployment insurance payment concern subsidy dissuading people rejoining workforce bill claw back billion allocated spent small business administration disaster loan program offer qualified business lowinterest loan small grant program stymied shifting rule red tape disbursed cash far slowly congress many applicant expected leftover fund defunct programme would also reprogrammed includes billion never deployed relief fund airline worker marc goldwein centre responsible federal budget said billion estimated billion represented real cost saving rest said amounted cherry picking number claiming saving projected cost transpire analysis legislation congressional joint committee taxation estimated legislation could raise billion revenue decade congressional budget office expected release projection overall cost early week legislation also includes tougher scrutiny irs cryptocurrency lastminute lobbying push industry water language succeeded resulting scaling back new requirement still provision projected raise billion decade providing critical resource united state remains battered toll coronavirus pandemic onslaught wildfire drought flood weather calamity legislation seek target support toward underserved community historically need additional federal support biden called billion project designed help reconnect black neighborhood community color splintered disadvantaged past construction legislation includes billion half new federal funding five year program legislation also creates new billion grant program expand road bridge surface transportation project rural area bill would increase support tribal government native american community creating office within department transportation intended respond need would provide million bureau indian affair climate resilience adaptation tribal nation disproportionately hurt climate change half money million would go toward community relocation helping native community move away vulnerable area would also help improve access running water sanitation need tribal community alaska native village lawmaker determined take care existing project need still extreme deficit come tribal community murkowski said speech senate floor adding funding level unprecedented weve got right native people closing digital divide alongside oldfashioned public work project like road bridge highway senator included billion meant connect hardtoreach rural community highspeed internet help sign lowincome city dweller afford legal change seek stoke competition transparency among service provider could help drive price official estimate vary suggest ten million american lack reliable access highspeed internet many people color member rural community lowincome group need lawmaker said exacerbated lockdown pandemic required work schooling home biden initially proposed billion try bring number zero agreed lower price strike compromise republican democrat also fought secure inclusion legislation encourage state develop comprehensive plan ensure access highspeed internet distributed equitably among traditionally underserved group educate access digital resource new york time company,1
president bush queen elizabeth toasted enduring angloamerican friendship state dinner white house monday night honoring british monarch near end sixday u visit guest invited dine queen prince philip first white tie event hosted bush wife laura arriving white house black chevrolet suburban fourwheel drive vehicle royal couple met president first lady wore aqua gown queen wore white gown blue sash sparkling crown toast dinner bush hailed usbritish alliance force common good together supporting young democracy iraq afghanistan together confronting global challenge poverty disease terrorism said confident angloamerican friendship endure century come queen said today transatlantic leader learn thcentury century figure like winston churchill franklin roosevelt whether iraq afghanistan climate change eradication poverty international community grappling problem certainly le complex faced th century forebear said together friend europe beyond continue learn inspiration vision earlier statesman ensuring meet threat resolve problem former first lady nancy reagan golfer arnold palmer kentucky derby winning jockey calvin borel winner violinist itzhak perlman among guest dinner royal couple visit america included ceremony marking th anniversary british settlement jamestown virginia kentucky derby earlier treated formal arrival ceremony white house south lawn complete marching fifeanddrum corp trumpet heralded arrival dignitary u air force band played national anthem invited guest sunny spring day bush noted queen long history dealing successive american government barely stopping dating year british colony declared independence britain elizabeth occupied british throne year american people proud welcome majesty back united state nation youve come know well youve dined u president youve helped nation celebrate bicentennial bush said bush looked queen sheepishly peered back beneath black white hat gave look mother could give child bush said crowd burst laughter taking podium queen applauded closeness usbritish relation moment take stock present friendship rightly taking pleasure strength never taking granted said time look forward jointly renewing commitment prosperous safer freer world,0
grand cayman week closer speaking arrived heir famously private foamcontainer dynasty reclusive businessman right dart apparently hasnt spoken press since although lived grand cayman year widely believed biggest private landholder archipelago almost nobody interviewed sure seen resident compared batman howard hughes bond villain warren jimmy buffett dart life seven mile beach old hotel entire hotel known west indian club acquired property renouncing u citizenship tax dodge audacious inspired federal legislation although cayman initially refuge financier dart thought taken adopted home zeal fortune company dart enterprise increasingly come define island future opened major development sprawling mix retail entertainment venue called camana bay began amassing portfolio highend property list includes ritzcarlton yacht club new kimpton resort february group proposed billion iconic skyscraper would rival eiffel tower burj khalifa dubai place conduct business cayman appeal obvious country british overseas territory levy income corporate tax since become one world sophisticated banking centre cayman shady place stash illicit cash reputation cemented john grisham novel firm subsequent tom cruise thriller long since moved aggressively upmarket courting institutional investor private equity trading firm seeking minimise tax bureaucracy according one analysis domiciled global hedge fund asset base operation dart chosen existentially vulnerable piece land square mile grand cayman roughly size brooklyn average foot sea level ivan category hurricane submerged island damage valued close billion body buried beach cemetery floated sea animal escaped enclosure day rewilded chicken roam island problem even hurricane dont get prevalent theyll get stronger said james whittaker caymanian former banker regulator turned clean energy entrepreneur sealevel rise foot well mean category going damage category used even cayman built enough infrastructure survive rising water added problem insurance youll never able insure country anymore stood atop mount trashmore looking crystalline water wondered dart thought country vulnerability rising sea like quickly fallen tropical reverie feeling nothing could possibly go wrong exclusive stretch paradise would wildly successful investor like buy much country really doomed disappear mount trashmore eightstory dump grand cayman cayman island oct dump never trenched lined collection almost every piece garbage discarded island since went allin financial service new york time caymanian dream mount trashmore eightstory dump grand cayman cayman island oct dump never trenched lined collection almost every piece garbage discarded island since went allin financial service new york time first banking law put place attract international capital cayman island backwater economy dependent seaman would send remittance back home cambridgetrained lawyer named william walker arrived described place cow wandering georgetown one bank one paved road telephone population mangrovecovered island swarming mosquito bank moved first accounting law firm seven mile beach previously undeveloped became international tourist attraction diver money manager end jurisdiction established firmly leading global banking center today financial service account half economy proponent cayman business model argue benefit accrue island citizen boast one highest gross domestic product per caput world foreign capital much form duty fee help fund school infrastructure regulation direct employer give special consideration caymanians job require caymanians share local business many islander complain twotiered system caymanians get job passed promotion bestpaid position often go highly educated expatriate make half resident population say trickledown economy said roy bodden historian cayman island former member legislative assembly here argument trickle u arent holding cup bodden vocal critic island unchecked development see disenfranchisement island population talk american dream well caymanian dream said way told story elite sold country dart relocated grand cayman secretiveness colourful business dealing aroused local suspicion home sarasota florida burned ground arson never fully explained dart renounced tie united state month later moved belize whose government proposed state department belizean consulate sarasota dart family could live presumably taxfree idea never seriously considered dart settled grand cayman closely guarded secret much threeisland territory little cayman cayman brac hover northeast big island dart subsidiary many islander take granted biggest private landholder island suspect owns land government financial crisis cayman economy contracted dart picked slack addition resort office building residential property company began planning building major municipal infrastructure project like tunnel road reinvigorating longheld concern grand cayman dart subsidiary controlled much island audit government land management scolded minister allowing dart subsidiary free rein grand cayman cayman island oct resident compared financier kenneth dart widely believed biggest private landholder archipelago batman howard hughes bond villain warren jimmy buffett new york time plan mount trashmore grand cayman cayman island oct resident compared financier kenneth dart widely believed biggest private landholder archipelago batman howard hughes bond villain warren jimmy buffett new york time speculate dart private fear safety scion michigan family business dart container long dominated polystyrene foam market also make plastic solo cup iconic food service product dart born significant fortune also talent trading making lucrative investment decade financial firm biotech company russian public voucher steeply discounted sovereign debt greece argentina among many company country investment made enemy yacht armoured withstand torpedo fire one two brother tom told bloomberg news first moved island could seen flanked bodyguard dart stepped president family container business according comment made dart enterprise chief executive mark vandevelde become focused real estate development conservation also oversees extensive nursery island collect native endemic tree plant according material shared published dart enterprise company invested billion cayman island another billion development pipeline include estimated price tag skyscraper bloomberg put dart net worth billion theyll tell patient capital whittaker said thats word like use mean im going throw two three billion dollar ground kid grandkids reap reward get built dart vision cayman comprehensive video presented local chamber commerce company outlined building program would connect white sand seven mile beach protected bay known north sound incorporating extensive landscaped pedestrian park revamped roadway effect designing whole town would include major new residential development office addition yet another fivestar resort stretch beach abuts billionaire residence plan reminded game monopoly player purchased fanciest property packed house hotel money manager went island made effort book one seven mile beach hotel dart doesnt halfway stay read announcement local paper bought improbably enough kenneth dart audacious investment involves mount trashmore haphazardly established massive garbage pile never trenched lined one know might leaking dump ground part mountain sometimes spontaneously combust requiring evacuation local business nearby dartdeveloped private school since dart started building grand cayman dump obstacle impeding new development company proposed cap mount trashmore build new wastetoenergy facility dispose future garbage would manage next year estimated cost nearly half billion dollar arrangement heir disposablecup fortune offering clean entire country garbage seemed remarkable caymanians spoke didnt bat eye except stink wafted mountain batted eye lot watering risk meltdown three week arriving island corresponded dart company spokeswoman made cordially clear interview dart nonstarter one point offered consider written question present dart executive asked dart saw real estate perspective cayman everyone move place love invests heavily wrote also asked dump risk global warming far knew dart neither climate sceptic denier yet continued acquire significant parcel country topographically speaking one vulnerable earth nick robson founder cayman institute nonprofit organisation advocated better longterm planning island said cayman nowhere near prepared rising sea extreme weather met terrace westin resort like many development seven mile beach elevated concrete slab un intergovernmental panel climate change said predicted sea level would rise roughly meter end century people minimise risk said well ok thats threeandaquarter foot oh big thing sorry foot sea level part thats halfway model hurricane storm surge foot storm surge youre looking foot normal sea level none many elected official contacted would agree interviewed record suzette ebanks chief information officer sent threepage response written question highlighted several initiative including environmental impact assessment major capital project focus transitioning renewable energy robson said also worried cayman economic reliance financial service wasnt sustainable almost postcolonial dispensation said describing sometimes uneasy relationship always existed cayman britain international community financial crisis political reform system facilitate tax avoidance reached high united state passed foreign account tax compliance act requires foreign financial institution identify american citizen account holder report treasury since organisation economic cooperation development creating international framework aim reduce corporate tax avoidance particularly large multinational internetbased firm meanwhile britain promised adopt set stringent eu policy designed combat money laundering terrorism fully put effect protectorate like cayman would expected create public register company owner provide access name beneficiary trust register could accessible law enforcement also legitimate interest including investigative journalist nongovernmental organisation whats wind potentially existential financial service industry cayman said alex cobham chief executive tax justice network watchdog group think start look like could perfect storm cayman colonial period cayman opening act financial service middle seemed dart quietly preparing cayman possible finale upscale tax domicile tourist attraction global ultrawealthy could afford come go existentially imperiled island justin howe dart group executive vice president talked proposed skyscraper benefit recent economic forum looking bring high net worth ultrahigh net worth potentially even billionaire said questionandanswer session take virtually nothing economy put massive amount economy think thats five fiveplusstar resort potential plan build tower set back seven mile beach middle camana bay development whatever might happen international tax legislation volatile financial market building would hedge sort positioned bring capital withstand rising ocean everything great wont say everything great whittaker said dart showing map hurricane ivans devastation think overall net benefit yes he net benefit island need get one two like well insulated world shock new york time news service,1
china producing far carbon dioxide co previous estimate frustrate global aim stabilise atmospheric greenhouse gas group u economist said china world secondlargest emitter study suggest might already overtaken united state last year report could add call china sign binding cut something refused writing may issue journal environmental economics management researcher university california berkeley uc san diego said china co emission grow least percent annually previous estimate including used un intergovernmental panel climate change say region includes china see percent annual increase co emission period release article come energy environment minister world major greenhouse gas emitting nation prepare meet japan friday discus climate change clean energy sustainable development ranging top polluter united state china indonesia brazil south africa emit percent mankind greenhouse gas pressure growing nation hammer pact halt reverse growing emission co main gas blamed global warming journal report u researcher said increase million metric tonne co emission china level said figure china alone would overshadow million metric tonne carbon emission reduction pledged developed country kyoto protocol pact first commitment phase china obliged kyoto cut greenhouse gas emission joined nearly nation bali december agreeing launch two year unled talk create global emissionsfighting pact replace kyoto author used pollution data province china official waste gas emission data get detailed picture co emission expected efficiency china power generation would continue improve percapita income increased slowing rate co emission growth said maximillian auffhammer uc berkeley assistant professor agricultural resource economics finding instead emission growth rate surpassing worst expectation mean goal stabilising atmospheric co going much much harder achieve part problem also shift give province say building power plant report said wealthier coastal province tended build cleanburning power plant based upon best technology available many poorer interior province replicated inefficient soviet technology said richard carson uc san diego professor economics problem power plant built meant last year said carson provincial official locked longrun emission trajectory much higher people anticipated forecast incorporates fact much china stuck power plant dirty inefficient,0
year though following russia invasion ukraine germany max planck institute biogeochemistry froze funding used pay personnel research station maintain instrument measure quickly climate change thawing arctic permafrost much methane potent planetwarming gas released funding freeze probably lead interruption continuous measurement station dating back compromising scientist understanding warming trend said peter hergersberg spokesperson max planck society funded german state russian colleague northeast science station try keep station running hergersberg said declined say much funding withheld reuters spoke two dozen scientist impact ukraine conflict russian science many expressed concern future ten million dollar western funding russian science suspended wake european sanction moscow hundred partnership russian western institution paused cancelled altogether scientist said invasion unravelled year spent building international cooperation following soviet union collapse many communication channel closed research trip postponed indefinitely project affected suspension western assistance include construction hightech research facility russia ion collider neutron reactor europe pledged million euro million technology would unlock generation research could contribute everything fundamental physic development new material fuel pharmaceutical scientist said another millioneuro million contribution toward designing lowcarbon material battery technology needed energy transition combat climate change also frozen european union halted cooperation russian entity last month emotionally understand suspension said dmitry shchepashchenko russian environmental scientist study global forest cover affiliated international institute applied system analysis austria since science overall said loselose solution global issue like climate change biodiversity hardly solved without russian territory expertise russian scientist frozen finance soviet union broke apart russian spending science plummeted thousand scientist moved abroad abandoned field altogether felt scientist work appreciated said permafrost scientist vladimir romanovksy moved work fairbanks alaska practically funding especially field work russian funding since improved remains far west russia spent gdp research development billion adjusted currency price variation according organisation economic cooperation development oecd money spent physical science field space technology nuclear energy comparison germany japan united state spend around respective gdp united state amounted billion russian science got boost though partnership project scientist abroad russia united state example led international consortium launched international space station head russia space agency roscosmos said month would suspend participation space station sanction tied ukraine invasion lifted russian scientist also helped build large hadron collider world powerful particle accelerator european organization nuclear research switzerland known cern collider made breakthrough discovery elusive higgs boson theorized scientific camaraderie europe continued uninterrupted russia annexed crimea ukraine cerns governing council announced last month suspending new collaboration russia germany alone given million euro million toward germanrussian project last three year million euro million eu funding awarded russian organisation another project focusing everything arctic climate monitoring infectious animal disease chemist pavel troshin recently russian state funding part russiangerman effort develop nextgeneration solar cell power communication satellite german side suspended project air joint project supposed done benefit world cutting russian scientist really counterproductive said troshin work russia institute problem chemical physic would never expect something like shocking im upset much arctic blackout among urgent research effort hold project study climate change russian arctic twothirds permafrost region russia data critical said northern arizona university ecologist ted schuur permafrost carbon network cut view changing permafrost russia youre really cutting understanding global change permafrost thats alarming scientist global warming thaw longfrozen ground hold estimated trillion metric ton organic carbon twice amount already atmosphere today permafrost thaw organic material locked within ice decay release planetwarming gas like methane carbon dioxide scientist fear emission could cause climate change spiral control scientist use satellite monitor landscape change due thaw cant pick whats happening ground requires onsite research schuur said russian scientist collected shared permafrost field data year western researcher arent sure communication channel remain open datasets also patchy due limited funding cover vast region arctic ecologist sue natali u woodwell climate research center said project plan boosting russian monitoring capability hold instrumentation supposed go year halted said colleague travel plan cancelled u government issued clear directive interacting russian institution contrary european stance state department spokesperson told reuters hold people russia responsible conflict believe continued direct engagement russian people essential including science technology field science collateral damage project russian science foundation statefunded budget billion ruble million relied partnership india china japan france austria germany among others spokesperson answer reuters question halt european collaboration would affect work saying foundation would continue support leading team researcher research project european scientist helping build russian research site including neutron reactor ion collider near st petersburg said martin sandhop coordinator eufunded effort called cremlinplus facility would help drive research field like highenergy physic biochemistry material science plan millioneuro project extension suspended sandhops team redirecting expert equipment toward european institution kremlin neutron detector needed planned reactor example going facility lund sweden even russia manages complete expansion work unclear valuable work without suite tool western institution analyse data physicist efim khazanov institute applied physic nizhny novgorod near moscow said access european equipment would hurt work using highenergy laser study topic structure spacetime vacuum could expand understanding universe khazanov among thousand russian scientist signed open letter posted independent online science publication troitskiy variant saying russia doomed international isolation invasion ukraine many russian scientist also fled country said alexander sergeev head russian academy science according interfax state news agency protest letter temporarily removed site russia passed law march criminalising fake news ukraine campaign day letter published state russian rector union website support russia invasion signed leading scientist since suspended european university association membership foreign funding represents small part russia scientific spending scientist relied money keep project career afloat joint research grant helping lot russian lamented russian geographer dmitry streletskiy george washington university washington dc im surprised eu targeting scientist right crowd target,1
copenhagen nov bdnews comreuters binding international treaty limit greenhouse gas emission slip mid beyond summit copenhagen next month fall short ambition united nation denmark said monday united nation top climate official said treaty could wrapped talk bonn mid denmark host next month meeting said might take longer mexico december negotiation deal initially due reached dec summit copenhagen stalled u president barack obama asia pacific leader embraced proposal danish prime minister lars lokke rasmussen sunday next month summit aim political agreement delay legally binding treaty prominent member u congress also acknowledged could month senate get around passing domestic climate bill senator john kerry leading senate negotiation compromise u measure tackle global warming said democrat working toward trying see get senate floor sometime early spring early possible denmark still want summit agree emission cut developed country action developing nation slow rising emission new fund technology help poor yvo de boer head un climate change secretariat said favoured sixmonth delay legally binding deal meeting bonn mid would give time u senate pas carboncapping law said like metal youve got beat hot told reuters two day talk involving environment minister trying end richpoor split blocking even political deal sharing greenhouse gas curb get clarity emission target developing country engagement finance copenhagen im confident nail treaty form six month later mexican treaty danish climate energy minister connie hedegaard also said december summit end clear deadline maybe realistic deadline would mexico depends far party go crunch issue told reporter ministerial talk scheduled mexico december denmark want world leader sign page political agreement next month backed annex outlining commitment nation un food summit rome un secretarygeneral ban kimoon said remain positive copenhagen cause alarm also said climate deal crucial fighting global hunger climate change hurt farm output poor country food security without climate security said next month copenhagen need comprehensive agreement provide firm foundation legally binding treaty climate change china pressure restrict emission growth even though industrial expansion recent said studying danish proposal political deal china overtaken united state top emitter made clear keen tie point agreed principle transfer technology funding longindustrialised nation developing world india environment forest minister jairam ramesh said seems like inability u come forward meaningful emission cut year led situation hoping get full agreement look increasingly unlikely still hoping poor nation insisted binding treaty still possible next month even though obama leader reckon slipped reach least u senate unlikely pas carboncapping law december believe internationally legally binding agreement still possible michael church environment minister grenada chair nation alliance small island state told reuters developing nation say risk heatwaves drought flood disease rising sea level pressing action urgently,1
cable seen reuters say u government engagement reflect goal set executive order issued start year aimed ending american financial support coal carbonintensive energy project overseas goal policy ensure vast majority u international energy engagement promote clean energy advance innovative technology boost u cleantech competitiveness support netzero transition except rare case compelling national security geostrategic developmentenergy access benefit viable lower carbon alternative accomplish goal cable said announcement first reported bloomberg policy defines carbonintensive international energy engagement project whose greenhouse gas intensity threshold lifecycle value gram carbon dioxide per kilowatthour includes coal gas oil policy ban u government financing overseas coal project capture partially capture carbon emission allowing federal agency engage coal generation project demonstrates full emission capture part accelerated phaseout exempts carbonintensive project two reason deemed needed national security geostrategic reason crucial deliver energy access vulnerable area policy formalises goal set administration earlier executive order policy guidance reiterated multilateral forum meeting france august un climate summit fall un climate talk scotland biden administration pledged country five financial institution end new international finance unabated fossil fuel energy end except limited case administration elevated climate change core tenet foreign policy state department spokesperson said friday response request comment cable commitment made scotland reorient ten billion dollar public finance trillion private finance towards lowcarbon priority spokesperson said policy full exemption loophole lack clarity could render restriction fossil fuel financing completely meaningless said kate deangelis climate finance expert friend earth,1
united nation sep bdnews comreuters un secretarygeneral ban kimoon raised sri lankas human right minister thursday allegation country troop summarily executed tamil rebel united nation said british television aired video last week according sri lankan advocacy group show troop killing unarmed naked bound blindfolded tamil army final assault smash tamil tiger rebel earlier year ban discussed refugee crisis followed defeat tiger meeting geneva mahinda samarasinghe sri lankas minister disaster management human right united nation said talked importance reconciliation said summary meeting issued new york also discussed accountability particularly light recent accusation extrajudicial execution un official confirmed ban raised samarasinghe allegation video broadcast britain channel television said got footage advocacy group journalist democracy sri lanka official say samarasinghe responded sri lankas government dismissed video fake channel video footage seen herevideoisthisevidenceofwarcrimesinsrilanka ban raising issue sideline climate change conference geneva came united state voiced concern wednesday video footage report disturbing grave concern u ambassador united nation susan rice told reporter wed like information formulate national response philip alston un special rapporteur extrajudicial summary arbitrary execution said tuesday hoped united nation would open investigation determine whether sri lankan soldier fact summarily execute tamil would violation international law ban travelled sri lanka defeat tiger visit critic said illtimed far called inquiry say june allegation war crime investigated sri lankas government repeatedly denied force guilty war crime human right breach last month year war liberation tiger tamil eelam ltte defeated may,1
calculate although world soil already hold trillion tonne gas form organic carbon there room scientist u scotland report nature journal change agricultural practice would room another billion tonne fight avoid dangerous climate change st century need heavyweight ally say dave reay geoscientist specialist carbon management edinburgh university one powerful right beneath foot soil already huge store carbon improved management make even bigger data availability long overlooked mean tackle climate change often problem accurate measurement reporting stymied progress towards climatesmart soil management surge availability big data soil around world alongside rapid improvement understanding modelling time come bighitter enter ring fact researcher conscious year soil powerful role play identified agency control soil capacity carbon tested climate model check emission soil experimented technique conserving soil carbon repeatedly sounded alarm store organic carbon permafrost addition established manmade greenhouse gas release coincide spread global agriculture thousand year ago land use scientist calculate account perhaps quarter manmade greenhouse gas emission directly agriculture reason since soil hold three time much organic carbon exists carbon dioxide form atmosphere better management terrestrial planet could help reduce emission trick dont degrade healthy ecosystem unmanaged forest grassland store carbon efficiently wetland drained agriculture surrender soil carbon restored wetland soak stuff agricultural practice range sustainable agricultural practice conserve carbon time continue deliver food table farmer could grow crop deeper root system use charcoalbased compost exploit suite efficient practice tailored crop terrain scheme cool farm tool could help farmer measure manage emission land would one big answer host varied response range better crop rotation low tillage opposed deep ploughing land restoration agroforestry added together researcher call alloftheabove approach could make big difference help science government policymakers new approach ultimately could help soil retain equivalent fourfifths emission released year combustion fossil fuel researcher say,0
japan prime minister hope make splash speech environment weekend davos beleaguered leader face hurdle convincing world spearhead fight climate change prime minister yasuo fukuda set host group eight summit july likely back target japan cut carbon emission beyond expiry kyoto protocol meeting political business leader davos switzerland saturday japanese medium said emission target contentious issue home business group fiercely opposed profitthreatening policy carbon tax europeanstyle mandatory capandtrade system penalise polluter fukudas popularity sagging amid policy deadlock opposition party may lack clout bold step japan need commit target want take leadership fighting climate change target met need policy said fukashi utsunomiya professor emeritus environment policy tokai university wont acceptable japan announce target cant reach united nationsled talk bali last month japan sided united state reject european unionbacked emission cut target beyond prompting outrage among environmentalist criticism raised doubt among analyst whether japan able take initiative summit year climate change look set become major topic leader convene northern resort toyako july pressure show enthusiasm issue fukuda also likely urge major emitter set target reducing carbon dioxide achieved medium said fukudas predecessor shinzo abe proposed last year global target halve greenhouse gas emission plan dubbed cool earth shrugged vague lacking teeth without binding target beyond mutsuyoshi nishimura special adviser cabinet climate change said last week fukuda would present positive disposition davos even without target japan still focused fighting global warming beyond japan world fifthbiggest emitter greenhouse gas blamed global warming one among top five pressure meet kyoto target united state refused ratify protocol russia track meet goal pact set target china india japan said meet kyoto goal cutting emission percent level period analyst say midterm postkyoto target would tough meet without fresh policy step given technology going limit much energy japan save option japan buy carbon credit overseas said kuniyuki nishimura research director mitsubishi research institute far japan encouraged industry agree voluntary emission cut buy co credit international market claim credit funding project cut emission elsewhere broad public interest fighting climate change also lacking analyst said making le likely government business would come aggressive step cut emission one idea industry raise good price saying use money invest energysaving technology said mitsubishi research nishimura public awareness level yet support idea,1
big emerging country urged rich nation sunday set ambitious midterm target reducing greenhouse gas side stressed need fund help developing country limit emission minister representative group eight advanced nation major emerging country gathered western japan try build momentum unled climate change talk key topic july leader summit least one delegate though pessimistic prospect breakthrough time july summit hokkaido northern japan leader joined big emerging economy china climate change talk think difficult enough time mexican environment minister juan rafael elvira quesada told reporter climate change waiting u leader agreed last year germany consider seriously goal halve emission proposal favored germany france britain italy japan canada nation agreed negotiate end successor treaty kyoto pact bind advanced nation cut emission average percent level wide gap exist within rich poorer nation share burden fighting climate change blamed drought rising sea intense storm target fund technology developing country putting priority growth balking target complaining united state together china top emitter enough indonesia deputy environment minister told reporter country needed set midterm target asking developing country make commitment first midterm target said masnellyarti hilman developed country take lead give commitment give transfer technology finance capacity building developing country added south africa want set ambitious midterm target cut emission percent level provide fund help developing nation adapt climate change limit emission environment minister marthinus van schalkwyk said prepared statement developing country looking leadership key ingredient towards building trust said european union said bloc aim reduce greenhouse gas emission least percent level united state say halt growth emission expectation low bold move new president take office january japan seeking show leadership summit host urged rich country colleague set bold national target cut greenhouse gas emission well percent also important global emission peak next year reach longterm target hope shared view come summit japanese environment minister ichiro kamoshita added japan currently debating national target domestic medium said would announce june goal reducing emission percent midcentury big emerging economy also want rich country help finance clean energy technology need cut emission japan pledged pay billion five year support developing country fight climate change intends create new multilateral fund united state britain washington tokyo want donor take part mexico pitching proposal green fund world bank friday said developing industrial nation would create two new investment fund provide financing developing country fight climate change bank specified amount clarify relationship existing funding mechanism,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
world health organization sharply cut estimate thursday many people catch malaria every year saying rapid urbanization asia destroyed forest habitat diseasespreading mosquito report said million people infected malaria worldwide latest period figure available prior estimate widely cited government drugmakers million million people afflicted every year new report also reduced global death toll disease united nation agency previous reading issued three year ago percent change due primarily refinement calculation method known case death actually declined said statement report concluded people died malaria compared previous estimate million annual death disease kill mostly infant child pregnant woman malaria attracted huge sum public funding past year channeled well body like global fund fight aid tuberculosis malaria bill melinda gate foundation clinton foundation who roll back malaria partnership called scalingup funding malaria billion year billion improve access artemisininbased drug insecticidetreated bed net prevent infection largescale revision attempting work global prevalence disease exact science public health expert often forced make largescale revision estimate last year cut estimate infected aid virus million million received new data epidemic india u center disease control prevention last month raised percent estimate many american catch hiv year adopted precise reporting method le onethird who member state reliable system monitor document disease malaria whose initial symptom closely resemble flu directorgeneral margaret chan told news briefing geneva said malaria report issued yearly decisionmakers uptodate information disease dramatic increase funding intense momentum towards reducing malaria burden recent year greater need reliable information analysis said novartis ag drug coartem used treat malaria pharmaceutical company including austria intercell also trying develop malaria vaccine though none expected market several year malaria prevalent africa estimate number case using climate data heat humidity affect mosquito breeding combined sample survey nigeria democratic republic congo uganda ethiopia tanzania among country malaria death said outside africa country affected included india myanmar bangladesh indonesia,0
first three week month nearly mm rain recorded april average mm mm rainfall recorded april official weather office said recorded nearly mm rain first three week month year rain started even boishakh experience norwester season much rain kind rain usually see monsoon said meteorologist weather expert calling climate variability trough low lying west bengal adjoining area extends north bay existing steep pressure gradient north bay responsible current rainfall even heavy rain around percent higher average year percent higher average april rainfall weatherman said highest april rainfall recorded different part bangladesh follows april mm sylhet april mm sylhet april mm chittagong april mm srimangal april mm sylhet april mm netrokona april mm dinajpur april mm tetulia april mm madaripu april mm srimangal april mm dinajpur april mm maijdee april mm rangamati rainfall far month percent higher average month meteorologist ruhul kuddus told bdnews com unusual must say added rainfall percent higher average added former director bangladesh meteorological department samarendra karmaker told bdnews com kind change weather pattern could experienced every year mohan kumar da fellow institute water flood management said record showed haor area flooded year water resource minister anisul islam mahmud quoting year statistic said flooding haor area unprecedented,1
edelman trust barometer two decade polled thousand people trust government medium business ngo conversely showed rising score several autocratic state notably china also highlighted business thanks role developing vaccine adapting workplace retail practice retained strong level trust globally albeit reservation commitment social fairness really collapse trust democracy said richard edelman whose edelman communication group published survey respondent country interviewed nov last year go back sense economic confidence added noting high level concern job loss linked either pandemic automation biggest loser public trust last year institution germany point australia netherlands south korea united state contrast public trust institution china stood point united arab emirate thailand trillion dollar stimulus spent world richest nation support economy pandemic failed instil lasting sense confidence survey suggested japan people believed family would better five year time democracy ranging around question china nearly twothirds optimistic economic fortune indian believed would better five year edelman said higher public trust level china linked economic perception also greater sense predictability chinese policy least pandemic think coherence done saidthey better covid u example according reuters pandemic tracker united state currently lead world daily average number new death reported china regularly reporting new death month pursues strict zerocovid policy result latest edelman survey tune finding recent year charted rising disillusionment capitalism political leadership medium concern fake news time alltime high threequarters respondent globally worried used weapon among societal fear climate change behind loss employment major concern burden expectation business leader remains heavy strong majority saying bought good accepted job offer invested business according belief value around twofifths however also said business enough address climate change economic inequality workforce reskilling,0
consumer rich country shunning meat favour form protein including lentil fish order reduce amount planetwarming greenhouse gas emitted intensive livestock farming popular fish sardine mackerel sourced african country export nutrientrich catch instead selling population said paper published journal nature shift diet would serve worsen food nutritional security already vulnerable people place west africa asia pacific said christina hick paper lead author global fishing industry worth billion much fish supermarket shelf europe china come developing country namibia kiribati export fish catch study found across much tropic especially subsaharan africa nutritious specie fish anchovy found country citizen suffer lack essential vitamin mineral yet foreign fishing illegal fishing subsidy price trade act divert muchneeded nutrient away need said hick professor britain lancaster university globally billion people suffer deficiency micronutrient iron zinc vitamin essential functioning human body expert say namibia almost entire population estimated adequate intake vitamin mauritania applies nearly half people even small portion catch water could go long way towards combating malnutritionrelated disease million people within km mile sea hick said one way forward reform international fishing policy local government require company divert small portion catch programme malnourished child hick said mauritania example foreign fishing make fish caught much highly nutritious specie processed incountry used aquaculture abroad said country could replicate project way bangladesh uganda fish head bone tail usually binned factory turned fish powder added meal boost nutrition hick said globally fish consumption alltime high kg lb per person according united nation food agriculture organisation,1
bonn wed jun bdnews comreuters japan target cut emission percent level close required rich country take responsbility climate change china climate ambassador yu qingtai said yu speaking wednesday sideline unled june climate talk bonn germany involving country meant culminate agreement new global climate pact copenhagen december talk struggled agree share cost climate change developed called annex one developing nation view would much japan annex one country would need meet obligation yu told reuters reacting japan new target japan would cut greenhouse gas emission percent level prime minister taro aso said wednesday believe number close japan need said yu tokyo look seriously japan need make fair contribution international cooperation fight climate change developing country victim global warming created many year cumulative emission developed country process industrialisation,1
natural gas main focus squeeze crucial generating electricity running factory heating home also seen transition fuel away highly polluting coal price natural gas risen sixfold record level surge mean wholesale price electricity reached stratospheric level making headline across europe consumer battered pandemic hit big increase home energy bill high cost also undermining economics company make fertiliser steel glass material require lot electricity britain whose power system depends heavily gas taking hardest blow creating major headache government prime minister boris johnson johnson already pushed subsidising fertiliser factory pressure prevent factory closure job loss also brought military driver effort ease shortage gasoline caused line filling station gas spike also making geopolitical wave russia europe largest gas supplier blamed manipulating price united state turn warned moscow try exploit gas crunch end pinch could open way export liquefied natural gas shale drilling united state look energy issue rocking britain europe natural gas price jumped high demand energy jumped world economy reawakened shutdown brought pandemic sudden need natural gas took energy industry surprise price shot approach winter major season gas consumption lifted price country asia europe north america outbid make sure fuel stay warm china world largest gas importer snapping gas fuel power plant cut carbon emission china aggressive purchase drawing gas away europe time delivery russia key supplier disappointing european country normally stock gas summer price relatively cheap year european storage level low making market jittery wildest swing gas price trader ever seen russia fault many factor contributed market watch largest supplier europe closely analyst say russia recent signal keep tight grip gas flow europe played big role recent price spike lot triggered thing russian effectively done said trevor sikorski head gas energy aspect research firm president vladimir putin russia trying use energy crunch end wednesday said gas crunch would ease soon european regulator approved nord stream politically fraught gas pipeline run underwater russia germany operating pipeline likely strengthen grip gazprom russian gas company european market hand analyst doubt problem would solved soon european union germany sign new pipeline russia probably facing crunch according henning gloystein director eurasia group political research firm part deal organization petroleum exporting country bolster market pandemic russian company ordered cut back oil production result gas production also curtailed slow recover line gas slough west london wednesday sept long line gas station britain last month caused shortage fuel shortage truck driver deliver fuel mary turnerthe new york time britain bad shape line gas slough west london wednesday sept long line gas station britain last month caused shortage fuel shortage truck driver deliver fuel mary turnerthe new york time britain paying price combination success failure country great extent phased coal power generation built capacity renewable energy particularly offshore wind move cut greenhouse gas emission help curb global warming shuttering coal plant country aging nuclear plant gradually closing made britain dependent gas around country electricity far fuel france contrast nuclear plant provide electricity hasnt helped breeze spin britain wind turbine generate country power average unusually weak recent month success climate policy coming back bite gloystein said britain yet far enough shift clean energy escape sting leap world gas price havent moment really got enough renewables really punch said martin young power analyst investec security firm gas typically setting price britain hefty tax carbon emission also adding electricity cost said fire knocked large cable bringing electric power france added woe unlike european country britain invested gas storage facility instead allowing one major facility close consumer getting relief soaring wholesale price electricity passed along homeowner stretching budget forcing government intervene spain government recently effect said would take profit earned electric power generation wind solar compensate consumer high gas price million british household recently hit energy price increase range government program cap big jump rate capped rate reviewed every six month next review april widely expected result bigger jump another issue facing homeowner many electricity supplier offered customer lowpriced deal found unable meet commitment current price many relatively small company collapsed recent week account estimated million customer auctioned stronger company one lose power business failure ultimately customer pay higher rate company take customer able pas extra expense bill payer business get bailout company use lot energy demanding british government provide sort assistance help pay skyrocketing bill remains unclear minister respond uk steel trade group said monthly wholesale electric power price rose pound per megawatthour september roughly four time industry considers normal nearly double wholesale price germany france borrowed heavily finance furlough program cushion impact pandemic government reluctant spend recently though government agreed temporarily subsidise operation fertiliser plant factory parent cf industry shut plant high energy cost carbon dioxide produced byproduct vital food industry government reportedly preparing announce lowinterest loan program heavily affected business unlikely assuage executive also seeking relief britain tax carbon emission gasoline shortage thats different problem long line gas station britain last month caused shortage fuel shortage truck driver deliver fuel partly many european driver returned home britain brexit enough keep gas station tank filled problem snowballed news report long line filling station prompted panic buying recent week problem subsided new normal could time unlike supply chain issue continue put drag delivery good business executive note price spike occurring fall winter demand gas rev suspect crunch could worsen lot depends weather change russia approach might help analyst say britain could major european economy risk enough energy run economy happen government would likely demand factory reduce output order ensure household supply gas gloystein wrote note client new york time company,1
one mexico eminent scientist molina conducted first experiment tender age childhood home becoming global authority climate change centro mario molina environmental research body founded said died unexpected cardiac problem born mexico city molina graduate national autonomous university mexico unam took postgraduate degree university germany california appointed scientific adviser u president barack obama also advised authority mexican capital effort reduce smog air pollution chronic problem metropolis molina small boy parent bought microscope recalled transforming one bathroom makeshift laboratory age already devouring biography nobel laureate marie curie molina frank sherwood rowland paul crutzen awarded nobel prize work showing cfc used spray can destroying ozone layer molina worked scripps institution oceanography university california san diego ucsd key centre learning phenomenon linked climate change commitment fighting global warming set molina odds mexico current government pursued energy agenda aimed strengthening state energy firm whose business model depend heavily use polluting fossil fuel interview reuters july molina vigorously condemned policy saying homeland going backwards last century one climate change assessment government denies,1
washington mon nov bdnews comreuters u presidential candidate sprint toward finish line bush administration also sprinting enact environmental policy change leaving power whether getting wolf endangered specie list allowing power plant operate near national park loosening regulation factory farm waste making easier mountaintop coalmining operation proposed change found little favor environmental group one change environmentalist want mandatory program cut climatewarming greenhouse gas emission among socalled midnight regulation bureaucratic calendar make virtually impossible u acrosstheboard action taken curb global warming administration though republican john mccain democrat barack obama promised address win tuesday u presidential election even freemarket organization joined conservation group urge moratorium lastminute rule proposed interior department environmental protection agency among others bush administration eight year office issued regulation administration history said eli lehrer competitive enterprise institute point current economic climate would especially harmful push illconsidered regulation final day administration john kostyack national wildlife federation joined lehrers group call ban lastminute rule said citizen cut process allowing change u law public opposes rolling back protection endangered specie act whats rush bush team urged regulation issued later saturday put effect time president george bush leaf office january effect hard next administration undo case may top priority new president said matt madia omb watch monitor white house office management budget proposed regulation must pas typical madia said administration welter eleventhhour rule natural reaction knowing youre almost power industry likely benefit bush rule environment become effective madia said whether electricity industry mining industry agriculture industry going remove government restriction activity turn theyre going allowed pollute end harming public madia said telephone interview unusual speedy trip environmental measure taking process example one interior department rule would erode protection endangered specie favor mining interest drew comment public official said planned review week pace madia called pretty ludicrous rush rule go effect day finalized effect next president take office chief executive decline put practice bush many rule finalized end clinton administration white house spokesman tony fratto denied bush team cramming regulation hasty push fratto discounted report trying weaken regulation business interest telling white house reporter last week goal avoid flood lastminute rule left clinton team least one bush administration environmental proposal conservation group welcome plan create would world largest marine wildlife sanctuary pacific ocean could go effect january,1
little hope nation un general assembly achieve much annual fiveday marathon speech sidelinesus official plan lobby ally pledge concrete military assistance help defeat islamic state whose hardline sunni islamist fighter taken swath syrian iraqi territoryun secretarygeneral ban kimoon said head state government attend assembly annual general debate begin wednesday end sept noted unusually large number serious conflict middle east africa ukrainethe world facing multiple crisis ban told reportersall featured atrocious attack civilian including child said dangerous sectarian ethnic tribal dimension many seen sharp division within international community responseun official delegate say top issue western arab leader rampage islamic state militant blamed wave sectarian violence beheading massacre civilianstogether address horrendous violence syria iraq conflict governance failure provided breeding ground extremist group ban saidus president barack obama expected use un podium wednesday call country join coalition nation prevent expanding territory united state bombing target iraq past month yet bomb syriathe white house said unlikely obama would meet iranian president hassan rouhani new york weekbut secretary state john kerry expected meet iranian foreign minister mohammad javad zarif expected discus iran atomic program ison friday kerry told special meeting security council iran could play role helping tackle apparent shift u position iran united state ruled military cooperationebola outbreakin addition speech obama rouhani highprofile leader important attendee making un general assembly debut week include egypt president abdel fattah alsisi indian prime minister narendra modion wednesday obama chair rare summit meeting un security council problem foreign fighter last chaired council summit eradicating nuclear weaponsat wednesday meeting council plan adopt resolution demanding country prevent suppress recruitment travel foreign fighter join extremist militant group like ensuring serious criminal offence domestic law foreign fighter isare believed group cruellestun member state also tackle ebola crisis west africaobama leader also attend highlevel meeting exponentially worsening hemorrhagic fever outbreak devastated liberia sierra leone country regionthe meeting come security council declared ebola threat international peace security established firstever un mission dedicated tackling publichealth threatsince current outbreak first detected march ebola infected least people according world health organization mostly guinea sierra leone liberia also spread senegal nigeria virus killed estimated peopleliberian president ellen johnson sirleaf due speak general assembly week cancelled trip new york ebola crisiswhile general assembly speech going senior foreign ministry official united state britain france germany russia china meeting new york iranian official try break deadlock talk aimed ending sanction exchange curb iran nuclear program foreign minister six power may join talk course weekeven though nov deadline longterm deal mere two month away diplomat close talk say deal new york unlikelyjust ahead general assembly tuesday un chief ban convene global summit meeting climate change aim set stage major environmental conference paris next year obama expected use session highlight stride united state made climate changethere also highlevel side meeting conflict syria libya south sudan ukraine central african republic mali israelipalestinian problem un war poverty,1
day australia recorded hottest day record thick smoke blanketed harbour city shrouded opera house brought many outdoor activity halt state emergency declaration gave firefighter broad power control government resource force evacuation close road shut utility across new south wale home million people authority said nearly fire remained ablaze late afternoon half uncontrolled temperature forecast top degree celsius area official warned resident high alert firefront spreading quickly intensely nsw rural fire service rf commissioner shane fitzsimmons told reporter sydney adding two firefighter airlifted hospital burn face airway still difficult dangerous set circumstance day christmas time many australian head coast holiday nsw premier gladys berejiklian advised people make sure prepared change plan circumstance change shoalhaven popular coastal destination km mile south sydney local mayor amanda findley said people poised evacuate large amount smoke looming city show close fire findley told reuters telephone extremely hot windy worried fire could spread people really worried may lose everything rf posted footage official twitter account showing firefighter tackling one three blaze ringing sydney waterbomber aircraft dwarfed thick grey black billowing cloud attempted douse flame bushland metre away home australia battling wildfire across much east coast week leaving six people dead home destroyed nearly million acre million hectare bushland burnt berejiklian said many home destroyed thursday smoky sydney australia wednesday broke alltime heat record second day running maximum temperature reaching average degree celsius bureau meteorology said firefighter deployed across nsw official warned still enough cover every potential danger urged people high risk area evacuate still safe current state emergency last seven day total fire ban place since tuesday remain midnight saturday major fire around sydney home million people resulted day heavy pollution city usually known sparkling harbour blue sky one megafire kanangra boyd national park city southwest crept outskirt campbelltown suburb people late afternoon sydney sitting iqair airvisual live ranking pollution global city dhaka mumbai shanghai jakarta many commuter donned breathing mask recent week air quality plunged hazardous level previously seen city nsw ambulance commissioner dominic morgan said service experienced percent surge callouts patient suffering respiratory condition past week urged susceptible people remain indoors keep medication close political storm prime minister scott morrison weathered storm criticism social medium recent day going overseas holiday emergency adding criticism government failing deliver adequate climate change policy local medium reported morrison hawaii family holiday protestors gathered outside official sydney residence demand urgent action climate change morrison office refused confirm whereabouts one protestor wearing hawaiian shirt carried sign reading scomo bloody hell referencing leader nickname decadeold international advertisement tourism australia banned several country language deemed offensive australia lowlying pacific neighbour particularly critical coalrich nation climate policy following modest progress un climate talk madrid particularly disappointing see pacific cousin australia actively standing way progress time watching horror country ablaze marshall island president hilda heine said statement wednesday,1
worst financial crisis since may chance put price tag nature radical economic rethink protect everything coral reef rainforest environmental expert say farmer know value land amount crop produce large part natural world wetland purify water ocean produce fish tree soak greenhouse gas usually viewed free valuable asset book said robert costanza professor ecological economics university vermont need reinvent economics financial crisis opportunity advocate economics say valuing natural capital could help protect nature rising human population pollution climate change figure conventional measure wealth gross domestic product gdp gross national product gnp believe st century dominated concept natural capital th dominated financial capital achim steiner head un environment program told reuters international union conservation nature congress barcelona earlier month reaching pointat system support u threatened said conventional economist often object impossible value andean valley caribbean struggled naturebased service market begin value steiner said costanza helped get international debate underway decade ago widely quoted estimate value natural service trillion year almost twice world gross domestic product time infinity economist dismissed costanzas trillion overestimate others pointed one would alive without nature value human infinite little usefully done serious underestimate infinity economist michael toman said time seizure world moneymarkets bringing least opportunity rethink modern capitalism basic tenet greed selfinterest counterbalance environmental expert hope revisit nature role producing food water fuel fiber building material financial crisis another nail coffin system seek economic growth ignoring wider human wellbeing said johan rockstrom executive director stockholm environment institute standard economics nation boost gdp briefly chopping forest selling timber dynamiting coral reef catch fish rethink would stress value keeping nature intact rockstrom said bank bailouts totaling hundred billion dollar might change mindset publicif willing save investment bank spend similar amount saving planet said ever attempt mix price nature european union set carbon trading market get industry steel maker oil refinery cut emission greenhouse gas blamed global warming ecuador asked rich country pay million year exchange extracting billion barrel oil amazon rainforest bhutan himalayan kingdom bhutan shifted traditional gross national product goal gross national happiness includes respect nature un talk new climate treaty nation considering plan pay tropical nation billion dollar year leave forest alone slow deforestation combat global warming want see shift valuing ecosystem norwegian environment minister erik solheim said oslo led donor effort pledging million year tropical nation abandoning chainsaw letting tree stand deforestation account fifth greenhouse gas emission mankind tree soak carbon dioxide main greenhouse gas grow release rot burned usually clear land farming uneps steiner said longstanding objection hard value ecosystem dwindling economist ability ass risk improved report sponsored european commission germany may estimated humanity causing billion euro billion damage planet land area every year report former world bank chief economist nicholas stern said unchecked global warming could cost percent world gdp damaging economy scale world war great depression steiner said stock market plunge halving oil price since peak barrel july showed environmental expert one trouble valuing asset millennium ecosystem report also said natural system worth intact converted said canadian wetland worth year per hectare converted farmland hectare mangrove thailand worth year producing fish protecting coastal erosion uprooted converted shrimp farm costanza letter journal science colleague earlier year said one way value nature would set governmentbacked system trade greenhouse gas emission channel revenue estimated trillion year earth atmospheric trust half cash shared person planet would get year big step toward ending poverty rest could go renewable energy clean technology,1
say new study many nation million inhabitant may forced become climate refugee salty water seeps fertile mud sand estuary gangesbrahmaputra river system farmer could lose fifth crop revenue year estimated farmer may move inland lucky one money make change may compensate switching rice cultivation aquaculture according new socioeconomic study journal nature climate change unfortunately likely challenging farming family fewest resource begin said joyce chen university ohio concern vulnerable people least resilient face climate change limited resource adapt farming practice move longer distance search employment bangladesh notoriously dismissed basket case u statesman henry kissinger lowlying terrain always vulnerable sea storm surge propelled cyclone drove metre water lowland claiming estimated life six metrehigh storm surge killed destroyed million home global threat melting ice cap expanding ocean threaten coast everywhere estimated million u citizen could driven home count climate refugee spectre sea level rise driven profligate human combustion fossil fuel put bangladesh front line challenge climate change dr chen research colleague assembled much data could population income soil geography changing climate try guess rising sea level everhigher soil salinity nation next year calculation found country croplands risk coastal resident already experiencing frequent flooding many found way adapt rice might flourish saline soil made big switch crop shrimp fish farm actually created employment accordingly dr chen fellow researcher report internal migration likely increase least many displaced rising tide migration country could actually fall supply new work labourintensive fish farm could keep local home persistent risk coastal landscape remain vulnerable potentially devastating cyclone storm surge made worse soil subsidence mm year dr chen see research test case adaptation climate change nation take note bangladesh study offer interesting insight government country facing similar imminent threat sea level rise said internal migration pattern expected shift country vulnerable sea level rise ministry planning may benefit developing economic strategy integrate even leverage expected additional number worker coming vulnerable area warns climate change continue create climate migrant additional financial support international community may necessary foster resettlement programme,1
paleps yearold daughter aviana campellopalep contrast approach topic zero selfconsciousness hesitation friend talk getting period talk aviana said normal girl life frank conversation led palep daughter aviana anaya create girl big dream line undergarment tweens includes reusable period underwear offer environmentally friendlier alternative disposable pad tampon brand launch early february sold online im hopefully going make difference somebody life theyre embarrassed point something thats normal aviana said campellopalep girl representative two emerging trend become clear period advocate anyone casually follows periodtok member gen beyond forthcoming period generation past likely care whether product use environmentally sustainable convergence two ideal may signify cultural shift young people approaching menstruation option reusable period product like absorbent underwear menstrual cup cloth pad panty liner applicatorfree tampon market ever made teen tweens whole movement youthdriven said michela bedard executive director period inc global nonprofit focused providing access period supply ending period stigma young menstruators completely different experience term managing period reusables throughout life reusable product represent fraction menstruation supply purchased united state american spend billion pad billion tampon yearly dwarf sale product combined market share reusable product expected grow next decade according forecaster largely fueled wider acceptance availability menstrual cup western country still average menstruator use thousand tampon lifetime singleuse plastic menstrual product take year decompose report united nation environment programme found member gen study find likely get involved climate change sustainability effort previous generation teaching parent new way handle monthly cycle openly sustainably used conversation hide tampon pad sleeve short pant said dr cara natterson pediatrician author american girl bestselling care keeping series founder oomla gender sizeinclusive line bra puberty product conversation anymore kid go hide tampon pad percent right nattersons yearold daughter educated new product marketplace discovers instagram influencers periodtok video teen looking conversation around people experience fivestar amazon review said natterson recently considered using cloth pad failed experiment year ago teenager behest didnt work super well first invented iterated said daughter said got try environmental sustainability menstruation may moment first time said lara freidenfelds historian health reproduction parenting author modern period menstruation twentiethcentury america homemade menstrual rag norm turn th century kotex became first successfully massmarketed pad modernity equaled disposability brand aspirational said first robust discussion sustainability menstrual care started people experimented cloth pad sponge always young people idealistic thought thing find product available practical said sustainability historically sacrificed sake convenience added today parent gen zers benefit improvement menstrual technology cloth pad yore cloth pad today period underwear example made highly absorbent fabric without bulky new menstruators often turn parent product advice parent hand disposable pad tampon potentially rerouting billion disposable product end landfill every year america world going progressive gen zers become parent year thats going fascinating said nadya okamoto former executive director period inc cofounder sustainable menstrual product brand august despite cultural shift advance technology significant barrier widespread use reusable recyclable product first get period pad easiest thing find buy said anaya balaji go school bathroom theyre stocked always added referring disposable brand ubiquitous presence california high school online community leader inner cycle virtual forum august brand anaya connects peer social medium provide education awareness find product fit body work good good environment said still young people cant afford reusable product especially community period poverty lack access menstrual product issue even though investment pair underwear cup would save money lot people dont money every month said bedard whose organisation serf economically disadvantaged like disposable product reusable recyclable product also subject tampon tax tax levied product deemed nonessential many state activist argue tax sexist discriminatory fought repeal nationwide legislative action several state including louisiana maine vermont nixed tax cultural stigma plague menstruation also stubbornly persists despite best effort young people normalize period patriarchal taboo around virginity purity dirtiness many culture religion quash conversation impede use internal menstrual product tampon cup corporate messaging still largely emphasizes discreetness cleanliness make period seem dirty bad said chella quint menstrual activist educator author period factfilled guide period positivity long time disposable menstrual product industry hugely responsible propagating perpetuating sort negative taboo keep people frightened added menstrual health public health issue gender natterson said combat taboo around subject anyone even dont menstruate able speak freely period said natterson said shes made sure yearold son know hand sweatshirt classmate blood stain pant tampon pad share teaching everyone respect people body everyone need part conversation said new york time company,1
lima march bdnews comreuters paleontologist working peru found fossil bird lived million year ago scientist said friday returning dig site country desert coast specie bird wing span foot fed mostly fish pacific ocean first appeared million year ago extinct million year ago climate change paleontologist mario urbina peru natural history museum said scientist discovered rare fossil bird head ocucaje ica region peru southern coast arid climate preserved many fossil cranium bird pelagornithidae family complete find kind world fossil remains hard find urbina said old ocean seabed area treasure trove fossil hunter site marine sediment fossil found remains whale shark turtle urbina said time bird death peru coast hot rainy million year later turned cool dry said fossil inch long go display saturday museum bird peculiar characteristic including teeth tip beak large wing le efficient contemporary bird teeth helped capture prey animal perhaps trapped prey chewed flew hard time taking ground needed elevated point take urbina said,1
high level carbon dioxide emission atmosphere mean next ice age unlikely begin least year article journal nature geoscience said monday concentration main gas blamed global warming reached record level linger atmosphere decade even world stopped pumping emission today according un weather agency ice age period longterm reduction earth surface atmospheric temperature lead growth ice sheet glacier least five ice age earth ice age cycle glaciation ice sheet advancing retreating officially earth interglacial warmer period last year estimate vary long period last analysis suggests end current interglacial period would occur within next year atmospheric co concentration exceed around part per million volume ppmv study said however current carbon dioxide concentration ppmv level increase volume ice sheet would possible added study based variation earth orbit rock sample conducted academic cambridge university university college london university florida norway university bergen cause ice age fully understood concentration methane carbon dioxide atmosphere change earth orbit around sun movement tectonic plate thought contribute world forecast grow hotter greenhouse gas continue rise increasing threat extreme weather event sea level rise scientist warned global temperature rise limited within degree celsius avoid worst effect climate change delay curbing emission growth putting planet risk,1
toyako japan tue jul bdnews comreuters nation papering deep difference set goal combat global warming said tuesday would work toward target least halving greenhouse gas emission participant un talk communique released summit northern japan group eight leader agreed would need set midterm goal achieve shared vision gave numerical target european union executive welcomed communique saying kept negotiation track global deal strong signal citizen around world european commission president jose manuel barroso said adding eu benchmark success achieved critic outside rich nation club slammed deal environmental campaign group wwf said leader ducked responsibility responsible percent carbon dioxide accumulated earth atmosphere make main culprit climate change biggest part problem wwf said shortly communique issued wwf find pathetic still duck historic responsibility campaign group said statement last year japan britain canada germany france italy russia united state agreed seriously consider goal halving global emission midcentury european union japan pressing year summit go beyond brussels wanted clear interim target well u president george bush insisted washington agree binding target unless big polluter china india rein emission well south african environment minister marthinus van schalkwyk said feared year communique actually step backward statement may appear movement forward concerned may effect regression required make meaningful contribution meeting challenge climate change van schalkwyk said statement put focus fighting global warming unled talk create new framework kyoto protocol expires un talk set conclude copenhagen december food fuel global warming tie big theme soaring food fuel price discussed threeday summit plush mountaintop hotel northern japanese island hokkaido police mobilized another statement released second day summit leader expressed strong concern skyhigh food oil price said posed risk global economy serious financial strain group also made thinly veiled call china let yuan tightly controlled exchange rate appreciate help reduce global financial imbalance emerging economy large growing current account surplus crucial effective exchange rate move necessary adjustment occur said statement leader also agreed bring major oil producer consumer together new forum discus energy security one diplomat said would also venue talk output price price food 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 help cushion blow official said would unveil series measure help africa especially farmer would affirm commitment double aid billion half go world poorest continent summit become magnet protester although japan effective cracking demonstration helped remote location summit thousand managed hold small protest several km mile away group demonstrator marched sound music drum tuesday holding sign saying smash summit free political prisoner tomoyuki sueoka yearold graduate student said nation right decide policy world democratic talk poverty food shortage simply talking business summit wrap wednesday major economy meeting comprising eight big greenhouse gasemitting country including india china australia,1
chicago fri dec bdnews comreuters national security economic team largely place u presidentelect barack obama turning attention filling top energy environmental post although nobel peace laureate al gore appears mix obama take president george bush jan made clear white house tenure signal break predecessor climate change environmental policy issue two week victory republican john mccain nov democrat repeated intention cut u greenhouse gas emission level despite economic crisis message potential cabinet staff pick job significantly higher profile previous administration post still grab include energy secretary administrator environmental protection agency newly created climate czar high profile person said contention latter post former vice president al gore interested vice president gore said prior presidentelect obama elected since he elected interest serving administration said gore spokeswoman kalee kreider gore nobel peace prize work combat rising temperature boost awareness climate change obama pledged year presidential primary make gore made fighting climate change personal crusade losing election bush major player subject potential obama administration kreider said two speak regularly conversation private another potential superstar pick republican california gov arnold schwarzenegger also picture approached interested said spokesman aaron mclear adding governor intended finish term end january california leader cutting greenhouse gas emission administration potential pick job obamas transition team keeping quiet industry environmental source focused handful candidate environmental executive experience carol browner epa administrator president bill clinton currently lead obamas energy environment transition task force top contender climate chief position said one source knowledge process adding decision expected next day source said vetting position completed obama official still working climate official white house would affect role policy player kansa gov kathleen sebelius strong supporter obama campaign said running top cabinet position energy secretary one highprofile possibility popular governor obamas short list potential vice presidential pick earlier year made big push renewable energy kansa setting target percent state energy need met wind obama promised increase u use renewable energy source dramatically reduce dependence foreign supplier oil governor sebelius honored mentioned potential secretary whatever help obama administration spokeswoman said email declining comment hypothetical job industry source said dan reicher climate director googleorg former energy department official clinton administration also strong contender energy secretary declined talk prospect thursday except tell reuters enjoyed obamas transition team name mentioned epa administrator include lisa jackson served commissioner department environmental protection new jersey mary nichols assistant administrator epa clinton,1
warming last century convincing alternative explanation supported extent observational evidence said report group u government scientist released friday report required congress every four year written scientist government body environmental protection agency national oceanic atmospheric administration future temperature depend heavily amount carbon dioxide emitted atmosphere report said global average sea level expected rise least several inch next year due rising temperature added trump repeatedly called climate change hoax june announced would withdraw united state global pact combat calling deal costly u economy epa administrator scott pruitt also expressed doubt cause climate change one point saying believe carbon dioxide human activity primary driver white house spokesman raj shah said administration support rigorous scientific analysis debate encourages public comment draft document released today official epa immediately respond request comment,1
potentially deadly strain fungus spreading among animal people northwestern united state canadian province british columbia researcher reported thursday airborne fungus called cryptococcus gattii usually infects transplant aid patient people otherwise compromised immune system new strain genetically different researcher said novel fungus worrisome appears threat otherwise healthy people said edmond byrnes duke university north carolina led study finding presented document outbreak gattii western north america continuing expand throughout temperate region researcher said report published public library science journal plo pathogen finding suggest expansion neighboring region likely occur aim increase disease awareness region new strain appears unusually deadly mortality rate percent among u case analyzed said case largely restricted vancouver island report read outbreak expanded neighboring mainland british columbia washington oregon based historical trajectory expansion outbreak may continue expand neighboring region northern california possibly sporeforming fungus cause symptom people animal two week exposure include cough last week sharp chest pain shortness breath headache fever nighttime sweat weight loss also turned cat dog alpaca sheep bdnews comlq h,0
world leader worked early hour try beat friday deadline deal cutting emission helping poor country cope costly impact global warming day stalemate united state revived nation talk thursday backing billion climate fund help poor nation adapt economy tackle threat failing crop dwindling water supply group influential world leader constructive talk overnight unblock climate negotiation danish prime minister lars lokke rasmussen hosted talk said friday fruitful constructive dialogue rasmussen told reporter many leader mentioned risk failure ahead final push started gala dinner world leader christiansborg palace copenhagen hosted denmark queen margrethe time u let stop posturing said french president nicolas sarkozy one score leader addressed talk thursday failure copenhagen would catastrophe every one u police said people detained connection greenpeace protest near palace including three evaded security slip inside arriving motorcade ahead u secretary state hillary clinton activist walked straight red carpet carrying sign reading politician talk leader act u president barack obama arrive friday expected face pressure pledge deeper emission cut world number two emitter greenhouse gas behind china really expect announce something european commission president jose manuel barroso told reporter president obama coming reiterate draft legislation said referring climate bill yet win u senate approval obama meet chinese premier wen jiabao sideline dec talk largest ever climate summit official said united state making progress china outstanding issue could say whether deal would result obama arrived one u official said progress monitoring reporting verification requirement china big developing country emission curb china resisted requirement funding pledge united state helped mood earlier promising back billion year fund poor nation fund would current aid flow poor nation un official said line demand put forward african nation thats encouraging un secretarygeneral ban kimoon said u pledge u official said obama unlikely specific u funding commitment accord finance one part puzzle also includes host measure saving rainforest boosting carbon market stiffening global carbon emission curb everyone little bit german chancellor angela merkel said said european union willing would act alone deal agreed unanimity small island state african nation vulnerable climate change say agree weak deal talking survival nation prime minister apisai ielemia pacific island state tuvalu said talk began two year ago bali indonesia draft text negotiation include possible goal halving world greenhouse gas emission obliging developed nation cut emission percent moving valley death beginning see outline compromise helped u offer finance said kim carstensen head wwf environmental group global climate initiative earlier thursday prospect strong un climate pact seemed remote nation blamed leading emitter china united state deadlock carbon cut minister leader urged fresh urgency copenhagen important fail china climate change ambassador yu qingtai said,1
crop eaten locust dire food security issue hand said zahid bhurgri farmer mirpur khas district sindh province price flour vegetable skyrocket making staple food hard afford added bhurgri also general secretary sindh chamber agriculture united nation food agriculture organisation fao estimate loss agriculture locust year could high pkr billion billion winter crop like wheat potato pkr billion summer crop may update fao warned would imperative contain control desert locust infestation midst additional impact covid pandemic health livelihood food security nutrition pakistan poor vulnerable community last year pakistan suffered worst attack locust since country largely unprepared farmer little confidence government help fight new wave voracious insect threatening harvest though official said extensive measure taken neither central provincial government anything said bhurgri grows vegetable red chilli cotton sugarcane acre land perfect setting locust arrived pakistan iran june devouring cotton wheat maize among crop invasion initially expected subside midnovember persisted due favourable weather condition continued locust breeding linked global warming according fao pakistan office good vegetation due plentiful rain sandy soil provided perfect setting insect multiply said muhammad tariq khan technical director department plant protection ministry national food security research recent letter prime minister imran khan sindh chief minister murad ali shah warned massive locust attack expected local farmland swarm iran reach province midmay could prove harmful last year invasion little time waste farmer bhurgri decided take matter hand fight locust using power sprayer fixed tractor plan douse pesticide rest tree night get farmhand clang pot pan day drive pest land many smallscale farmer lack mean deal locust added feel confident enough invest crop year cutting cost using required amount fertiliser noted climate connection mubarik ahmed national coordinator locust control fao office karachi told thomson reuters foundation pakistan taken surprise last year locust wreaked havoc four province unprecedented rain led vegetation cover sindhs tharparkar desert enabled locust breed attack crop area said country relatively better prepared meet challenge year added situation could get worse huge swarm expected arrive coming two three month iran oman horn africa locust swarm new east africa middle east south asia climate scientist say erratic weather linked climate change created ideal condition insect surge number seen quarter century warmer sea led cyclone indian ocean causing heavy rainfall along arabian peninsula horn africa producing perfect environment breeding expert say insect population found new home across pakistan laying egg nearly territory including sindh mainly southwest province balochistan fao locust forecaster keith cressman said locust unusually stayed part punjab khyber pakhtunkhwa indus valley winter would move southeast summer breeding area cholistan tharparkar desert may july swarm breeding pakistan desert likely joined others southern iran week likely arrive horn africa around july expert predict swarm expected much larger number increase average fold generation travel swarm million million insect covering distance km mile devouring tonne crop per day national plan khan department plant protection state focal point locust control said government preparing next wave locust since last year january ministry shared national action plan surveillance control desert locust prime minister declared locust attack national emergency february helped drive thing forward funding surveillance control operation coordinated provincial agriculture department national disaster management authority fao army said khan addition official fao afghanistan india iran pakistan meet week discus plan regional situation added khan said pakistan fairly foolproof plan including aircraft ground vehicle spray insect pesticide trained team four people deployed short notice across country timely action since february remote desert balochistan support army far helped tame threat added survey detected locust breeding ground hopper young locust sprayed regularly kill become adult said control operation go according plan remains hopeful pakistan suffer high level infestation experienced horn africa one reason say confidence know level preparation right added,1
bonn wed jun bdnews comreuters climate change force million people leave home flee rising sea drought coming decade requiring new plan mass migration said report published wednesday fund needed help migrant escape natural disaster worsen threatening political stability said report published un university care international columbia university environmentally induced migration displacement potential become unprecedented phenomenon term scale scope study said coming decade climate change motivate force million people leave home search viable livelihood safety report said science climate change new forecast exact projected number migrant cited international organization migration estimate million environmentally induced migrant wednesday study highlighted especially vulnerable region world including island state tuvalu maldives dry area africa sahel mexico delta region bangladesh vietnam egypt densely populated ganges mekong nile river delta sea level rise meter could affect million people reduce land currently intensive agriculture least million hectare said climate scientist say sea level could rise least meter century world needed invest make poor community country resilient climate change report said fund must new additional existing commitment official development assistance said report search shelter mapping effect climate change human migration displacement example investment irrigation would make farmer le dependent rain education would also help example tilling soil le leaf protective mulch preserve moisture migrant climate disaster may need new right report said displaced chronic impact climate change require permanent resettlement present people move due gradually worsening living condition may categorized voluntary economic migrant denied recognition special protection need unled talk extend kyoto protocol taking place bonn struggling richpoor split share cost preparing curbing climate change,1
african leader monday told rich country honor aid commitment help tackle hunger poverty even financial crisis threatens cut aid budget biggest donor speaking un meeting africa development need africa union chairman tanzanian president jakaya kikwete said concerned financial turmoil global market would escalate rich country made aid promise africa keep want developed nation perform moral obligation assisting poor kikwete told news conference want developed country deliver rest commitment honored said money especially important time many african economy growing strongly need build transport route increase power supply get product international market always way kikwete said may easy answer believe u overcome crisis un secretary general ban kimoon urged concerted global action warning africa falling behind goal drastically reduce poverty millennium development goal set world leader said soaring food fuel price effect climate change new challenge facing africa effort tackle poverty hunger disease ban chosen poverty goal keynote theme annual general assembly gathering leader un member state said would take billion year help africa price tag may look daunting affordable fall within existing aid commitment said noting world industrialized country spent estimated billion last year agricultural subsidy alone billion rescue plan u government troubled wall street firm amount time aid ban called speech financial crisis pushed global oil price percent biggest oneday gain record barrel monday undeveloped wealth kikwete said africa may rich oil resource much wealth yet developed plan development inadequate resource able implement plan want effort complimented developed country said african development bank president donald kaberuka said slowdown growth developed country would impact africa especially demand commodity declined sharply crisis serious frankly hope doesnt lead reduced effort help developing country would disappointment said kaberuka french president nicolas sarkozy said africa turning point government needed guard running debt would require debt cancellation rich country future let u guard rapid costly public reindebtedness sarkozy said let u set stage today new debt crisis questioned lender restricted funding investment project africa needed budget support large emerging lender like china ramping financing power transport project africa country endowed natural resource turning blind eye human right abuse corruption european african agreed untying aid go back principle donor continent sarkozy said without naming china kikwete said china india brazil investing needed infrastructure project capacity help africa limited jeffrey sachs development campaigner professor new york columbia university said billion year needed africa outlandish price tag u congress vote trillion wall street week joke show money emergency told panel african development un people might thought million dying every year emergency people might thought food crisis emergency emergency africa need failing bank clearly might get response,1
relation washington beijing lowest point decade second call leader since biden took office january white house statement said two leader broad strategic discussion including area interest converge area interest value perspective diverge conversation focused economic issue climate change covid senior u official said chinese state medium said conversation candid indepth adding president xi said u policy china imposes great difficulty relation two chinese report added side agreed maintain frequent contact ask workinglevel team increase communication occasional highlevel meeting since xi bidens first call february yielded scant progress slew issue climate change human right transparency origin covid ensuing month two side lashed almost constantly often resorting vitriolic public attack slapping sanction others official criticising upholding international obligation president biden underscored united state enduring interest peace stability prosperity indopacific world two leader discussed responsibility nation ensure competition veer conflict statement said biden administration preoccupied chaotic u withdrawal afghanistan signaled ending america longest war give u political military leader space focus pressing threat stemming china rapid rise beijing quick seize u failure afghanistan try portray united state fickle partner china foreign minister wang yi said last month washington expect china cooperation issue also trying contain suppress china,1
lowlying denselypopulated bangladesh one world disasterprone country hit every year cyclone becoming frequent due climate change percent death caused cyclone around world last two decade occurred bangladesh according world bank country made progress preparing disaster since cyclone killed people country municipality agreed join un making city resilient campaign bangladesh second country asiapacific mongolia city sign said animesh kumar regional deputy head un disaster risk reduction unisdr member city commits understanding level disaster risk designing better infrastructure ensuring cope future hazard kumar told thomson reuters foundation phone bangladesh highly disasterprone country building disaster resilience local level lie devolving responsibility central government said mostafa quaium khan adviser bangladesh urban forum statement local administration must empowered given responsibility managing disaster risk reduction year half population asiapacific first time urban infrastructure service struggled keep pace population growth many city effect climate change created challenge unisdr developed point scorecard help municipality build disaster loss database give clear picture loss life people affected damage infrastructure performance emergency response help city prioritise future disaster risk planning city involved campaign also share knowledge experience reducing disaster risk city said kumar speaking telephone mongolia un conference subject way globally city town participate making city resilient campaign,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,0
last week keynote presentation facebooks annual virtual reality conference mark zuckerberg appeared featurelength video detailing plan metaverse immersive digital world powered product zuckerbergs imagined realm human teleport across globe hologram form virtual fish swim sky youll big virtual telescope house floating castiron chiminea david attenborough youll still spend day video conference call work colleague look like cartoon zuckerbergs metaverse influenced financial interest strategic impulse also taste world could become architect decorator concert promoter film distributor fitness guru curator stylist least bos time ass zuckerberg corporate leader cultural one mark zuckerberg aesthetic even like nearly year public life provide clue know expressed interest morgan freeman voice vin diesel oeuvre hosted facebook book club absurdly broad brief selecting work michelle alexander henry kissinger streamed smoking meat facebook live personal style expeditious like comicbook character seems closet full unindividuated outfit dark jean subtly heathered crewneck tee hair cut shape closecropped featuring tiny bang medieval squire decade pale oddly smooth visage lends vampiric quality something unnerving static nature image imperviousness passage time ballooning wealth always moving world avatar thing however changed first met zuckerberg hoodied dormroom hacker improbably vaulted power social network david fincher aaron sorkins interpretation facebooks founding pegged socially frustrated nerd girl problem company amassed global influence began seen kind dark online prince laboured restyle plausible civic leader started quoting abraham lincoln bearing may stiff charmless kindly like android programmed custodial role instagram presented aggressively normal dad stocking feed image wife priscilla chan child moplike family dog twice posted blurry tooclose nighttime selfie front louvre caption style mechanical happy mother day here great hope spooky halloween back zuckerberg published manifesto dedicating facebook crafting social infrastructure civicallyengaged community wrote spreading prosperity freedom fighting climate change preventing pandemic oops referred building world want talking real world retreated place chiefly concerned democracy planetary survival call joy attending virtual concert playing virtual chess headnodding colleague virtual office though term metaverse suggests fully articulated scifi realm zuckerberg using glamorize network virtual augmented reality apps gear like headset swears one day create seamless illusion deep feeling presence devoting billion year project coming year assigning worker changing company name meta he retooling online persona step another improbable role virtual impresario recent month zuckerbergs instagram feed grown sleekly professionalized appears sportsman practiced elite hobby foiling fencing rowing spear throwing instagram video posted th july cut water hydrofoil hoisting american flag tune john denver take home country road summer paparazzo captured zuckerberg bizarre leisure scene heading jungle hunt boar posse friend wearing tactical gear knit sneaker surfing ocean face covered opaque white sunscreen like kind tropical mime recently posted series video shot facebooks new smart glass inviting viewer see eye pilot boat lunge backyard fencing match keynote presentation zuckerberg becomes avatar experiencing whole metaverse video begin home presumably zuckerbergs stock music thrum lope beige expanse punctuated knotty driftwood ceramic vessel fossilized sea urchin beckons u metaverse really simulated image virtual reality product exist living room dissolve grid computerized fantasy version home appears feature several globe bonsai growing urn row costume spartan astronaut vast window overlook kind nature image used screen saver come preloaded onto computer tropical island one side snowcapped mountain conspicuous item zuckerbergs fantasy home slim television mounted wall anything imagine zuckerberg say experience world evergreater richness promise yet mostly foresees u consuming content ever elaborately antisocial way stage virtual concert followed virtual afterparty featuring virtual swag may experienced slackened position living room couch keynote monologue speaks reverently virtual good treasure metaverse holding close trudge app app refers incessantly experience idea become buzzword signalling commodification life yet aesthetic metaverse ghastly translucent hologram evoke spectre death schedule activity read like advertisement virtual retirement community isolated millennials live final day gazing zuckerberg call view whatever find beautiful advertiser conceive new way drill advertisement directly skull enough make long truly eccentric billionaire someone least offer thrilling spectacle exchange becoming entrapped thought prison sadly zuckerberg internet tycoon building new world bland specification zuckerberg move colonize mind jeff bezos extending influence cold reach space plan construct private space station pitched mixeduse business park together slain childlike fantasy space exploration virtual reality adventure redirecting imagination sealed corporate environment exploited profit social network portrait zuckerberg driven romantic resentment never felt quite right felt human even hobby personal habit reek transaction instagram account embodies work hard play hard ethos ruthlessly converting leisure time opportunity technical mastery post image child platform assures populace nothing troubling plugging private life product said wear thing every day make decision possible anything except best serve community acting le like person could possibly benefit rest humanity given disquieting event facebook accused facilitating people naturally sceptical idea transforming platform immersive playground might experience say racist screed body dysmorphia even vividly instead zuckerberg offered different kind horror frictionless world nothing unpredictable unmonetizable ever occurs metaverse inhabited smoothed presumably neutered cartoon figure converse phrase like yo wild let get together real quick debrief becomes overwhelming zuckerberg assures u may teleport private bubble alone alone bubble dream future reality surely much worse new york time company,1
eastcentral india includes state odisha jharkhand chhattisgarh west bengal together account nearly half country annual coal output coal account nearly india power generation india expects overall rainfall annual monsoon longterm average higher rainfall part country could increase hydro power generation irrigationdriven electricity demand could lower easing pressure thermal power india reversed policy cut coal import zero invoked emergency law operate imported coalbased utility plan reopen closed mine address surging power demand seen growing fastest pace least year domestic coal output typically dip annual monsoon period june september every year due mining disruption staterun indian railway also face delay due waterclogged track route closure staterun coal india produce india coal reported first fall production two decade due heaviest rainfall year india meteorological department imd expects rainfall coalproducing region maharashtra madhya pradesh together make quarter india output average said tuesday intensity rainfall would critical overall rainfall season relentless rain short period time could cause mine flooding even overall rainfall monsoon deficient erratic rainfall pattern india attributed climate change impeded output recent past sudden flood dipka mine india third largest halted operation day took month resume production full capacity,1
white house summit part u effort step engagement region washington see critical effort push back china growing power expected earlier year scheduling delayed covid concern white house press secretary jen psaki said summit association southeast asian leader asean commemorate year usasean relation top priority bidenharris administration serve strong reliable partner strengthen empowered unified asean address challenge time said announcing summit visit malaysia december u secretary state anthony blinken said member asean bloc essential architecture indopacific region said summit expected discus crisis caused last year military takeover myanmar issue pandemic recovery climate change investment infrastructure biden administration declared indopacific competition china principal foreign policy focus keen maintain despite russian invasion ukraine biden joined asean leader virtual summit october first time four year washington engaged top level bloc pledged stand asean defending freedom sea democracy said washington would start talk developing regional economic framework something critic say u asia strategy lacked since predecessor donald trump quit regional trade pact biden administration announced page strategy indopacific early february vowed commit diplomatic security resource region counter see china bid create regional sphere influence become world influential power read full story document reiterated u plan launch regional economic framework early detail emerged biden administration reluctant offer increased market access asian country desire seeing threatening american job,1
world bank president robert zoellick wednesday urged pakistan government deepen reform infrastructure education saying bank could expand lending programme world bank already extended around billion loan pakistan government badly need find additional funding build series dam head water energy shortage important reform process continue zoellick told reporter islamabad talk prime minister shaukat aziz describing government success date incredible critical need make sure pakistan take advantage globalisation way inclusive sustainable require effort area like port infrastructure said water resource obviously important part pakistan development president pervez musharraf aim build five dam cost billion repeated plan build much needed dam foundered since pakistan one arid country world illprepared meet fallout climate change track another billion lending year look see condition would permit expand zoellick said world bank private investment arm international finance corporation ifc invested around million pakistan also considering increasing exposure million despite volatile politics ahead general election due january escalating militancy,1
delegate nation meet bali indonesia dec aiming launch negotiation new un pact succeed kyoto protocol beyond frequently asked question kyoto kyoto protocol pact agreed government un conference kyoto japan reduce greenhouse gas emitted developed country least percent level total nation ratified pact first agreement kind government agreed tackle climate change earth summit rio de janeiro nonbinding target kyoto followup legally binding kyoto legal force feb represents percent developed nation total emission united state world biggest source emission came pact reckoning would expensive wrongly omits developing nation first round target enforced country overshooting target make promised cut percent second period country cut emission percent relatively developed country agreed target principle richer country blame range percent cut european union level percent rise iceland greenhouse gas greenhouse gas trap heat earth atmosphere main culprit human activity carbon dioxide produced largely burning fossil fuel protocol also cover methane much come agriculture nitrous oxide mostly fertiliser use three industrial gas also included country comply european union set market january factory power station given carbon dioxide quota overshoot buy extra allowance market pay financial penalty undershoot sell mechanism developed country earn credit offset target funding clean technology solar power poorer country also joint investment former soviet bloc nation reuters latest environment blog click httpblogsreuterscomenvironment,1
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
thunberg yearold swedish climate activist scheduled set sail hampton virginia wednesday morning time hitch ride australian couple sail around world foot catamaran called la vagabonde chronicle travel youtube la vagabonde take roughly three week reach spain thunberg hope arrive time next round unsponsored climate talk decided sail highlight fact cant live sustainably today society thunberg said phone hampton tuesday afternoon go extreme thunberg doesnt fly outsize greenhouse gas emission aviation trip europe united state also boat racing yacht set plymouth england arrived new york harbour much fanfare august thunberg travelling slowly across united state canada appearing daily show trevor noah new york protesting alongside sioux leader north dakota bike riding california arnold schwarzenegger joining school strike every friday iowa city los angeles planned make way south mainly bus boat santiago chile next round unsponsored climate negotiation december slow travel plan needed quickly changed first came wave street protest santiago chile said climate talk could longer held spain offered madrid venue thunberg found suddenly needing another ride across ocean turn ive travelled half around world wrong way said twitter need find way cross atlantic november anyone could help find transport would grateful help came riley whitelum australian sailing around world wife elayna carausu get contact im sure could organise something responded span week voyage organised whitelum carausu joined british professional sailor nikki henderson voyage thunbergs father svante accompany back across ocean westward trip couple monthold son lenny also onboard meaning thunberg usually child room full powerful adult youngest person crowd finally said thunbergs extraordinary rise stem large part fact child decided would skip school sit front swedish parliament holding homemade sign read swedish school strike climate credit singleminded focus climate action call superpower aspergers syndrome neurological difference autism spectrum word spread solo act civil disobedience buoyed effort young environmental activist inspired hundred school strike young people organised tool best know use internet mobilising million melbourne kampala bonn new york city anger like embodied frustration generation incongruously slow pace action face definitive science thunbergs fame grown united state collection speech previously published released new anthology penguin press angriest speech delivered world leader united nation september used deathmetal remix likeness face painted mural side building san francisco threat violence come along attack aimed medical condition perhaps famous american encounter president donald trump corridor united nation didnt see saw flashing icy dagger eye asked thinking moment thunberg said speaks thunberg said tuesday hoped la vagabonde would bring spain safely time looking forward going back home stockholm hugging two dog travelling around fun im privileged opportunity would nice get back routine said new york time company,1
global warming leave arctic ocean icefree summer within year raising sea level harming wildlife seal polar bear leading british polar scientist said thursday peter wadhams professor ocean physic university cambridge said much melting take place within decade although winter ice stay hundred year change mean top earth appear blue rather white photographed space ship new sea route north russia scientist say evidence melting arctic ice one clearest sign global warming send warning world leader meeting copenhagen december un talk new climate treaty data support new consensus view based seasonal variation ice extent thickness change temperature wind especially ice composition arctic icefree summer within year wadhams said statement much decrease happening within year wadhams one world leading expert sea ice cover north pole region compared ice thickness measurement taken royal navy submarine evidence gathered british explorer pen hadow earlier year hadow team catlin arctic survey drilled hole gather evidence km mile walk across arctic found average thickness icefloes metre depth considered thin survive summer ice melt sometimes referred earth airconditioner arctic sea play vital role world climate arctic ice melt summer expose darkercoloured ocean water absorbs sunlight instead reflecting accelerating effect global warming dr martin sommerkorn environmental charity wwfs arctic programme worked survey said predicted loss ice could widereaching affect around world arctic sea ice hold central position earth climate system take equation left dramatically warmer world said could lead flooding affecting onequarter world population substantial increase greenhouse gas emission extreme global weather change britain energy climate change secretary ed miliband said research set stark reality climate change strengthens case ambitious global deal copenhagen added,1
think melting arctic ice cap biggest threat global warming danger polar bear think think fast hear film director michael nash others talk bigger issue national security prospect million refugee displaced due world weather change problem future issue today directorproducer nash producer justin hogan going copenhagen week documentary climate refugee play monday private audience leader scientist world summit climate change nash interview range scientist politician u senator john kerry former congressman newt gingrich view climate change security issue mass displacement lead conflict among country competing resource movie looking human toll global warming head world public premiere january sundance film festival utah climate change documentary inconvenient truth debuted going critical acclaim box office success oscar glory nash told reuters thrilled showing movie copenhagen politician pas law stem global warming sundance premiere would boost film general audience great go copenhagen also need people tell policymakers want nash said three year ago nash began reading mass migration people looking water food dry region africa losing home rising seawater bangladesh video camera shoulder hogan ventured place including orissa india coastal village kanhapura vanished spent time tuvalu south pacific island slowly sinking thousand people soon displaced figure released last tuesday international organization migration estimated climate change would drive billion people worldwide home next four decade million people became homeless environmental disaster iom said one thing learned traveling country better hope man causing climate change natural cycle caused something cant control would really alarming nash said climate refugee ultimately offer hope global warming stemmed,1
sea level rising unevenly indian ocean placing million risk along lowlying coastline bangladesh indonesia sri lanka scientist say study researcher university colorado national center atmospheric research say rising sea level caused part climate change triggered warming sea change atmospheric circulation pattern acceptance speech nobel peace prize last year u president barack obama warned world nothing confront climate change face drought famine mass displacement fuel conflict decade author latest study say higher sea could exacerbate monsoon flooding placing crop home livelihood greater risk argue better understanding change needed improve risk assessment planning future sea level general rising globally mm inch year scientist blame rising temperature caused growing amount greenhouse gas carbon dioxide burning fossil fuel trap heat atmosphere ocean absorbing large part extra heat causing expand sea level rise warmer temperature also causing glacier part ice blanketing greenland west antarctica melt team researcher study used longterm tide gauge data satellite observation computer climate model build picture sea level rise indian ocean since found sealevel rise particularly high along coastline bay bengal arabian sea sri lanka sumatra java area could suffer rise greater global average also found sea level falling area study indicated seychelles island zanzibar tanzania coast show largest sealevel drop warm pool global sea level pattern geographically uniform said coauthor gerald meehl ncar boulder colorado study published latest issue journal nature geoscience key player process indopacific warm pool large ovalshaped area spanning tropical ocean east coast africa international date line pacific pool warmed degree celsius degree fahrenheit past year primarily mankind greenhouse gas emission warmer water strengthened two major atmospheric circulation pattern major impact sea level new result show humancaused atmosphericoceanic circulation change indian ocean studied previouslycontribute regional variability sealevel change researcher say study two main wind pattern region hadley walker circulation hadley circulation air current rise strongly heated tropical water near equator flow poleward upper level sink ocean subtropics cause surface air flow back toward equator walker circulation cause air rise flow westward upper level sink surface flow eastward back toward indopacific warm pool strengthening two pattern could farreaching impact asianaustralian monsoon indonesian flood drought africa study say,1
scientist outfitting elephant seal selfpropelled water glider monitoring equipment unlock ocean secret boost understanding impact climate change ocean regulate world climate soaking heat shifting around globe also absorb huge amount planetwarming carbon dioxide acting brake pace climate change scientist say need ramp global monitoring network southern ocean australia antarctica playing key role southern ocean major sink mankind carbon emission engine world climate understand rate climate change need understand ocean process like fast sequester heat carbon said oceanographer susan wijffels group leader australia integrated marine observing system imo ocean affect fast system move regional pattern climate change told reuters friday telephone climate conference hobart tasmania scientist also need better understand natural ocean cycle affect weather land improve longterm forecast crop water management city imo group researcher across australian university research body also link scientist united state asia europe recent funding boost mean team outfit elephant seal collect data depth around antarctica small device antenna attached head seal measure temperature salinity pressure animal dive food blind spot selfpropelled glider meter six foot long also deployed sea around australia depth meter foot take measurement fitted wing rudder glider stay sea month controlled remotely key focus area sea ice around antarctica existing selfpropelled measurement device called argo cant easily function need surface regularly send data satellite argo cylinder rise fall depth km one mile thousand deployed globally new type argo developed sense break sea ice send data ocean ice actually blind spot global national observing system wijffels said starting suspect ocean carrying heat sea ice zone added could playing role destabilizing vast iceshelves greenland antarctica scientist say greenland enough ice raise sea level meter foot melted rising amount carbon dioxide also making ocean acidic affecting sea creature ability make shell fear increased acidity could curb ocean ability mop carbon programme also aim boost monitoring major current around australia shift heat around planet including lombok strait near bali indonesia via deepocean mooring measurement common north atlantic southern hemisphere remained major gap wijffels said,1
river world populated region losing water many climate change researcher reported tuesday affected river include yellow river northern china ganges india niger west africa colorado southwestern united state added effect damming irrigation water use change could add threat future supply food water researcher reported american meteorological society journal climate reduced runoff increasing pressure freshwater resource much world especially demand water population increase aiguo dai national center atmospheric research boulder colorado led study said statement freshwater vital resource downward trend great concern dais team looked record river flow big river finding significant change third world largest river river decreased flow outnumbered increased flow said instance annual freshwater discharge pacific ocean fell percent cubic kilometer equivalent volume water flow mississippi river year annual river flow indian ocean dropped percent year period cubic kilometer columbia river u northwest lost percent volume largely reduced precipitation higher water usage west dais team said mississippi river drain percent water increased precipitation across u midwest since said annual discharge melting ice arctic ocean also rose percent cubic kilometer also evidence rapid warming since caused earlier onset spring induces earlier snowmelt associated peak streamflow western united state new england earlier breakup riverice russian arctic river many canadian river researcher wrote climate change inevitably continues coming decade likely see greater impact many river water resource society come rely said ncar scientist kevin trenberth worked study,1
belene bulgaria nov bdnews comreuters dense forest idyllic danube island persin home endangered sea eagle pygmy cormorant lie ghastly remains communistera death camp hundred enemy regime perished beating malnutrition exhaustion bulgaria belene concentration camp dead body fed pig twenty year fall communism belene largely forgotten small marble plaque tell horrific story nostalgia past growing small balkan country across former soviet bloc capitalism failure lift living standard impose rule law tame flourishing corruption nepotism given way fond memory time jobless rate zero food cheap social safety high bad thing forgotten said rumen petkov former guard clerk prison still functioning persin island nostalgia palpable particularly among elderly said front crumbling building another old jail opened site camp shut communist imprisoned dozen ethnic turk refused change name bulgarian young people impoverished town belene linked island pontoon bridge also reminisce lived better past said anelia beeva went holiday coast mountain plenty clothes shoe food biggest chunk income spent food people university degree unemployed many go abroad russia several sovietthemed restaurant opened moscow recent year hold nostalgia night young people dress pioneer soviet answer boy scout girl guide dance communist classic soviet champagne red october chocolate remain favorite birthday celebration ussr tshirts baseball cap seen across country summer scant real desire old regime restored analyst say apathy vital outcome big damage nostalgiais dry energy meaningful change wrote bulgarian sociologist vladimir shopov online portal bg history disenchantment across former communist eastern europe disenchantment democracy widespread pollster say mistrust elite made people citizen european union staggering september regional poll u pew research center showed support democracy capitalism seen biggest fall ukraine bulgaria lithuania hungary poll showed percent ukrainian approved change democracy percent bulgaria lithuania slide half population nearer threequarters survey usbased human right group freedom house show backsliding stagnation corruption governance independent medium civil society new eumember state global economic crisis wounded region put end six seven year growth challenging remedy neoliberal capitalism prescribed west hope catching wealthy western neighbor replaced sense injustice widening gap rich poor hungary one country worst hit economic downturn percent already adult say disappointed result regime change october survey pollster szonda ipsos showed people former yugoslav country scarred ethnic war still outside eu nostalgic socialist era josip broz tito unlike traveled across europe without visa everything better street crime job safe salary enough decent living said belgrade pensioner koviljka markovic today hardly survive pension euro month golden era bulgaria year rule late dictator todor zhivkov begin seem golden era comparison raging corruption crime followed demise percent say lived better past even though shopping queue routine social connection way obtain valuable good jean coca cola offlimits took year waiting buy car part bulgarian social security turned precious freedom wrote historian andrei pantev bozhidar gavrilov book influential people balkan country history nearly three year joining eu bulgaria average monthly salary euro pension euro remain lowest club income affluent poland czech republic joined bloc also still fraction western europe global survey gallup ranked bulgaria serbia romania among discontented country world parent generation much satisfied everybody want everything day said zsofia ki year old student budapest referring way communist regime artificially held unemployment dalavera mutri mente two decade patchy painful reform majority people refuse make sacrifice would needed complete revamp economy judiciary demoralization heightened popularity political party promising firm hand consequence without reason prime minister vladimir putin former kgb agent described fall soviet union greatest geopolitical catastrophe century kremlin critic accused authority creeping rehabilitation soviet union justify clampdown medium opposition party idealization soviet past said nikita petrov historian memorial human right group conscious policy trying show soviet authority looking decent attractive today generation bulgaria oligarch control entire sector economy emerged former communist party rank feared secret service name corrupt politician crime boss open secret bulgaria convicted single senior official graft jailed one gang bos since one convicted communist repression popular word among ordinary bulgarian dalavera turkish word meaning fraud mutri nickname ugly mafioso mente mean counterfeit product people losing faith one achieve success honest decent way success totally criminalized said boriana dimitrova bulgarian polling agency alpha research said sense injustice particularly strong balkan europe poorest corner untouchable parallel structure power reign people say yes old regime repressive least law order promise end climate impunity helped toughtalking prime minister boiko borisov centerright populist gerb party landslide election win bulgaria july public discontent recession mean populist government survive region analyst say level mistrust political elite institution high convince people anything unpopular government said ivan krastev sofia liberal strategy institute bulgaria accuse west duplicity easily swallowing communist past member new elite election bulgarian irina bokova former communist apparatchik ambassador paris head un culture education body unesco september stark example west hypocrisy critic say bokova studied moscow communism climbed diplomatic career ladder thanks past americanization one front least eastern european say succeeded catching even outstripping capitalist standard thirst materialism big chunk loan taken boom year spent fancy car yacht flat tv screen designer clothes silicon surgery exotic trip abroad copying foreign standard went far giving baby western name flooding tv screen reality show like big brother bulgaria becoming americanized said renowned bulgarian artist nikola manev life paris pick phone talk english go restaurant called miami dont name god sake looking surface see new building shop shiny car people become sadder aggressive unhappy said prescribing spiritual cure autumn first time many year ticket sofia theatre selling week advance,0
trump come president abdelfattah elsissi egypt former general come symbolise repression arab spring revolution although appearance thrown doubt last weekend protest erupted home come president recep tayyip erdogan turkey autocrat bullied critic whose government leading jailer journalist twentyone leader speaking tuesday alone final one scheduled boris johnson making united nation debut britain prime minister visit came country top court delivered stinging rebuke johnson ruling acted unconstitutionally suspending parliament action taken try take country european union oct iran find isolated attack saudi arabia draw u europe closer eve speech leader britain germany france took u side blaming iran sept attack saudi arabia move setback iran denied role attack stark contrast sympathy iran engendered year ago trump abandoned nuclear agreement european seeking salvage agreement issued joint statement monday accused iran responsibility attack saudi arabia called iran begin negotiating broader issue nuclear program statement aligned washington position saudi attack demand stronger nuclear deal represented major shift europe position tolerance iran time come iran accept long term negotiation framework nuclear program well regional security issue include missile program statement said farnaz fassihi climate summit auspicious optic promise one angry young activist day speech secretarygeneral antnio guterres convened un climate action summit intended punctuate increase promise president prime minister corporate executive wean global economy fossil fuel avoid worst effect global warming china made new pledge take stronger climate action united state vowed withdraw paris agreement pact among nation jointly fight climate change said nothing host country made incremental commitment contrast slow pace action urgency problem underscored swedish climate activist greta thunberg castigated called business usual approach world leader eye future generation upon said voice quavering rage choose fail u say never forgive somini sengupta lisa friedman hallway guard awkward encounter trump seeing president china russia venezuela skipping general assembly year potential large awkwardness leader may inadvertently see hall conference room diplomat week ago foreseen meeting trump president hassan rouhani iran say unlikely given rising tension two country meeting predicted secretary state mike pompeo iranian counterpart mohammad javad zarif known even talk potential unpleasantness may loom bolsonaro brazil encounter president emmanuel macron france exchanged mutual insult last month via social medium bolsonaros handling fire deforestation amazon rainforest deteriorating relation prime minister shinzo abe japan president moon jaein south korea lowered expectation warming united nation even trump seek bring together prime minister pakistan imran khan still furious prime minister narendra modi india indian crackdown last month disputed territory kashmir new york time company,1
scientist cooking new way satisfying world evergrowing hunger meat cultured meat burger sausage grown laboratory petri dish rather made slaughtered livestock could answer feed world save environment spare life million animal say granted may take catch wont cheap first labgrown hamburger cost around euro produce according mark post vascular biologist university maastricht netherlands hope unveil delicacy soon expert say meat potential saving animal life land water energy planet could enormous first one proof concept show possible post told reuters telephone interview maastricht lab believe coming year may sound look like kind imitation invitro cultured meat real animal flesh product one never part complete living animal quite different imitation meat meat substitute aimed vegetarian made vegetable protein like soy stem cell using stem cell harvested leftover animal material slaughterhouse post nurture feed concocted sugar amino acid lipid mineral nutrient need grow right way far produced whitish pale musclelike strip around cm inch long le centimeter wide thin almost seethrough pack enough together probably around layer throw strip labgrown fat world first cultured meat burger say first one grown academic lab highly trained academic staff said handmade time laborintensive thats expensive produce mention little unappetizing since post invitro meat contains blood lack color moment look bit like flesh scallop say like muscle labgrown strip also need exercised grow strengthen rather waste away post exploit muscle natural tendency contract stretch velcro tab petri dish provide resistance help build strength supporter idea manmade meat stellan welin bioethicist linkoping university sweden say le appealing massproducing livestock factory farm growth hormone antibiotic commonly used boost yield profit conventional meat production also notoriously inefficient every gram edible meat need feed animal around gram vegetable protein increasingly unsustainable equation mean finding new way producing meat essential feed enormous evergrowing demand across world welin told reuters interview sustainable course could vegetarian eating le meat said trend dont seem going way cultured meat conservative people still eat meat without causing much damage according world health organization annual meat production projected increase million tonne million tonne demand growing world population seen rising beyond current livestock meat production sustainable say post ecological point view neither volume point view right using percent agricultural land livestock simple math come alternative according report un food agriculture organization industrialized agriculture contributes massive scale climate change air pollution land degradation energy use deforestation biodiversity decline report entitled livestock long shadow said meat industry contributes percent global greenhousegas emission proportion expected grow consumer fastdeveloping country like china india eat meat hanna tuomisto conducted study relative environmental impact various type meat including lamb pork beef cultured meat said labgrown stuff far least impact environment analysis published environmental science technology journal earlier year found growing favorite meat invitro would use percent le energy emit percent le greenhouse gas use around percent le land conventionally produced animal meat saying could would necessarily want replace conventional meat cultured counterpart right tuomisto led research oxford university wildlife conservation research unit said telephone interview said cultured meat could part solution feeding world growing population time cutting emission saving energy water tasty expert field agree within several year may possible produce invitro meat processed form like sausage chicken nugget producing animallike product pork chop steak could lot complex may take many year develop post financed anonymous private funder keen see dutch scientist succeed hope hand world first manmade hamburger august september next year moment admits grown long way mouthwatering meal hasnt yet sampled creation review others great russian tv reporter came lab tried one strip unimpressed tasty yet post said thats trivial thing need worked right amount right type fat perhaps little labgrown blood give color iron post confident make petri dish meat look taste good real thing also hope ability tweak change thing mean scientist ultimately able make meat healthier le saturated polyunsaturated fat example nutrient idea since producing lab play variable eventually hopefully turn way produce healthier meat said whereas cow pig limited variable play,1
u evangelical christian divided global warming minimum wage issue united behind new campaign end modern slavery around world following trail blazed two century ago national association evangelicals nae focus family two u evangelical group whose leader disagreed issue supporting campaign bonded labor human trafficking military recruitment child campaign amazing change set maker amazing grace movie effort william wilberforce evangelical end british participation slave trade year ago carrying forward banner evangelical concern human right said richard cizik vice president governmental affair national association evangelicals activist say crucial highlight issue many people unaware people ask dont know slave today said pamela livingston vice president washingtonbased international justice mission christianbased organisation campaign free slave overseas network lawyer social worker work led freeing slave south asian brick kiln forced labor work unpayable debt effort staff thailand led rescue trafficking victim malaysia thailand period cambodia victim trafficking released evangelicals term refers mostly protestant place emphasis personal conversion draw tradition christian opposition slavery u south although many white evangelicals subsequent opponent civil right movement grant equality black recently u evangelical movement disagreed issue whether campaign reduce reliance fossil fuel reduce global warming cizik said national association evangelicals fight slavery climate change stemmed christian compassion poor seen suffering increased drought food shortage contrast focus family urged people watch amazing grace support related campaign wary climate change action seeing distraction effort end abortion block gay right abolishing slavery child kidnapped warfare africa woman traded sex unites u christian left right highlighting diversity republican sen sam brownback kansa christian conservative prominent liberal preacher jim wallis raised banner amazing change campaign right like brownback convert catholicism strong tie evangelical protestant fit compassionate conservatism william wilberforce monumental achievement story heroic leadership courageous action behalf weak marginalized brownback candidate republican party presidential nomination recently wrote commentator note wilberforces conservatism may attractive many view look outdated think people like brownback embrace wilberforce deeply religious deeply conservative know theyre embracing asked adam hochschild author bury chain british struggle abolish slavery wilberforce man opposed extending franchise beyond five percent british population could vote personally uncomfortable around black people felt woman absolutely role politics told reuters critic politically active conservative christian united state often dubbed religious right would say profile fit movement suspicious feminism often lauds wealth power whatever stripe modern antislavery campaigner would well emulate tactic predecessor including th century boycott slavegrown sugar product britain expert say example could begin startling fact legal deposit money earned sweat slave trade slave u bank account provided cash garnered overseas problem according raymond baker senior fellow center international policy america twopronged approach money laundering one list money derived domestic crime long one foreign crime short said baker author capitalism achilles heel dirty money renew freemarket system included list money knowingly derived overseas illicit activity crime slavery environmental crime trafficking woman,1
amsterdam reuters un panel climate scientist said friday mistake report eclipse progress detract valid body work risk global warming addressing committee reviewing work panel chairman said mistake human failure adding limited budget partially responsible error le adequate informing public right made error take away fact glacier melting said rajendra pachauri head intergovernmental panel climate change ipcc january ipcc said latest report exaggerated pace melt himalayan glacier saying might disappear february said also overstated much netherlands sea level doubt human activity warming planet say error fit tendency exaggerate evidence global warming un secretary general ban kimoon announced panel review march addressing member committee first meeting amsterdam pachauri said author contributing report follow process check balance critically ass every source wanted include procedure robust need ensure adhered scrupulously pachauri said telling panel would grateful suggestion try make foolproof humanely possible pachauri said ipcc secretariat restricted budget estimated around million million year limited autonomy spend said partly slow react recent criticism need ensure proper supervision without tying people bureaucratic framework said one issue critically important motivation morale scientific community said however panel would continue draw time grey literature gone rigorous check scientist literature includes government report work expert environmental group said ipcc shared nobel peace prize former u vice president al gore committee led economist harold shapiro due report finding aug issue reviewed include data quality control type literature may cited ipcc report expert government review ipcc material handling full range scientific view correction error,1
bloomberg former republican expressed reservation adopted party leftward drift said statement would offer pragmatic option voter campaign unseat president represents existential threat country value defeating donald trump rebuilding america urgent important fight life im going bloomberg said offer doer problem solver talker someone ready take tough fight win bloombergs late entry race already roiled unsettled democratic primary field startled rival campaign recent day reserving almost million airtime television commercial outlining biography political agenda figure dwarf campaign advertising budget website went live sunday bloomberg embraced status surprise contender branding new choice democrat bloomberg face immense obstacle winning democratic nomination starting political baggage includes complex array business entanglement history making demeaning comment woman record championing law enforcement policy disproportionately targeted black latino men invasive search longdelayed start race leave scrambling catch candidate building national profile constructing largescale campaign organisation result plan mount unconventional primary campaign bypassing earliest primary caucus state like iowa new hampshire february focusing instead delegaterich march primary state california texas extraordinary wealth estimated billion could represent political challenge likely intensify alreadyraging democratic debate whether rein power extremely rich sen bernie sander vermont accused bloomberg trying buy election onslaught television commercial sunday hillsborough new hampshire said multibillionaires like mr bloomberg going get far election perhaps blunt criticism bloombergs announcement video opening advertisement included call wealthy pay tax bloombergs candidacy potential reshape primary number way perhaps immediately shaking contest lead democratic party moderate wing former vice president joe biden mayor pete buttigieg south bend indiana emerged leading primary candidate closer political centre biden remains overall frontrunner nomination men serious political vulnerability neither bloombergs financial resource much like biden bloomberg wagering democratic voter care far defeating trump political ideological consideration bloombergs message start leaning heavily biography business executive mayor new york city starting aftermath sept terror attack adviser acknowledge far le known voter leading democratic candidate debut television commercial stressed credential selfmade executive middleclass kid made good political advocacy core democratic concern like gun control climate change well economic development public health issue like smoking issue adviser say central candidacy bloomberg political moderate opening message also borrowed respect antiwashington rhetoric democratic party populist wing led progressive like sander sen elizabeth warren massachusetts know take powerful special interest corrupt washington bloomberg said statement sunday know win gov gina raimondo rhode island helm democratic governor association said spoken recently bloomberg saw strong candidate despite late hour raimondo said former mayor recognized faced long odds primary suggested bloomberg could well positioned general election take trump perceived credential businessman trump fraud he business failure economic policy failed raimondo said he bad america think bloomberg go toetotoe score bloomberg seriously explored running president several time including independent earlier year democrat backed away every time became clear last week shaping differently bloomberg took step toward forming candidacy unlike taken past including putting name ballot several primary state telling speech bloomberg delivered new york city last sunday apologising stopandfrisk policing tactic defended mayor striking concession politics democratic party bloombergs speech widely seen effort preempt criticism policy democratic primary african american latino voter likely play decisive role ability compete seriously nomination may depend part ability appeal minority voter le affluent white among ideologically moderate constituency democratic coalition highly uncertain whether group like see yearold billionaire compelling alternative biden far familiar figure campaigning similar theme bloombergs successor city hall mayor bill de blasio predicted sunday bloomberg would glass jaw democratic race record drew sustained scrutiny much bloombergs background would anathema democratic party electorate de blasio said pointing bloombergs opposition paid sickleave law former administration relationship real estate industry stuff get laid people going say even democrat let alone democrat support said de blasio ran primary several month year moment bloomberg appears chiefly concerned introducing national electorate know relatively little howard wolfson one bloombergs closest adviser said interview awareness mike considerably le candidate campaign intended remedy dispatch wolfson said bloomberg would spend freely fortune would accept campaign contribution mean little chance bloomberg participate democratic primary debate since candidate accumulate sizable number individual campaign donor order qualify mike going spend whatever necessary defeat donald trump belief stake couldnt higher wolfson said whatever necessary defeat president going spend bloombergs team already outlined several way spend money trump primary funding barrage digital ad attacking president major voterregistration drive key swing state bloomberg elected mayor republican repeatedly explored running president independent candidate eventually concluded candidate outside twoparty system could win registering independent second term mayor bloomberg embraced gop persuaded new york city council give exception city termlimits law allow seek third term expired trump rise power however helped push bloomberg fully democratic fold bloomberg spoke democratic convention endorse hillary clinton formally registered democrat midterm election spent million year help democrat take control house representative although bloomberg ruled challenging trump last winter recent month began reconsider biden struggled take control democratic primary several point year bloomberg voiced public criticism progressive candidate policy like proposal warren sander impose new tax country largest private fortune saturday warren pointed bloombergs television advertising proof need wealth tax since signalling revived interest presidential race bloomberg made public appearance including brief trip little rock arkansas early november file paperwork appear primary ballot adviser say likely make campaign trip kind thanksgiving firm plan set bloomberg one oldest candidate race like biden sander would become oldest person ever assume presidency elected bloomberg also sander one two major candidate nomination jewish either would first jewish president elected bloomberg become democratic nominee would set general election two partyswitching mogul new york city though bloombergs fortune larger trump many time new york time company,1
part earth day programme u space agency asking people video message instagram picture celebrating world hashtag noplacelikehome image gallery celebrating earth day see composite image southern africa surrounding ocean tropical cyclone joalane seen indian ocean april year moderate resolution imaging spectroradiometer modis nasa terra satellite acquired naturalcolour image sea ice coast east antarctica princess astrid coast next day nasa astronaut scott kelly took stunning photograph australia posted social medium nasa terra satellite also captured march solar eclipse shadow cloud arctic ocean i expedition flight engineer barry wilmore took photograph great lake central u december last year posted social medium nasa video feature dramatic visual comparison part earth severely impacted climate change including aral sea visibly shrinking also feature photograph area impacted extreme weather partially submerged island bermuda every day every year nasa satellite provide useful data home planet along way beautiful image well nasa posted video clip released earth day nasa plan focus attention exploring home planet complex planet discovered cosmos far complexity challenge earth scientist seek figure whole planet work system earth ocean forest desert ice sheet rain snow atmosphere life thing nasa earthorbiting mission observe measure quest build complete understanding possible dynamic planet u space agency said space agency facebook page dedicated noplacelikehome project also provides full coverage redesigned web site,1
study lancet planetary health journal scientist said finding showed climate change placing rapidly increasing burden society two three people europe likely affected greenhouse gas emission extreme weather event controlled prediction based assumption reduction greenhouse gas emission improvement policy reduce impact extreme climatic event show european weatherrelated death rising year year climate change one biggest global threat human health st century peril society increasingly connected weatherdriven hazard said giovanni forzieri european commission joint research centre italy coled study said unless global warming curbed matter urgency million european could exposed harmful climate extreme annual basis end century study analysed effect seven harmful type weatherrelated disaster heat wave cold wave wildfire drought river coastal flood windstorm country european union plus switzerland norway iceland team looked disaster record estimate population vulnerability combined modelling climate change might progress population might increase migrate people cool trocadero fountain near eiffel tower paris unusually high temperature hit france june reuters finding suggested heat wave would lethal weatherrelated disaster could cause percent future weatherrelated death europe rising death year death year people cool trocadero fountain near eiffel tower paris unusually high temperature hit france june reuters result also predicted substantial rise death coastal flooding six death year start century year end researcher said climate change would main driver accounting percent risk population growth migration urbanisation would account percent paul wilkinson professor london school hygiene tropical medicine involved research said finding worrying global warming could result rapidly rising human impact unless adequate adaptation measure taken especially steep rise mortality risk extreme heat said finding add weight powerful argument accelerating mitigation action limit emission slow climate change protect population health wilkinson said,1
climate change could global security implication par nuclear war unless urgent action taken report said wednesday international institute strategic study iis security thinktank said global warming would hit crop yield water availability everywhere causing great human suffering leading regional strife everyone started recognise threat posed climate change one taking effective leadership tackle one could tell precisely would hit hardest added recent international move towards combating global warming represent recognition emission greenhouse gas allowed continue unchecked effect catastrophic level nuclear war iis report said even international community succeeds adopting comprehensive effective measure mitigate climate change still unavoidable impact global warming environment economy human security added scientist say global average temperature rise degree celsius century due burning fossil fuel power transport iis report said effect would cause host problem including rising sea level forced migration freak storm drought flood extinction wildfire disease epidemic crop failure famine impact already felt particularly conflict kenya sudan expected place asia latin america dwindling resource led competition have nots see climate change threat global security judge obvious cause area said iis transnational threat specialist nigel inkster much harder see cope report annual survey impact world event global security said conflict state collapse due climate change would reduce world ability tackle cause reduce effect global warming state failure would increase gap rich poor heighten racial ethnic tension turn would produce fertile breeding ground conflict urban area would exempt fallout falling crop yield due reduced water rising temperature would push food price higher iis said overall said country likely lose percent agricultural output time world population expected head six billion nine billion people fundamental environmental issue food water energy security ultimately lie behind many present security concern climate change magnify three added,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
epithet came define lacklustre latter year soviet leader leonid brezhnev early increasingly used putin despite year government promise russia yet build modern pension saving system improve regulation create viable financial market trading centre compete dubai invest crumbling infrastructure already weighed cost hefty public sector pay rise ahead year presidential election russian government latest budget envisages spending billion reequipping country military cutting spending infrastructure education priority upset business leader desperate improvement creaking road network despite repeated putin pledge cut economy dependence oil gas export oil price required kremlin make budget sum add doubled past five year foreign policy medvedevs muchvaunted plan reset relation united state constructive track stalled instead moscow confronted west syria given priority pursuing free trade area former soviet neighbour belarus kazakhstan alexei pushkov chairman duma foreign affair committee say russia want independent centre attraction nation neighbourhood add west made major mistake wanting russia like west russia want russia punishing pussy riot one clearest sign divergence russia west treatment pussy riot punk feminist band staged protest song moscow main cathedral year imploring virgin mary rid russia putin three member jailed two year one later released suspended sentence hooliganism motivated religious hatred putin said woman got deserved performance amounted vulgar act group sex threatened moral foundation russia western government human right group outraged saw grossly disproportionate punishment yet harsh treatment meted pussy riot may signify something deeper moral indignation many analyst see jail term sign something deeper kremlin insecurity amid rising popular discontent street protest swept moscow last winter abated political analyst say urban educated population increasingly unhappy putin leadership far grandeur putin novoogaryovo residence wroughtiron gate topped doubleheaded russian eagle north moscow lie featureless dormitory town krasnogorsk inside small noisy mcdonalds restaurant diminutive yearold woman energetically explained prediction russia future putin snowstorm swirled outside system crumbling said yekaterina samutsevich released pussy riot member becoming repressive power strong fear behaviour wild could end total collapse like soviet union whether vision strong stable great power projected putin apocalyptic prediction young punk rocker come pas remains seen meantime russia people business elite voting foot wallet putin winning,0
southern california sunny french riviera sunny nasa say middle pacific ocean sahara desert niger sunniest information could worth money america space exploration agency located world sunniest spot studying map compiled u european satellite map also gauge solar energy every spot planet already used help business site solar panel morocco instance send text message tell sunbather italy put cream trying link observation earth benefit society said jose achache head nation group earth observation geo seek practical spinoffs scientific data ranging deepocean probe satellite geo member state hold ministerial talk nov cape town review year project launched aim join dot research area climate change health agriculture energy satellite data collected year nasa say sun blaze fiercely patch pacific ocean equator south hawaii east kiribati practically solar generation land sahara desert region soak energy sunniest spot southeast niger one sunbaked landmark amid sand dune ruined fort agadem reason fewer cloud elsewhere sahara paul stackhouse senior scientist nasa langley research center told reuters area got searing average kilowatt hour solar energy per square metre per day roughly amount electricity used typical u home day heat water patch pacific got kilowatt hour climate change map could help guide billion dollar solar investment world worried climate change widely blamed burning fossil fuel could mean flood drought heatwaves rising sea satellite picture could also help site offshore wind farm wind speed inferred wave height direction farmer might also able pick new crop estimate fertiliser demand knowing much solar energy reaching land using satellite data morocco portuguese company net plan worked many solar photovoltaic panel needed power remote relay station phone signal worked costly backup diesel generator removed year ago looking forward install unit like said iolanda sousa head energy environment net plan top said data freely available solar map used persuade bank grant financing among possibility niger government planning award oil exploration permit agadem block explored exxon mobil malaysia petronas licence lapsed anyone wanting generate solar energy agadem instance provide electricity worker camp would theory need fewer solar panel anywhere else world environment minister meet bali indonesia dec aiming launch talk longterm pact fight climate change partly shifting towards renewable energy solar power among us solar data canadian school northern nunavut worked worth putting solar panel wall help canada publicly run retscreen international give advice solar energy swiss firm enecolo monitor output solar panel checking amount solar energy reaching spot measured satellite panel generate le electricity expected problem might dust loose wire skin cancer part africa could economically interesting use solar power rather connect grid lack infrastructure said thierry ranchin ecole de mine de paris france lead solar project nasa httpwwwsodaiscomengindexhtml want bring electricity small village africa often easier standalone system grid power line said italy firm called flyby monitor level ultraviolet radiation cause skin cancer reach critical level sends alert mobile phone advise people cover developed world good surface solar measurement go elsewhere data much sparser thats satellite help said richard eckman manager nasa programme langley goal find practical application nasaderived satellite operation across whole range energy agricultural efficiency eckman said,1
new technology robotics must also allowed replace human soulless machine said message world economic forum davos appeal forget poor said pope wrote major encyclical climate change protection environment last year also urged business leader see planet become empty garden annual davos meeting brings together many world wealthiest powerful people consider issue economics climate change war eye working solution criticized antiglobalization activist others however forum organization responsible problem first place boosted report one charity oxfam estimating percent world population owns percent wealth francis made defense poor hallmark papacy past called money dung devil said business wealthy society must acknowledge role creating poverty weeping people pain mean sharing suffering also realizing action cause injustice inequality said text message read top vatican cardinal realize become fully human since responsibility brother sister essential part common humanity afraid open mind heart poor way give free rein economic technical talent discover happiness full life consumerism provide said francis first pope global south past excoriated unbridled capitalism calling redistribution wealth economic policy put people profit position prompted criticism economic leader must never allow culture prosperity deaden u make u incapable feeling compassion outcry poor weeping people pain sensing need help though someone el responsibility said message read cardinal peter turkson ghana vatican justice minister robot francis addressed theme year davos meeting mastering fourth industrial revolution digital technology artificial intelligence robotics autonomous vehicle expected become ubiquitous developed economy face profound epochal change world leader challenged ensure coming fourth industrial revolution result robotics scientific technological innovation lead destruction human person replaced soulless machine said business economic leader duty prevent transformation planet empty garden enjoyment chosen urge take anew conversation build future planet common home ask make united effort pursue sustainable integral development said,1
european union leader agreed friday send administrator police kosovo ahead expected declaration independence serbia bid soothe balkan tension kosovo push independence also offered serbia fasttrack route joining bloc met condition signing firstlevel agreement closer tie belgrade bristled suggestion move designed compensate looming loss kosovo majority albanian province serbian foreign minister vuk jeremic said tradeoff would indecent proposal eu leader declared oneday summit negotiation kosovo future exhausted status quo untenable need move towards kosovo settlement stopped short endorsing independence took political decision send esdp mission kosovo clearest signal eu could possibly give europe intends lead kosovo future region portuguese prime minister jose socrates summit chairman told news conference esdp european security defence policy strong mission involves police justice official civilian administrator asked whether eu would recognise kosovo independence socrates said talk issue taking place united nation eu forgetting responsibility area talking term action inaction said french president nicolas sarkozy told reporter eu difficulty kosovo everybody see independent diplomat said cyprus greece slovakia romania object recognising kosovo sovereignty without un security council resolution plane day signing treaty end long institutional stalemate eu leader switched focus challenge posed balkan test eu hope strengthening foreign policy clout globalisation immigration serbia bid join nation bloc final summit communique said european council reiterated confidence progress road towards eu including candidate status accelerated proeu moderate belgrade want eu candidate status end next year timeframe eu enlargement commission olli rehn said last month ambitious feasible normally take two year brussels grant candidate status aspirant signing stabilisation accession agreement saa first rung eu ladder signing saa belgrade held failure transfer bosnian serb wartime general ratko mladic un war crime tribunal hague genocide charge outgoing chief war crime prosecutor carla del ponte urged eu leader belgium le soir lenient belgrade maintain firm pressure deliver indictees stupefied attitude france germany italy want soften position decision must taken unanimity counting belgium netherlands remain tough told newspaper signing agreement requires unanimity eu dutch foreign minister maxime verhagen told reporter want mladic plane hague sign saa separately eu leader named former spanish prime minister felipe gonzalez head new reflection group discus longterm future eu issue ranging enlargement climate change regional stability diplomat said exlatvian president vaira vikefreiberga chairman mobile phone company nokia jorma ollila named two vicechairs panel due report june said addition foreign policy issue leader addressed public concern strain european job market immigration cheap import issue eu hope focus new lisbon treaty inked replacing ambitious constitution abandoned french dutch voter rejected lisbon treaty preserve key institutional reform drop contentious symbol statehood flag anthem eu leader hope treaty streamline bloc structure cope enlargement opened door mostly excommunist state critic say curb national sovereignty put power brussels,0
washington nov bdnews comreuters u senate democrat attempt pas climatechange bill early spring senator john kerry told reporter monday complicating prospect international summit global warming next month many country looking washington take lead drive international agreement depends action congress house representative passed bill already issue moving slowly senate kerry said democrat would try pas bill reduce u carbon dioxide emission early year approving legislation revamp u healthcare system financial industry major priority president barack obama kerry spoke reporter meeting senate majority leader harry reid chairman committee oversight climate change legislation kerry head senate foreign relation committee leading senate negotiation compromise bill tackle global warming said democrat working toward trying see get senate floor sometime early spring early possible last week kerry said hoped outline compromise climate bill could sketched dec global warming summit copenhagen attended country asked likelihood happening kerry monday would commit providing framework legislation copenhagen meeting u house bill requires percent reduction u smokestack emission carbon greenhouse gas level delay congress division developed developing country united nation denmark acknowledged monday would possible reach binding international treaty limit greenhouse gas emission mid earliest,1
erik kirschbaum berlin reuters greek nunnery turned marijuana farm two men posing gardener south african man gunshot wound told doctor walk pain world full weird news moscow woman set fire exhusbands penis sat naked watching television drinking vodka couple divorced three year ago continued share small flat burning like torch wounded exhusband told tvoi den newspaper dont know deserve another unusual living arrangement german man left dead mother seated favorite armchair shared home two year death natural cause age yet everything smelled like corpse really dead german town kaiserslautern police broke darkened flat expecting find corpse neighbor complained nasty smell seeping hallway instead found tenant smelly foot asleep bed next pile extremely foulsmelling laundry sadly many death hardly noticed zagreb croatian man boarded night tram died seat rode city six hour driver discovered dead corgi meat ball unusual diet made headline crispy duck beijing toilet food stall attached beijing public toilet banned ahead olympics complaint toilet poor sanitation also china yearold jiang musheng said year swallowing live tree frog rat helped avoid intestinal pain made strong british artist mark mcgowan ate meal meatball made dead corgi dog protest animal cruelty said corgi died natural cause tasted terrible criminal filled odd news headline around world united state two colorado men accused plotting kill man rattlesnake dispute poker debt story wild west there poker rattlesnake unsavory character said lance clem colorado bureau investigation youve got bunch snake becoming involved bunch snake sarajevo two armed men disguised muslim woman burqa held bank escaped zimbabwe man stole bus needed transport get driving license german bus driver threw yearold said sexy bus opened door shouted cleavage distracting every time look mirror cant concentrate traffic woman said la paz winner bolivian beauty contest stripped title moment coronation judge noticed wearing false hair plait climate change found way weird news hummer owner russia st petersburg gave activist green light pelt oversized vehicle rotten egg tomato yearold german man stunned lawyer appeal hearing flashing conviction stripping court every story need happy ending bangkok delivered one yearold malay muslim woman southern thailand got wrong bus year ago got lost ending living beggar end country finally reunited family,1
hamila entrepreneur owner moroccan packaged food business london still remembers feeling excitement surrounding holiday father would bring entire sheep back apartment woman would gather clean innards trotter bathtub even specific order way ate meat said first day eid aladha organ second day ate head trotter third day fresh meat rested would make kebab tagines grill eid aladha festival sacrifice second year two major islamic holiday coincides hajj pilgrimage commemorates prophet ibrahim willingness sacrifice son ismail allah request according quran god ultimately offered ibrahim ram kill son place people across islamic world traditionally sacrificed lamb goat cow camel depending region home divided third among needy friend relative immediate family home butchering animal banned many country including large swath arab world fifth globe muslim population live meat still central eid aladha many arab refer colloquially eid allahm festival meat celebration deeply entrenched community tradition start slip away especially arab muslim diaspora people finding new way observing holiday food hallmark areej bazzari digital marketing director salesforce san francisco grew saudi arabia jordan breakfast highlight eid aladha family holiday table bounty offal cooked myriad way braised garlic fried onion spice mixed egg team bazzari said laughing team liver team kidney thats visual eid home u quarreling got sit front plate since palestinian family moved sonoma county rarely prepared organ meat harder find fresh rare occasion father track fresh heart kidney include cut meat continue tradition abundance grew accustomed saudi arabia going slaughterhouse said like dad going whole food bazzari cherishes way eid aladha celebration evolved year like draw childhood experience different cultural tradition im learning friend said eid aladha usually includes large gettogether extended family friend eid decoration countless dish including nontraditional one like fattehs toasted breadbased dish various protein topping sauce shushbarak meat filled dumpling cooked yogurt sauce manaqeesh flatbread topped zaatar cheese dessert highlight stay table remainder day always flavour home bazzari said parent still fly saudi arabia jordan every year bring back dessert save especially eid kaak maamoul quintessential holiday cooky arab world made semolina often stuffed date nut nonnegotiable item table hamilas array dessert year feature cooky stuffed date nut star dish long holiday mechoui slowroasted leg lamb constant feast symbolism much flavour side dish lean toward salad vegetable middle summer said want keep bit light eid aladha tentatively set july islamic holiday pegged hijri lunar calendar exact date depends sighting new moon time holiday move season decade two ago eid aladha celebrated cooler weather past five year holiday fallen summer influencing food choice hamila appreciates departure custom im strong believer tradition adapt said count embracing celebration connecting spirit occasion sumaya obaid chef tv personality united arab emirate recall child neighbour regardless race class would gather sacrifice sheep eid aladha wash meat distribute law changed people dont slaughter animal home collaboration sharing butchering cleaning together disappeared said sense community anymore element eid celebration however remain intact machboos eleid spicerubbed roasted lamb still essential holiday dish emirate saffronlaced spice mixture varies family family woman take pride picking fresh spice market day celebration grind prepare home unique unique obaid said blend give daughter one secret thing family heart eid aladha meal may meat spirit generosity obaid quickly added inshallah one day share meal taste family machboos recipe kaak el eid yield round cooky total time hour plus overnight resting cooling ingredient dough scant cup gram semolina flour cup gram allpurpose flour cup plus tablespoon gram softened unsalted butter cup vegetable oil tablespoon nigella seed unhulled sesame seed tablespoon ground aniseed tablespoon ground fennel seed teaspoon baking powder teaspoon instant yeast teaspoon sugar teaspoon salt cup warm water plus needed filling vegetable olive oil needed greasing pound gram date paste see tip teaspoon ground cinnamon preparation prepare dough large bowl combine semolina flour allpurpose flour butter oil rub ingredient palm mixture resembles wet sand cover leave room temperature overnight several hour allows semolina soften fully absorb butter oil finish dough next day several hour later semolina mixture rested add nigella seed aniseed fennel baking powder yeast sugar salt semolina mixture gently rub together hand add cup warm water start gently knead longer minute mixture probably still crumbly point gradually add remaining cup water mixture tablespoon increment continue knead minute addition making sure dont overknead take clump dough finger hold together may need use water may need extra couple tablespoon time depending variety factor climate flour looking clump dough come together easily fall apart try rolling log cover let rest prepare filling prepare filling line medium baking sheet plastic wrap parchment paper grease oil pour oil small bowl use grease hand necessary put date paste cinnamon bowl knead slightly greased hand evenly incorporated grease hand tear portion filling size golf ball flat surface roll string slightly thinner finger inch long place greased baking sheet cover plastic wrap set aside ready use sit room temperature couple day without issue prepare cooky heat oven degree line couple baking sheet parchment take golf ballsize piece dough keeping rest dough covered keep moist roll palm flat surface sausage shape inch long using tip finger gently press flatten take one date string place top dough cutting much necessary fit dough cut piece used extend shorter piece combined make filling string enclose dough around date filling roll flat surface slightly longer thin sausage shape inch long take one end place slightly overlapping end form ring shape thin object chopstick press way make two hole end overlap ensure firmly attached wont come apart baking place prepared lined baking sheet repeat dough filling finished bake cooky light golden brown minute allow cool least minute moving wire rack cool completely cooled transfer airtight container cooky keep week airtight container room temperature month freezer tip date paste easily found middle eastern grocery store however could also buy good quality soft medjool date pit knead hand tablespoon olive oil get pastelike consistency use food processor date become extremely sticky difficult remove sajiyeh yield serving total time minute ingredient tablespoon olive oil pound beef sirloin ribeye skirt steak flank steak cut bitesize strip teaspoon lebanese sevenspice blend see tip teaspoon fine sea salt large yellow onion halved thinly sliced small red bell pepper halved cored thinly sliced jalapeos small green bell pepper halved cored thinly sliced saj bread pita naan flour tortilla serving preparation heat olive oil castiron pan medium shimmering hot smoking add strip meat spice blend teaspoon salt cook stirring periodically released water evaporates meat start brown minute meat browned add cup water cover pan cook water evaporates oil visibly release minute repeat process add another cup water cover cook water evaporates oil release add onion pepper jalapeos remaining teaspoon salt cook uncovered tossing regularly onion browned meat starting soften minute add another cup water cook final time uncovered stirring occasionally water evaporates left thick sauce coating meat vegetable minute remove heat serve immediately bread scoop meat gravy tip replace sevenspice blend teaspoon ground allspice ground cinnamon ground black pepper plus teaspoon ground cumin grate nutmeg new york time company,0
africa must prepared drought flood cyclone climate change caused industrial pollution already damaged rural economy continent expert said tuesday african leader discussed climate change summit ethiopian capital focusing potential cause severe loss life even conflict climaterelated disease severe weather affect continent expert urged african leader take action prevent future disaster ruining life world poorest people past year seen worst weather disaster impact african economy heavily dependent agriculture vulnerable climate change said abdoulaye kignamansoro head acmad african centre meteorological application development desertification contributed bloodshed sudan darfur region nomadic cattleherding tribe clash farmer diminishing water supply preliminary study west africa shown correlation conflict climate change although research needed said stephen zebiak directorgeneral international research institute climate society iri time get really really hard suggestion trigger type problem zebiak said western country reduce emission contributor victim said south african foreign minister nkosazana dlaminizuma zebiak said african nation protect disaster caused climate change early warning system could prevent famine flood outbreak disease caused severe weather fluctuation iri said ethiopia prevented widespread famine drought using early warning system supplied food million people affected area southern africa malaria outbreak caused heavy rainfall humidity mitigated careful monitoring weather forecast iri said learned better cope disaster help prepare future might hold zebiak said,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,0
brussels reuters european union considering border tariff import polluting country initial assessment show levy could spark trade war draft report show two european commission report explicitly reject push border tariff france italy say would fiendishly complex calculate create huge administrative burden risk trade conflict border measure risk clashing obligation wto world trade organisation said one study looking cost increasing eu curb climatewarming emission france italy worried industry pay eu permit emit carbon dioxide lose cheaper import country impose charge commission said would continue look import might included emission trading scheme eu carbon market main tool climatewarming emission prospect measure look dim introduction border measure may also trigger retaliatory measure even hinder international negotiation added document seen reuters system could best envisaged limited number standardised commodity steel cement sanjeev kumar environmental thinktank g said pretty much death bordertax adjustment discussion europe weve known long time would put whole european economy risk ecoimperialism border tariff country play part fighting climate change hot topic united state legislator weighing climate law similar proposal also discussed u obviously political operational step taken direction taken together said related eu draft folker franz industry group businesseurope said theoretical world japan u europe could move together might work europe imposed tariff alone would germany one eu biggest exporter worried retaliation berlin last year criticised idea carbon tariff ecoimperialism idnlo french president nicolas sarkozy italian prime minister silvio berlusconi wrote european commission two week ago calling trade levy said respect wto rule commission draft say although levy could made wtocompliant theory would almost impossible tailor individual import without knowing carbon emission manufacturing process monitoring emission may unfeasible,1
rich nation must come billion new money help poor country fight global warming repackage development aid score diplomatic point environmentalist meeting top polluter said friday threeday japan meeting gather world top emitter greenhouse gas includes rich nation united state state well rapidly developing china india brazil funding scheme clean energy project helping poor nation adapt drought rising sea intense storm major theme even talk start environmentalist spoke poor nation disillusionment management lack consultation fund key element global fight climate change seems happening three announcement japan britain u combined world bank special strategic climate fund said jennifer morgan environmental institute g said multibillion dollar scheme appear much new money left developing country negotiation money would used recently quite number condition attached used bush administration promote major emitter meeting process morgan said referring separate u talk big polluter outside un discussion seeking global pact replace kyoto protocol creating good mood going said morgan unled talk bali december launched two year negotiation successor kyoto whose first phase end far bind rich nation make emission cut bali final draft called financial resource investment developing nation demand rich country cut emission pay costly clean energy project recycled aid japan announced year billion package support developing country fight climate change u president george bush pledged billion clean technology fund britain pledged million pound billion separate scheme britain since asked world bank administer money teamed japan united state clear much japanese u money would eventually go towards world bank clean technology fund morgan said money britain appeared new described japanese money recycled development aid congress yet approved bush billion un said report last year cost returning greenhouse gas emission present level would billion annually measure investing energy efficiency lowcarbon renewable energy even fund japanese u britain represented real new money total billion next five year one percent need alden meyer union concerned scientist told briefing ailun yang greenpeace china said beijing needed tackle global warming rich country cooperate climate change requires developing country developed country work way never done said adding china must balance development protection environment china fails see biggest environmental disaster human history,0
german authority wednesday launched raid six northern state said impose new border control fear leftwing radical planning attack disrupt june summit baltic coast security official searching site berlin brandenburg hamburg bremen schleswigholstein lower saxony federal prosecutor office said statement adding opened two separate investigation suspect targeted belong militant extremeleft scene founding terrorist organisation member organisation planning arson attack action severely disrupt prevent earlysummer summit heiligendamm taking place prosecutor office said german chancellor angela merkel host leader britain canada france italy japan russia united state june summit focus climate change african poverty economic cooperation interior minister wolfgang schaeuble announced tightening border control ahead summit action similar taken germany last year world cup tournament prevent influx soccer hooligan particularly focused danger arising violent globalisation opponent ministry said prosecutor suspect leftwing militant investigating behind nine minor attack hamburg area three berlin region past two year attack include incident last december car set fire front home deputy finance minister thomas mirow window wall house splattered paint antig group gipfelsoli denounced raid accusing authority wave repression dismantle movement communication network attempt criminalise u change fact use summit cast spotlight injustice world hanne jobst berlinbased member group said statement germany experienced major leftwing violence since militant red army faction raf waged bloody twodecade long campaign killing kidnapping announced disbanding authority taking aggressive preemptive measure ensure summit go smoothly world cup bdnews comlq hr metre high steel fence topped razor wire placed km ring around heiligendamm police control access airportstyle xray machine,1
world emission greenhouse gas carbon dioxide increased three time faster putting high end range forecast international climate change panel scientist reported monday time trend toward cutting earth energy intensity ratio much energy needed produce unit gross domestic product appears stalled even reversed recent year researcher reported paper rallying cry said chris field coauthor study published proceeding national academy science noting recent medium report country company making serious commitment combat climate change field said basically say challenge serious need field carnegie institution department global ecology stanford california said study found worldwide carbon dioxide emission increased percent year three time fast percent rate increase addition energy intensity speedup also due rise much carbon take make energy people use factor include growth world population individual gross domestic product study said field noted scientific consensus carbon emission contribute global climate change much accelerated carbon dioxide emission come china fastgrowing economy powered largely coalfired energy developing world including india china leastdeveloped country accounted percent growth global emission contain percent world population study found contrast study said world richest country contributed percent total emission account percent cumulative emission since start industrial revolution research showed global emission since grew faster extreme scenario developed united nation intergovernmental panel climate change panel said global carbon dioxide emission must fall percent percent stop earth heating degree degree higher temperature rise could prompt deadly flood drought heat wave bush administration pointed recent decline u carbon intensity set goal cutting measurement percent year field called u government goal modest historically since without anything carbon intensity u economy gone percent per year talk goal getting percent per year much change field said telephone another coauthor gregg marland oak ridge national laboratory tennessee said part reason decline u carbon intensity many highcarbon manufacturing process moved united state country including china sell many product made way united state solving piece problem difficult marland said core live using energy consumptive putting everybody hybrid car isnt going solve one,1
washington sun nov bdnews comreuters u presidential candidate sprint toward finish line bush administration also sprinting enact environmental policy change leaving power whether getting wolf endangered specie list allowing power plant operate near national park loosening regulation factory farm waste making easier mountaintop coalmining operation proposed change found little favor environmental group one change environmentalist want mandatory program cut climatewarming greenhouse gas emission among socalled midnight regulation bureaucratic calendar make virtually impossible u acrosstheboard action taken curb global warming administration though republican john mccain democrat barack obama promised address win tuesday u presidential election even freemarket organization joined conservation group urge moratorium lastminute rule proposed interior department environmental protection agency among others bush administration eight year office issued regulation administration history said eli lehrer competitive enterprise institute point current economic climate would especially harmful push illconsidered regulation final day administration john kostyack national wildlife federation joined lehrers group call ban lastminute rule said citizen cut process allowing change u law public opposes rolling back protection endangered specie act whats rush bush team urged regulation issued later saturday put effect time president george bush leaf office january effect hard next administration undo case may top priority new president said matt madia omb watch monitor white house office management budget proposed regulation must pas typical madia said administration welter eleventhhour rule natural reaction knowing youre almost power industry likely benefit bush rule environment become effective madia said whether electricity industry mining industry agriculture industry going remove government restriction activity turn theyre going allowed pollute end harming public madia said telephone interview unusual speedy trip environmental measure taking process example one interior department rule would erode protection endangered specie favor mining interest drew comment public official said planned review week pace madia called pretty ludicrous rush rule go effect day finalized effect next president take office chief executive decline put practice bush many rule finalized end clinton administration white house spokesman tony fratto denied bush team cramming regulation hasty push fratto discounted report trying weaken regulation business interest telling white house reporter last week goal avoid flood lastminute rule left clinton team least one bush administration environmental proposal conservation group welcome plan create would world largest marine wildlife sanctuary pacific ocean could go effect january,1
eight provincial english city pledged thursday take extra step combat climate change echoing action several counterpart united state birmingham bristol newcastle sheffield leeds nottingham liverpool manchester promised meet exceed goal cutting carbon emission percent set next week climate change bill also pledged show leadership getting public private sector actively involved build climate impact decisionmaking process including procurement transport housing waste water land use environmental campaigner welcomed declaration signed nottingham two day meeting urged government raise percent target climate change bill percent best city leader realise success city depends becoming low carbon economy said paul de zylva head friend earth england government must strengthen proposed climate law help england city make shift turn today welcome pledge warm word added london also set plan cut city climatewarming carbon emission percent within year mayor ken livingstone also made city driving force grouping mayor major city worldwide setting cuttingedge climate action programme covering building emission energy efficiency standard,1
broadly referred climate anxiety research stacked measure prevalence ahead un talk glasgow begin end month thrash put paris agreement curbing climate change effect one biggest study date funded avaaz online campaign network led britain university bath surveyed young people aged year country published result september found around three quarter surveyed considered future frightening lack action government industry left experiencing climate anxiety distress affected daily life functioning elouise mayall ecology student britain university east anglia member uk youth climate coalition told reuters felt guilty overwhelmed id left maybe sense shame like dare still want lovely thing world ending dont even know youre going safe world grow old spoke conflicting emotion might sadness might fear might kind overwhelm said maybe even sometimes quite like wild optimism swedish climate activist greta thunberg take part global climate strike movement friday future central stockholm sweden october etrik simandertt news agency via reuters caroline hickman psychotherapist lecturer university bath one coauthor research published september working help young people manage climaterelated emotion swedish climate activist greta thunberg take part global climate strike movement friday future central stockholm sweden october etrik simandertt news agency via reuters theyre growing grief fear anxiety future told reuters sense meaning londonbased psychiatrist alastair santhouse see climate change well covid potentially adding burden especially predisposed anxiety climate anxiety alone normally require psychiatric help painful positive provided get control anxiety climate change motivating question much anxiety motivating much unacceptable said santhouse author book tackle health service struggle cope complex mental issue worry climate change set clear cut mental health impact added among world community already vulnerable extreme weather event also cause problem posttraumatic stress disorder leading climate campaigner greta thunberg experienced severe climate anxiety quite natural response see world today one seems care whats happening think human feel way said however hopeful everything possibly take action also get sense meaning something happening want get rid anxiety take action said,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
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
texas nation leading energyproducing state seemed like last place earth could run energy last week crisis could traced defining texas trait independence big government rest country dominance energy industry republic texas ethos became devastating liability energy stopped flowing million texan shivered struggled snowstorm paralysed much state part responsibility nearcollapse state electrical grid traced decision embark nation extensive experiment electrical deregulation handing control state entire electricity delivery system marketbased patchwork private generator transmission company energy retailer energy industry wanted people wanted party supported competition electric industry benefit texan reducing monthly rate offering consumer choice power use george bush governor said signed toptobottom deregulation legislation bush prediction lowercost power generally came true dream freemarket electrical grid worked reasonably well time large part texas much cheap natural gas well abundant wind power renewable energy newly deregulated system came safeguard even fewer enforced rule many costconscious utility competing budgetshopping consumer little financial incentive invest weather protection maintenance wind turbine equipped deicing equipment routinely installed colder clime dakota power line little insulation possibility frequent coldweather event never built infrastructure plan state climate change remains exotic disputed concept deregulation something akin abolishing speed limit interstate highway said ed hirs energy fellow university houston open shortcut cause disaster state entire energy infrastructure walloped glacial temperature even strongest regulation might frozen gas well downed power line went wrong far broader deregulation meant critical rule road power set law rather dizzying array energy competitor utility regulation intended compensate natural monopoly occur single electrical provider serf area keep price protecting public safety guaranteeing fair treatment customer yet many state flirted deregulation way giving consumer choice encouraging new provider especially alternative energy producer california one early deregulators scaled back initial foray market manipulation led skyrocketing price rolling blackout state like maryland allow customer pick menu producer state competing private company offer varied package like discount cheaper power night state gone far texas turned key free market also isolated national grid limiting state ability import power generator foundering consumer got direct shock last week customer chosen variablerate electricity contract found power bill expecting extralow monthly rate many may face huge bill result upswing wholesale electricity price cold wave gov greg abbott sunday said state public utility commission issued moratorium customer disconnection nonpayment temporarily restrict provider issuing invoice regulation texas system hardly robust one nonprofit agency electric reliability council texas ercot formed manage wholesale market supervised public utility commission also oversees transmission company offer customer exhaustive array contract choice laced fine print credit card agreement agency nearly unaccountable toothless compared regulator region many utility stronger consumer protection submit annual planning report ensure adequate electricity supply texas energy company given wide latitude planning catastrophic event snowstorm reserve one example texas gone alone refusal enforce reserve margin extra power available expected demand unlike power system around north america mandate little incentive invest precaution event southern snowstorm rare company took precaution would put competitive disadvantage surplus supply natural gas dominant power fuel texas near power plant might helped avoid cascade failure power went forcing natural gas production transmission offline turn led power shortage aftermath dayslong outage ercot criticised democratic republican resident lawmaker business executive rare display unity fiercely partisan republicandominated state abbott said supported call agency leadership resign made ercot reform priority legislature reckoning swift week lawmaker hold hearing austin investigate agency handling storm rolling outage ercot operator storm arrival swift fierce anticipated knew would strain system asked power customer across state conserve warning outage likely late sunday feb rapidly became clear storm far worse expected sleet snow fell temperature plunged council command centre outside austin room dominated screen flashing map graphic data tracking flow electricity million people texas worker quickly found fending crisis weather worsened monday morning resident cranked heater demand surged power plant began falling offline rapid succession overcome frigid weather ran fuel burn within hour power supply lost entire grid carrying electric load texas barrelling toward collapse electricity business supply demand need balance imbalance lead catastrophic blackout recovering total blackout would agonising tedious process known black start could take week possibly month early morning hour last monday texas grid second minute away collapse said bill magness president chief executive electric reliability council allowed catastrophic blackout happen wouldnt talking today hopefully getting customer power back magness said wed talking many month might get power back earlier warning trouble outage cold weather touched avalanche failure warning long last week storm heavy snowstorm february caused statewide rolling blackout left million texan dark federal authority warned state power infrastructure inadequate winterisation protection year later pipeline remained inadequately insulated heater might kept instrument freezing never installed heat wave demand soared several recent summer system texas also strained keep raising question lack reserve capacity unregulated grid aside weather periodic sign system run trouble delivering sufficient energy case equipment failure others critic called attempt drive price according hirs university houston well several energy consultant another potential safeguard might far stronger connection two interstate powersharing network east west allow state link electrical grid obtain power thousand mile away needed hold cost offset shortfall texas reluctant submit federal regulation part regional power grid made decision far back early th century become state continental united state operate grid plan leaf able borrow close neighbour border city el paso survived freeze much better dallas houston part texas grid connected much larger grid covering many western state problem began last monday storm went beyond isolated electrical grid entire ecosystem texas generates transmits us power stalled million texan shivered darkened unheated home texan love brag natural gas state official often call cleanestburning fossil fuel state produce gasfired power plant produce nearly half state electricity struggling come grip reality gas came short let u needed said michael webber professor mechanical engineering university texas austin cold severe enormous oil natural gas field west texas froze could get sufficient power operate though plant stored gas reserve insufficient electricity pump leader ercot defended organisation lack mandated reserve state isolation larger regional grid said blame power crisis lie weather overall deregulated system texas historic unprecedented storm heart problem magness council chief executive said adding weve found market structure work demand reliability dont think there silverbullet market structure could managed extreme low generation outage facing sunday night texas energy regulation much matter philosophy policy independent power grid point pride applause line texas political speech decade deregulation hot topic among texas energy expert shortage prediction grid could fail stress widespread public dissatisfaction system although many wondering well served believe great value texas grid believe safely securely confidently going forward said state rep jeff leach rplano called investigation went wrong going take new investment new strategic decision make sure protected ever happening steven wolens former democratic lawmaker dallas principal architect deregulation legislation said deregulation meant spur generation including renewable energy source encourage mothballing older plant spewing pollution successful said wolens left legislature legislation intended first iteration would evolve along need state said focus fix said buck stop texas legislature perfect position determine basis failure correct make sure never happens new york time company,1
brasilia sep bdnews comreuters brazil environment minister carlos minc said wednesday u target greenhouse gas emission unacceptably weak brazil place new restriction huge farm sector cut deforestation brazil would also soon announce target substantially curb carbon emission crucial global climate summit copenhagen december said interview part reuters climate change alternative energy summit criticizing u administration stated target returning level emission minc said dont accept poor come closer something beyond percent reduction said south american nation expected play key role negotiation copenhagen summit seek frame new international treaty climate change united nation climate talk aim reach agreement postkyoto pact reduce greenhouse gas emission blamed global warming minc said moderately optimistic deal would easy people keeping card sleeve poker game discussing future planet said meeting environment minister denmark summit host minc urged developing country announce aggressive target rich country boost financing global fight climate change today developing country account nearly half emission cant look historic responsibility rich country said aboutface year opposing target brazil last year presented plan slash amazon deforestation half year thereby avoid release billion ton carbon dioxide atmosphere reinforce brazil ambition leader global environmental issue president luiz inacio lula da silva would attend copenhagen summit minc said crack farming brazil announce september new restriction sugar cane planting ban new cane mill amazon rain forest pantanal wetland area country west minc said wont new mill expansion production native forest minc said farm lobby agriculture ministry pushing hard allow cane production pantanal world largest wetland government thursday also place new restriction agriculture vast central savannah region figure show farming settlement destroyed square km sq mile area past six year minc said well impose restriction amazon said referring ban selling farm product illegally deforested area part force agricultural business change behavior said minc cofounder green party brazil savannah area rich biodiversity help protect country largest freshwater reserve since main area expansion brazil agriculture sector one world largest,1
strong shift towards renewable energy could create million job power generation worldwide staying dependence fossil fuel would report suggested monday study environmental group greenpeace european renewable energy council erec urged government agree strong new united nation pact combat climate change december copenhagen partly safeguard employment switch coal renewable electricity generation avoid billion ton carbon dioxide emission create million job continue business usual report said government often wrong fear shift green energy threat job said sven teske lead author report greenpeace said wind turbine industry already second largest steel consumer germany car renewable power industry create lot job told reuters outlook solar wind tidal biomass wood crop waste renewable energy power generation research prof renewable energy key tackling climate economic crisis said christine lin secretary general erec represents clean energy industry assuming strong policy shift renewables study projected number job power generation would rise million million helped surge renewables job million million coal decline scenario business usual number job power generation would fall half million million hit mainly decline coal sector due wider mechanisation teske said report advocating creation million job uncompetitive labourintensive clean energy industry propped government subsidy renewables must competitive long run said labour cost would higher cost drive renewable power industry would lower instance world cost ever emit carbon dioxide fossil fuel report said first time united state european union added capacity renewable energy conventional source including gas coal oil nuclear power report suggested wind sector alone instance could employ million people generating power million union movement well author report believe ambitious climate action world leader must driver sustainable economic growth social progress guy ryder general secretary international trade union confederation said statement report based partly research institute sustainable future university technology sydney,1
even prepares push hard broadest possible overhaul nation immigration law aide started signal openness targeted approach could win citizenship smaller discrete group immigrant living united state without legal permission cnn town hall tuesday said effort would acceptable meantime private telephone call activist wednesday top immigration aide biden said supported called multiple train strategy could target citizenship dreamer young immigrant brought country illegally child farmworkers toiled year u field others smaller bill could move forward president try build support broader legislation scheduled introduced thursday according two people call chooses move step step biden appears unlikely anger powerful proimmigration group embracing pragmatic strategy spectacular defeat president george bush barack obama two decade activist tried failed secure passage broad overhaul nation immigration law would create path citizenship immigrant living united state without legal permission faster path dreamer expanded visa access highly skilled worker new programme seasonal agricultural labourer betting biden struggle even predecessor win support republican party became antiimmigrant trump administration activist willing let biden try bipartisan deal year warned wait forever want million people legalized north star said frank sharry executive director america voice veteran immigration war nation capital year cant come home emptyhanded going adopt allornothing approach achieve breakthrough like sharry major shift could herald fierce debate whether democrat use parliamentary tactic senate ram individual immigration measure without republican support activist mobilising behalf separate bill would legalize dreamer farmworkers immigrant granted temporary status fleeing war natural disaster essential worker living united state illegally front line coronavirus pandemic publicly white house insisting congress pas president broad immigration overhaul jen psaki white house press secretary said week biden pushing comprehensive change need addressed thats proposed together chief backer bidens legislation congress sen bob menendez new jersey rep linda sanchez california say abandoning broader effort even begun would mistake menendez sanchez expected reveal detail president legislation thursday morning introduced house democratic aide familiar legislation said immigration activist ask half loaf surprised end going home single slice bread economic moral imperative pas big bold inclusive immigration reform reform leaf one behind menendez said wednesday evening criticised advocate willing fight legislation would eventually legalise country immigrant population must start concession gate going start million undocumented people instead million said never win argument dont courage make must make case bold inclusive lasting immigration reform successfully revamp nation immigration system decade eluded policymakers washington last time major immigration bill signed law president george bush expanded legal immigration united state explosion illegal crossing southwestern border following year surge illegal border crossing prompted demand increased enforcement conservative even backlog legal immigration created growing crisis business looking worker family seeking refuge united state violence disaster home nearly three decade favour immigration argued single comprehensive bill element could unite democrat republican labour union big business securityminded conservative liberal immigration supporter bill introduced centred around tradeoff ampedup border security immigration law enforcement exchange path citizenship people living united state without legal permission also included increase number temporary worker allowed united state resource processing asylum application new opportunity highskilled worker country limit immigration based family tie protection people living united state illegally arrived child none effort succeeded despite support bush senate house failed reach compromise legislation defeated senate obama secured bipartisan senate passage immigration overhaul see ignored republicancontrolled house past four year conservative side equation border security secured president donald trump form tough restriction asylumseekers partial construction trump border wall biden presidency part pledging would bring back bipartisanship saying longstanding relationship senate would help bridge partisan divide grown deeper recent year psaki said president outlined tenet think proposal look like hope addressing root cause immigration problem immigration advocate say history failure driving change strategy year youre talking fight weve three decade point said lorella praeli president community change action im interested dance im committed seeing delivering concrete change praeli proponent praised biden menendez sanchez broader bill also called president promise would also use budgetary tool known reconciliation enact smaller component legislation even push ahead larger effort senate rule legislation significantly affect nation budget passed majority vote avoiding filibuster rule require support senator current senate would give democrat ability pas reconciliation bill without republican support vice president kamala harris casting tiebreaking vote stay united immigration proponent say targeted effort legalize immigrant living united state illegally would pas muster sometimes baffling rule reconciliation supposed bar pure policy measure bill supposed deal government taxation spending newly legalised resident would affect tax revenue government benefit group say immigration legislation could tailored budget measure reconciliation already used muscle bidens trillion pandemic relief package another budget measure expected address infrastructure funding climate change included package said sharry america voice bidens immigration effort face even headwind obama bush many republican senator supporter immigration including john mccain jeff flake arizona lamar alexander bob corker tennessee orrin hatch utah dean heller nevada others left senate others like marco rubio florida lindsey graham south carolina helped negotiate previous immigration package shifted right trump year kerri talbot deputy director immigration hub said clear many group republican counted support broad overhaul immigration without kind extreme measure trump insisted upon presidency said pursuing smaller popular measure like providing legalization dreamer would put republican spot always open broader discussion absent want move forward piece pas said would love bipartisanship id love conversation really republican praeli said others fought immigration year believed time put w board granting path citizenship many people different moment said praeli became citizen living united state year without legal permission following arrival small child see trump longer trumpism go away new york time company,1
colombia sink beneath wave despite drubbing paraguay copa america coach jorge luis pinto said friday catastrophe catastrophe cant control circumstance climate seathis happening moment said havent destroyed neither footballing sense tactical sense morale lost world hasnt ended told reporter yet going react colombia dominated early stage opening group game thursday alvaro dominguez missed th minute penalty paraguay went ahead two minute later colombian fell apart second half curiously colombia defence strong point runup tournament conceding two goal six game next match monday tournament favourite argentina began win united state make change may vary style play player said pinto pinto also compared match colombia win argentina world cup qualifier occasion werent good argentina werent bad said game paraguay reminds,0
congressionally mandated report written help dozen u government agency department outlined projected impact global warming every corner american society dire warning odds trump administration profossilfuels agenda continued growth emission historic rate annual loss economic sector projected reach hundred billion dollar end century current gross domestic product gdp many u state report fourth national climate assessment volume ii said global warming would disproportionately hurt poor broadly undermine human health damage infrastructure limit availability water alter coastline boost cost industry farming fishery energy production report said thermal power plant seen near residential building beijing china nov picture taken nov reutersjason lee added projection damage could change greenhouse gas emission sharply curbed even though many impact climate change including frequent powerful storm drought flooding already way future risk climate change depend primarily decision made today said thermal power plant seen near residential building beijing china nov picture taken nov reutersjason lee report supplement study issued last year concluded human main driver global warming warned catastrophic effect planet study clash policy president donald trump rolling back obamaera environmental climate protection maximize production domestic fossil fuel including crude oil already highest world saudi arabia russia white house spokeswoman lindsay walter said new report largely based extreme scenario contradicts longestablished trend assuming thatthere would limited technology innovation rapidly expanding population government next update national climate assessment said give u opportunity provide transparent datadriven process includes fuller information range potential scenario outcome trump last year announced intention withdraw united state paris deal agreed nearly nation combat climate change arguing accord would hurt u economy provide little tangible environmental benefit trump several member cabinet also repeatedly cast doubt science climate change arguing cause impact yet settled environmental group said report reinforced call united state take action climate change file photo group u forest service firefighter monitor back fire battling save home camp fire paradise california u nov reutersstephen lamfile photo president trump continues ignore threat climate change administration sounding alarm said abigail dillen president environmental group earthjustice report underscore already seeing firsthand climate change real happening happening file photo group u forest service firefighter monitor back fire battling save home camp fire paradise california u nov reutersstephen lamfile photo previous research including u government scientist also concluded climate change could severe economic consequence including damage infrastructure water supply agriculture severe weather impact also increase risk disease transmission decrease air quality increase mental health problem among effect thirteen government department agency agriculture department nasa part committee compiled new report entire report viewed wwwglobalchangegov,1
durban dec bdnews comreuters japan belief extending kyoto protocol emission cut nearly enough tackle greenhouse gas blamed global warming looking fresh deal cover major emitter climate envoy said friday plan honour pledge made provide financing fund help developing country manage steadily warming planet even though finance strained rebuilds devastating earthquake tsunami march kyoto protocol right path chief japanese climate envoy masahiko horie told reuters cop global climate change talk durban china world largest emitter gas scientist blame global warming led rising sea level crop failure intense drought subject kyoto legally binding cut emitter united state ratified treaty amount emission developed nation bound kyoto roughly emission china relies heavily fossil fuel power economic engine ultimate goal start discussion adopt soon possible comprehensive legal document establishes fair effective international framework horie said japan said renew kyoto pledge expire next year willing join global deal proposed european union aim reach global pact cut place framework japan world greenhouse gas producer signed eu plan horie said think share common ground eu horie said japan proposed putting together working group interested party help iron deal envisioned tokyo international framework new one major economy participate horie said therefore find good landing zone many country possible including major economy landing together power utility account percent total carbon dioxide emission japan burnt fossil fuel planned year make lost output nuclear plant shutdown fukushima plant struck tsunami causing world worst radiation leakage year yet japan also maintained goal kyoto protocol cut emission percent average five year level also biggest sponsor plan known faststart finance aimed supplying billion shortterm climate financing end next year help poor country tackle global warming horie said japan financed project nearly country plan continuing effort honour pledged promised despite unprecedented disaster took place japan said,1
poor among likely suffer climate change according draft un report say world must act quickly brake ever damaging temperature rise world leader meet un headquarters new york monday discus way fight warming partly spurred report un climate panel early year saying human activity likely cause unequivocal warming new draft panel page summary policymakers obtained reuters sharpens warning climate change add human touch pointing clearly vulnerable region certain sector community particularly risk example poor young child elderly ill say report prepared expert sum page science poor instance depend heavily farming may disrupted shift rain desertification africa asia million poorest people live around river delta may hit rising sea storm surge report also highlight risk including extinction heatwaves erosion increased strain water supply hundred million people draft report intergovernmental panel climate change ipcc dated aug reviewed approved government valencia spain november update may draft obtained reuters last month reiterates world emission greenhouse gas would peak fall percent level limit global temperature rise degree celsius preindustrial time curb far stiffer consideration nation meeting new york president george bush also called talk major emitter sept even cost slowing climate change would moderate depending stiffness curb draft say cost action would range cut global gross domestic product le le percentage point year warns change already emerging ranging earlier spring planting crop area fire pest forest melting low level ski resort among editing change new draft add mention carbon dioxide main greenhouse gas emitted burning fossil fuel highest level least year main thrust report remains warming climate system unequivocal begin noting past year rank among top dozen warmest year since record began report also show temperature rise celsius fahrenheit century sea level set rise centimetre inch despite wide uncertainty greenland antarctica report add new information shrinking arctic sea ice summer saying ice could disppear almost entirely latter part st century u national snow ice data center said april melting faster projected ipcc arctic ocean might icefree middle century,1
climate change could cost country percent gross domestic product panel including major insurance banking consulting company well european commission said monday developing nation vulnerable effect climate change lot economic loss could avoided report economics climate adaptation eca working group said together prevention mitigation measure risk transfer like insurance catastrophe bond play important role capping loss catastrophic event increasing willingness invest providing price signal financial market working group said eca working group partnership reinsurance group swiss consulting firm mckinsey co global environment facility climateworks european commission rockefeller foundation standard chartered bank current adaptation measure like sea barrier improved drainage building regulation could prevent percent risk current future climate condition working group said united nation framework convention climate change estimated world spend extra billion billion year address impact climate change current development trend continue location studied lose percent gdp result existing climate pattern report said future threat effect economic growth taken account total potential loss rise much percent gdp group research focused vulnerable area northern china georgetown guyana maharashtra india mopti mali island samoa tanzania central region hull britain south florida united state group calculated maharashtra alone could lose million million year drought climate resilience measure could reduce percent hull could suffer annual loss million flooding storm rising sea level could partially avoided new engineering policy measure well insurance,1
incongruity centre stage global climate summit taking place scotland rome past weekend gathering leader largest economy president comment highlighted political economic reality facing politician grapple climate change underscored complexity moving away fossil fuel underpinned global economic activity since industrial age surface seems like irony biden said news conference sunday truth matter youve known everyone know idea going able move renewable energy overnight said rational bidens word drawn fire energy expert climate activist say world afford ramp oil natural gas production want avert catastrophic level warming environmental group intensely watching see president intends meet ambitious goal halving nation emission compared level end decade recent international energy agency report found country must immediately stop new oil gas coal development hope keep average global temperature increasing degree celsius preindustrial level threshold beyond scientist say earth face irreversible damage planet already warmed degree celsius climate crisis room left hand right hand different thing said jennifer morgan executive director greenpeace international credible say youre fighting degree youre calling increased oil production gasoline price rising gallon nationwide biden weekend urged major energy producing country spare capacity boost production part larger effort pressure opec country russia increase supply oil joined president emmanuel macron france whose country hosted meeting paris country agreed collectively tackle global warming conclusion sunday group summit ended lofty rhetoric climate fewer concrete action activist hoped biden addressed irony headon transition loweremission source energy would take year meantime important ensure people afford drive car heat home said news conference surface seem inconsistent president said inconsistent one anticipated year wed position even next year going use oil gas going engaged fossil fuel going stop subsidising fossil fuel going making significant change make argument move rapidly renewable energy wind solar mean energy bidens climate social spending plan pending congress eliminate government subsidy fossil fuel estimated billion annually comment came president aide struggling parry republican attack linking economic agenda rising inflation including higher gasoline price helping drive approval rating biden shown high sensitivity politics pump repeatedly rebuffed effort republican senator earlier year raise federal gasoline tax move economist widely say would discourage oil demand concern would place undue burden middleclass american violate pledge increase tax people earning le year middleclass american get work get automobile turn key get kid school biden said news conference school bus run said idea there alternative walk away able get automobile realistic going happen higher gas oil price ripple effect across broader economy raising cost transportationrelated industry trucking turn increase cost anything shipped pushing price good consumer spending greater share income fill car heat home le money spend good president answer way echoed executive several large oil gas company testified last week house panel investigating role industry disinformation aimed slowing transition wind solar clean energy democrat committee tried extract promise executive would phase oil gas development republican noted biden asking company increase production oil gas continue necessary foreseeable future darren wood ceo exxon mobil told committee currently adequate alternative energy source bidens legislative agenda seek speed migration away oil several way large spending bill pending congress includes billion climate initiative largely concentrated tax credit incentivise solar power electric car technology meant reduce emission separate piece legislation bipartisan infrastructure bill includes payment bidens goal building national network electricvehicle charging station initiative yet passed even could take year begin bend american consumer preference away gasolinepowered vehicle lag administration official repeatedly cite explaining push oil production short term asking boost production five year id quit john kerry bidens special presidential envoy climate told reporter sunday he he asking boost production immediate moment kerry maintained world expands wind solar energy invests new transmission network carry renewable electricity home business liberate country dependence fossil fuel cant shut everybodys economy across planet say ok going use oil whatever kerry said energy analyst agreed saying timing bidens request increased oil production may awkward reflects economic reality there difference world today world want future said jason bordoff columbia climate school columbia university make perfect sense biden administration simultaneously seek make sure there adequate affordable energy household today time take aggressive measure u history spur vehicle electrification move beyond oil future said road map detailing slash global carbon dioxide emission midcentury international energy agency urged ending sale new gasolinepowered vehicle phasing power plant burn coal oil gas without capturing emission creating global energy sector based largely renewables iea also warned emission still rising world still going wrong direction failing grasp massive transformation global energy system required keep planet safe world meteorological organization reported last month amount heattrapping greenhouse gas atmosphere reached record level despite economic slowdown caused pandemic rising year meanwhile china expanding coal production import response power shortage past several month justin guay director global strategy sunrise project nonprofit group advocate global transition away oil gas coal said united state nation need immediately halt new fossil fuel production net zero life dy whether move beyond fossil fuel said guay whose group affiliated sunrise movement activist group start immediate halt expansion coal oil gas next year next decade right new york time company,1
french capital demonstration banned authority attack islamic state militant killed people nov activist laid shoe place de la republique symbolize absent marcher eve summit among high heel sandal pair plain black shoe sent pope francis vocal advocate action prevent dangerous climate change jogging shoe un secretarygeneral ban kimoon one activist dressed white angel large wing held sign saying coal kill people joined arm form human chain paris along km mile route banned march organizer said event held city including london sao paulo new york asuncion paraguay eve paris summit run nov dec attended head government people called one voice global leader deliver percent clean energy future paris summit said emma rubysachs campaign director avaaz one organizer around world activist marched dressed polar bear penguin risk melting ice chanted slogan climate justice organizer said people far taken part rally worldwide expected demonstration including ottawa mexico city later day push count biggest set global march history said sam barratt avaaz independent verification number although none individual march rivalled one new york last year drew estimated people clash paris sydney people estimated marched central business district toward opera house protester held placard reading planet say burning national forest electricity london organizer said marcher joined fashion designer vivienne westwood actress emma thompson opposition labour leader jeremy corbyn said turnout especially impressive wet november sunday almost demonstration peaceful riot police fired tear gas clashed protester paris wearing mask place de la republique police detained people questioning french president francois hollande criticized protest scandalous amid candle flower left square memory killed nov demonstrator carried banner calling defence climate democracy u president barack obama china xi jinping among leader attending start summit organizer hope produce legally binding agreement commit rich developing nation curbing emission greenhouse gas blamed warming planet beyond hope high paris summit fail like previous meeting six year ago copenhagen popular political momentum tougher action carbon emission accelerated recent year set warmest record activist seeking combat everything beijing smoggy sky canada keystone oil pipeline saiba suso yearold demonstrator paris said poor risk paying price cause industrialized country owe u lot still side say pledge made paris insufficient limit rise global temperature degree celsius fahrenheit preindustrial level widely viewed threshold dangerous change planet climate system,1
u presidential candidate john mccain said friday paris could play leading role international sanction prevent iran gaining nuclear weapon speaking reporter meeting paris french president nicolas sarkozy mccain said many issue france united state could work together singled drive iran president sarkozy already recommended join together meaningful sanction iran would deter path acquiring nuclear weapon said believe could effective believe president sarkozys leadership issue important un security council passed three round sanction iran failing allay fear trying develop nuclear weapon cover civilian power programme iran denies charge saying want make electricity sarkozy said repeatedly tehran allowed acquire nuclear weapon specifically mentioned iran friday potential nuclear threat mccain presumptive republican nominee november election paris part senate armed service committee factfinding mission also visited iraq israel jordan britain said thanked sarkozy french participation combat operation taliban afghanistan said talked climate change including importance nuclear power cutting greenhouse gas emission praised sarkozy put great effort improving relation washington falling usled war iraq predecessor jacques chirac think relation france continue improve matter president united state president committed greater cooperation value friendship said november sarkozy u president george bush led international criticism iran past year agreed keep pressure tehran,1
climate change making harder many people access clean water food widening spread malaria dengue fever world largest humanitarian aid agency said monday international federation red cross red crescent society ifrc asking donor million per year help community steel threat global warming response alone longer enough said markku niskala secretarygeneral swissbased federation health care disaster management make percent appeal national red cross red crescent society around world pledged strategysetting conference november boost aid vulnerable effect climate change phenomenon scientist linked emission car factory power plant also agreed step disaster preparedness risk reduction programme especially small island state delta region across africa shifting pattern weather rainfall temperature expected acute,1
half kg salmon two kg potato tonne greenhouse gas reduction shopper one norwegian mall buy cut carbon footprint pick weekly grocery stroemmen storsenter shopping centre outside oslo began selling certificate saturday norwegian crown per tonne people feel bad contributing climate change midday monday second day offering unapproved certified emission reduction sold third cer offer would consider buying sell mall manager said said certificate bought private individual small firm wanting employee one cer corresponds tonne carbon dioxide co emission reduction via kyoto protocol clean development mechanism cdm allows rich country invest emission cutting project developing nation count cut norwegian account tonne greenhouse gas every year mainly burning fossil fuel many people want buy reduction started shopping mall havent known get available everybody said ole herredsvela shopping centre technical manager also create awareness among people towards problem climate change said household able obtain emission credit mainly buying airplane ticket airline buying behalf passenger various credit card scheme offsetting carbon footprint card purchase overthecounter sale something new norway thirdbiggest shopping centre making money sale rather selling cost plus percent administration fee go partner norwegian carbon management service firm co focus herredsvela said cut indian wind power co focus bought cer oxfordbased ecosecurities obtained involvement wind power project maharashtra india company official said offset sell paper saying proof bought unapproved emission credit cer specific product per otto larsen partner co focus told reuters one tonne co roughly equal emission km mile driven car six average flight within nordic region larsen said larsen said co focus found wide interest obtaining emission reduction among client company taxi bus service car leasing company also firm marketing consumer good working company implement credit product said selling directly retail customer fresh idea think unique larsen said,1
new delhi thu feb bdnews comreuters climate deal copenhagen may possible unless politician take tough decision without worrying winning election compulsion domestic politics un secretarygeneral said thursday ban kimoon said situation compounded global financial downturn making difficult political leadership take unpopular decision first priority maybe get elected first whatever maybe case ban told conference sustainable development new delhi must overcome look beyond personal political leadership demonstrate leadership global leader political leader always clearly political risk want avoid political psychology midst global financial crisis global downturn weak voter rich nation developing country many shelving ambition deep cut cap greenhouse gas emission economic slowdown overshadows fight climate change country india fourthlargest polluter world climate change hardly seen election issue barely feature agenda political party ban called political leader look beyond domestic politics deal copenhagen look whole generational issue therefore please look beyond domestic concern look future said country trying craft broader climate treaty replace kyoto protocol bind wealthy nation emission target new deal due wrapped copenhagen december ban said copenhagen success depended political leadership responded three main challenge first copenhagen must clarify commitment developed country reduce emission setting ambitious midterm target credible baseline must also achieve clarity mitigation action developing country prepared make alongside copenhagen must advance issue financing mitigation adaptation need developing country said thirdly government well un system must come credible solution governance new fund implementation response,1
california fight global warming cost small business billion per year lost output percent state production according study released monday study funded small business group written university dean added fuel heated debate effect california effort curtail climate change provoked criticism environmentalist state agency california largest population economy u state passed climate change law since state economy weakened dramatically reinvigorating argument whether program make financial sense even global warming become national concern top priority u president barack obama state law set goal many rule still drafted making laboratory debate u congress considers climate change bill country around world try reach consensus california aim cut greenhouse gas emission contribute global warming level measure hit nearly every aspect life renewable energy use protecting forest redesigning city le driving going huge impact state entrepreneurial spirit said sanjay varshney dean business college california state university sacramento author study contrast analysis california air resource board responsible implementing climate change law found slight net economic benefit plan analysis roundly criticized including state nonpartisan legislative analyst office called inconsistent incomplete critic differ study supporter see california move ahead state creating vibrant green economy varshney argued business already struggling economic meltdown would flee small enterprise would shut cost eclipsed profit estimating percent cost hike transportation housing fuel food utility study forecast billion direct cost small business would cause billion total loss output especially professional service manufacturing art entertainment recreation study quantify benefit law saying cost would come early benefit might never materialize much stackthedeck kind analysis said james fine economist environmental defense fund said law would big effect one way california economy balancing benefit supporter see economic boon lower cost fuel efficient car boom green energy job among factor air resource board said disagreed basic assumption study especially thesis would saving benefit contradicts track record three decade improvement energy efficiency california saved individual small business alike billion dollar spokesman stanley young said statement,1
exxon mobil corp longtime opponent mandatory regulation combat climate change met u environmental group last month discus oil behemoth might respond global warming move latest hint world biggest public company could open shifting position opposing mandatory cap emission heattrapping gas exxon organised exclusive meeting representative group including washington environmental research group worldwatch institute new yorkbased interfaith centre corporate responsibility meeting virginia discus climate change human right exxon spokesman mark boudreaux confirmed company organised meeting said transpired confidential earlier week company said meeting separate talk representative company discus potential u policy option reducing heattrapping emission environmentalist cautiously optimistic talk could indicate company long avoided meeting nonprofit group global warming dismissed investment emissionsreducing source energy like solar power could considering policy shift exxon could reading political tea leaf emission control could coming yet agree anything would take mandatory action climate change said gary cook director u climate action network since democrat control congress november u energy company nervously watching route united state may take future regulation carbon dioxide heattrapping gas scientist link global warming friday u senator john mccain arizona republican joe lieberman connecticut independent reintroduced bill capping emission failed previously support development cap trade system reward company cut emission set limit penalises one president george bush opposed mandatory emission cut required international kyoto protocol withdrew united state world top carbon emitter kyoto pact early first term exxon meeting company expected generate report fall furnishing information policy option legislator reduce emission year exxon struggled climate policy touted reduction heattrapping emission refinery time funding group like competitive enterprise institute question global warming exxon also said week stopped funding cei five group said group released spring winning said kert davy washington based researcher greenpeace along green group urging exxon stop funding group question global warming said yet determined whether exxons recent climate meeting represented real change emission,1
democrat positioned bolster senate majority next year election would give clout regardless succeeds president george bush white house republican dogged retirement scandal iraq war there outside chance democrat gain many nine seat member senate november election would give pivotal number vote needed clear republican procedural roadblock used thwart democrat effort force change bush policy iraq war particularly plan withdraw u troop last time democrat overriding majority senate congressional session held seat sixty outside realm possibility said jennifer duffy track senate race nonpartisan cook political report happen everything would break way said right way early say election year away many republican distancing bush whose approval rating around percent recent poll remain largely tied unpopular stance iraq war fifth year many concerned future senate democrat raised campaign contribution republican going lose seat predicted senior senate republican aide political climate good u republican hold senate seat reelection next year democrat democrat intend seek reelection seen shooins five republican incumbent already announced seek another sixyear term sharply different reason sen pete domenici new mexico larry craig idaho last week followed fellow republican john warner virginia chuck hagel nebraska wayne allard colorado announcing would seek reelection domenici cited declining health craig pointed disputed conviction undercover sexsting airport men room craig conviction embarrassed republican portray party conservative family value party also shaken expanding political corruption investigation alaska touched sen ted stevens longest serving republican senator ever stevens first joined senate denied wrongdoing probe suddenly helped make yearold alaskan vulnerable election iraq war helped democrat win control congress last year may also enable widen majority next year house representative well senate yet republican see hope poll show one four american approves democraticled congress stifled partisan gridlock democrat yet prove lead country effectively voter taking note said rebecca fisher spokeswoman party senate campaign committee predicted republican would take back control senate democrat brush aside talk noting survey still find american prefer democrat republican congress many reluctant predict well may election democrat want tamp expectation big senate gain fear could fire republican base said cook political report duffy underline point senate democratic leader harry reid said would take miracle party win senate decline offer prediction simply say top goal maintain majority sen charles schumer new york head senate democratic campaign committee also refuse discus many seat party may gain say feel good chance,0
thou shall pollute earth thou shall beware genetic manipulation modern time bring modern sin vatican told faithful aware new sin causing environmental blight guidance came weekend archbishop gianfranco girotti vatican number two man sometimes murky area sin penance spoke modern evil asked believed today new sin told vatican newspaper losservatore romano greatest danger zone modern soul largely uncharted world bioethics within bioethics area absolutely must denounce violation fundamental right human nature experiment genetic manipulation whose outcome difficult predict control said vatican opposes stem cell research involves destruction embryo warned prospect human cloning girotti interview headlined new form social sin also listed ecological offence modern evil recent month pope benedict made several strong appeal protection environment saying issue climate change become gravely important entire human race benedict predecessor john paul vatican become progressively green installed photovoltaic cell building produce electricity hosted scientific conference discus ramification global warming climate change widely blamed human use fossil fuel girotti number two vatican apostolic penitentiary deal matter conscience also listed drug trafficking social economic injustice modern sin girotti also bemoaned fewer fewer catholic go confession pointed study milan catholic university showed percent catholic faithful italy stopped going confession sacrament penance catholic confess sin priest absolves god name study catholic university showed percent italian catholic believed need priest god intermediary percent felt uncomfortable talking sin another person,1
death toll risen people one person missing disaster mitigation agency spokesman agus wibowo said data disaster mitigation agency showed resident remain evacuated home saturday deadliest flooding year caused chaos part southeast asia biggest city train line blocked power outage area swathe jakarta nearby town inundated heavy rain fell dec early hour new year day deluge start one extreme rainfall event since record began meteorological climatological geophysics agency bmkg said friday agency said climate change increased risk extreme weather warned heavy rainfall could last midfebruary jan expected peak television footage showed flood water inundating part jakarta mudcovered car piled top jakarta surroundings home million people people died one capital deadliest flood five year ago much centre city inundated canal overflowed,1
small group activist celebrity protested front white house put pressure obama reject controversial proposed crude oil pipeline among protester arrested released pound bail actress daryl hannah environmentalist robert kennedy jr son conor kennedy said maggie kao spokeswoman sierra clubthe action came rally planned sunday washington national mall organizer dubbed largest climate rally historythe transcanada corp pipeline would transport barrel crude oil sand northern alberta world third largest crude resource refinery port texas transcanada waiting approval yearsenvironmentalists say approval pipeline encourage development oil sand extraction carbonintensive leading greater greenhouse gas emissionsthe state department coming day due issue new environmental impact statement project expected guide white house decides whether give project goaheadobama widely expected approve pipeline governor nebraska approved revised route state avoided ecologically sensitive area aquifersbut doubt rose obama put surprising emphasis climate change january inaugural address leading pipeline watcher question whether president would heed pressure environmentalistsstill canada natural resource minister said wednesday cautiously optimistic washington would approve pipelinethe american petroleum institute country biggest oil gas lobbying group labour union said also confident obama would approve keystonethis one scrutinized infrastructure project nation history sean mcgarvey president building construction aflcio labour organizationthe president thoughtfully methodically looked issue doubt president make right decisionmany environmental group welcomed obamas focus climate change tuesday state union speech warned keystone decision would meaningfulim glad see president long odd silence campaign ratcheting rhetoric climate change said bill mckibben founder environmental group org among arrested outside white house wednesday test rhetoric purest simplest test keystone xl pipelinethe american petroleum institute also stepping pressure obama approve keystone member say create job help ensure u energy security group plan national advertising campaign grassroots event across country urging obama approve projectrepublican lawmaker including house representative speaker john boehner called president delay decision furthertradeoffssome policy analyst speculate obama could announce carboncutting measure approve pipelinejoshua saks legislative director national wildlife federation rejected tradeoffyou cant something else mitigate enormous effect passing keystone pipeline saidbut paul bledsoe energy consultant served white house climate change task force president bill clinton said obama roll sweeping regulation targeting emission power plant account onethird u greenhouse gas emission approves pipelineenvironmental group dwell keystone bledsoe said calling one isolated decision within obamas overall longterm climate change vision,1
world leader meeting germany sealed agreement foresees making substantial cut greenhouse gas securing postkyoto deal chancellor angela merkel said term target agreed clear language recognises rise co emission must first stopped followed substantial reduction merkel told reporter summit baltic coast resort heiligendamm said country agreed consider aim percent cut emission leader appear committed specific target previously world leader meeting germany agreed pursue substantial cut greenhouse gas emission integrate u climate plan within established un process eu source said agreed need substantial reduction greenhouse gas emission source told reuters united state resisted attempt german chancellor angela merkel host group eight summit set firm goal cut needed fight dangerous climate change eu source said final text leader would acknowledge desire european union canada japan cut emission least percent line merkels stated target earlier u president george bush sought calm tension moscow ahead highly anticipated facetoface meeting russia vladimir putin summit repeat russia threat theyre military threat theyre something ought hyperventilating bush said ought figuring way work together security remains tight around summit venue luxury hotel small seaside town heiligendamm thursday morning police power boat chased several smaller greenpeace craft trying break security cordon ramming one dumping occupant baltic morning session focused economic issue merkel sat bush putin exchanged public barb u missile shield plan runup summit two president smiling looking relaxed met facetoface since putin launched verbal attack bush administration february accusing trying force world become single master bush said would reiterate putin proposal russia send general scientist united state reassure plan put radar system czech republic interceptor missile poland washington say shield intended defence rogue state like iran north korea urged russia cooperate moscow suspect could outfitted attack missile used spying rejected overture leader met elegant th century hotel heiligendamm resort former east struggled recover ravage communist era relation russia west postcold war low missile shield issue dividing russia united state fellow member britain france germany italy canada japan topic include aid africa foreign policy issue ranging iran kosovo,1
california gov arnold schwarzenegger former vice president al gore set join world leader un meeting monday aimed spurring global negotiation cool warming planet schwarzenegger former bodybuilder movie star pushed environmental reform california acknowledged rich poor country differing responsibility come global warming said time stop blame game time come stop looking back kyoto protocol schwarzenegger said remark prepared delivery consequence global climate change pressing doesnt matter responsible past matter answerable future mean u oneday gathering meant send strong political message urgency problem curbing greenhouse gas emission contribute climate change according secretarygeneral ban kimoon first three u event climate change week likely focus attention whether washington make good pledge take leading role curbing emission cause global warming negotiating session come december bali indonesia climate expert try craft successor emissionslimiting kyoto protocol expires gore former presidential candidate creator global warming documentary inconvenient truth also address un meeting u president george bush speak gathering dine ban end bush rejected kyoto protocol international agreement requires industrial nation cut greenhouse emission least percent level contends accord unfairly burden rich country exempting developing country like china india cost u job developing country said unfair ask curb emission economy grow industrialized nation polluting decade bush plan speak twoday washington meeting state department thursday friday gathering major economy world biggest global warming contributor energy security climate change third conference nongovernmental clinton global initiative convene new york wednesday friday discus climate change participant business academia entertainment environmental organization,1
merkel th year chancellor widely regarded leader western europe never mentioned president donald trump name commencement keynote speech laid worldview showed deep difference administration force rightwing populism emerged europe elsewhere america prominent academic stage speaking mostly german consecutive english translation merkel paused dozen time applause received three standing ovation graduate guest harvard commencement cambridge massachusetts earlier day harvard president lawrence bacow awarded merkel honorary doctor law degree chancellor said leave politics began telling crowd young physicist east berlin cold war walked home every day frustrated despondent wall dividing city limited life changed abruptly wall came experienced firsthand nothing stay way said experience dear graduate first thought wish share anything seems set stone inalterable indeed change merkel one europe longestserving leader blamed critic created condition populist wave including ascent farright alternative germany party antiislam backlash decision allow roughly million refugee syrian war conflict germany contrast merkels close friendship president barack obama relationship trump awkward punctuated decision withdraw united state paris climate accord criticism european union nato complaint view unfair trade relation germany speaking cnn week acknowledged contentious debate trump emphasising need good working relationship united state merkel said cnn interview harvard speech would political would focus lesson drawn life chancellor remark graduate challenge clearly political overtone protectionism trade conflict jeopardise free international trade thus foundation prosperity said war terrorism lead displacement forced migration climate change pose threat planet natural resource said applause must everything humanly possible truly master challenge humankind merkel also urged graduate tear wall ignorance feed nationalism isolationism remember democracy something take granted chancellor received sustained standing ovation entreaty respect others embrace honesty perhaps important honest better place begin place said people come learn maxim truth new york time news service,1
anger erupted proposal could give official power remove relocate resident make way tourism luxury housing deep sea mining project island lie km mile india southwestern coast generation lived quiet life rarely protesting policy created mainland take away land home go fisherman sakariya us one name said phone like many local fisherman asset family home grandfather built roughly square foot square metre plot land near beach island capital kavaratti big city people relocated nearby u probably mean move mainland allow anyone take home away told thomson reuters foundation along thousand islander sakariya taken social medium voice concern covid curb keep taking street protest twitter campaign started student gained traction mainland savelakshadweep backed prominent politician including opposition leader rahul gandhi week resident group save lakshadweep forum staged oneday hunger strike protest new land acquisition rule stirred eviction fear among island roughly people protester also fear plan could strain already limited public service island including lack clean drinking water healthcare access mainland lakshadweep administrator praful patel respond request comment another senior official collector akser ali told reporter recently goal develop island holistically local people welfare mind mainland sensibility government plan happy prosperous islander ecologically protected island also extend andaman nicobar archipelago lie bay bengal land clearance order already issued four tourism project andaman nicobar island despite concern environmental impact plan consider ecosystem island particularly unique primarily mainland sensibility generting revenue employment implemented said conservationist manish chandi cost proposed project life people ecosystem taken account said chandi lived worked island decade biodiversity hotspot already witnessing impact climate change rising sea level submerging one uninhabited island lakshadweep besides resident losing land coastal erosion study shown according government plan however development island group take place part integrated island management plan made protect people ecosystem senior official federal government policy thinktank niti aayog said phase one project tent house resort villa construction andaman nicobar island plan green lit yet said requesting anonymity authorised speak medium consultant hired prepare feasibility report phase start told lakshadweep island mistrust widespread fueled authority recent demolition fisherman beach shack said nizamuddin belongs selfgoverning body kavaratti reimagined smart city development plan nizamuddin said part problem resident properly informed plan havent consulted islander clueless future bring drastic change coming told said smart city space local fisherman traditional livelihood like animal rearing continue instead authority broken fisherman shed beach saying violates norm mistrust draft regulation resident would also get planning permission making even minor change home said lawyer rohith region may seem normal government acquire land project like building road island done rohith said referring law aim protect islander right fragile ecosystem andaman nicobar island government want build major port facility greenfield international airport township solar plant nobody saying shouldnt development chandi said highlighting fact island poor road inadequate transport water supply even patchy telecommunication network consultative taking consideration fact unique ecosystem home indigenous people settler varying need requirement forget marine life view local people including vulnerable tribal group living island forest taken consideration said anthropologist vishvajit pandya brilliant idea people want pandya said hundred mile away lakshadweep island fisherman sakariya echoed pandyas criticism lived small strip land decade know impact disturbing ecology better anyone official listen u,1
many million people tipped switch light television around world help fight climate change city joining earth hour march environment group wwf said wednesday following last year earth hour australia million sydneysiders powereddown hour city including atlanta san francisco bangkok ottawa dublin vancouver montreal phoenix also signed wwf said joined copenhagen aarhus manila fiji capital suva chicago tel aviv christchurch toronto odense aalborg well major australian city including melbourne perth brisbane national capital canberra see participation level around globe sydney anticipate million people involved said andy ridley earth hour executive director earth hour asks resident participating city switch light nonessential electrical item one hour pm raise awareness carbon emission scientist blame causing global warming last year sydney event restaurant used candle light turned home major landmark including opera house harbour bridge year ridley said iconic building plunged darkness would include san franciscos golden gate bridge chicago sears tower soldier field stadium football ground well metre cn tower toronto climate change truly global issue people around world demanding action said last year earth hour sydney essential light kept safety reason including street light power provider energy australia said event cut electricity consumption percent note bangladesh read article please join th march pm,1
india made voice heard global trade climate change summit italy month sign growing diplomatic heft help push bigger role global governance india emergence seen logical outgrowth two world biggest current challenge financial crisis climate change ability help resolve problem trillion dollar economy still growing percent slowdown spurred shift towards economic inclusion landmark civilian nuclear deal u last year also helped india entry global order vies rising china say international policymaking two year ago prime minister manmohan singh returned summit germany complaining india sideshow attending meeting invitee waste time italy saw far strident india speaking authority trade protectionism climate change boosted hope asia third largest economy gaining seat high table global governance changed india profile relative dynamism economy estimated percent growth visavis global economy said siddharth varadarajan strategic affair editor hindu newspaper decision name global community leaf china india seen legitimate u president barack obama said need include big emerging player policymaking india count victory aspiration end summit obama said tackling global challenge absence major power like china india brazil seems wrongheaded trade climate summit india stirred pot firm stand climate change refusing give pressure rich nation sign carbon emission target india seek climate solution impede growth effort pull million poverty position along developing nation underlined difficulty securing new un climate pact copenhagen december european union already hinted frustration see developing country unwillingness play ball said negotiation slowed many country asking others something without acting hand global trade talk locked almost decade got boost summit developing country led india rich nation agreed conclude doha round possible end squabble tariff subsidy ability india bring substance table put focus said uday bhaskar new delhibased strategic affair expert director national maritime foundation issue underscore india growing relevance country longterm goal find place high table global power taken seriously china government official say india doesnt want oneissue twoissue country equal partner global decisionmaking said senior indian official think summit show india begun moving towards goal india voice bolstered singh usually known use tough diplomatic language called reforming global institution recognise relevance major emerging economy clear meaningful global action issue requires restructuring institution global governance starting un security council singh said end summit central italian city laquila end india participating alternative forum like group industrialised developing economy bric brazil russia india china gathering world biggest emerging market,1
google inc disappointed lack breakthrough investment idea green technology sector company working develop new mirror technology could reduce cost building solar thermal plant quarter weve looking unusual material mirror reflective surface well substrate mirror mounted company green energy czar bill weihl told reuters global climate alternative energy summit san francisco wednesday google known internet search engine late said would invest company research produce affordable renewable energy within year company engineer focused solar thermal technology sun energy used heat substance produce steam turn turbine mirror focus sun ray heated substance weihl said google looking cut cost making heliostats field mirror track sun least factor two ideally factor three four typically seeing watt capital cost weihl said megawatt installation would million billion lot money work cent kilowatt hour google hope viable technology show internally couple month weihl said need accelerated testing show impact decade wear new mirror desert condition yet said im hopeful mirror cheaper company space using another technology google working gas turbine would run solar power rather natural gas idea potential cutting cost electricity weihl said two three year could demonstrating significant scale pilot system would generate lot power would clearly mass manufacturable cost would give u levelized cost electricity would cent sub cent kilowatt hour range weihl said google invested two solar thermal company esolar brightsolar working company developing cheaper mirror turbine wideranging remark weihl also said united state need raise governmentbacked research significantly particularly initial stage encourage breakthrough idea sector company pushed ahead addressing climate change issue philanthropic effort googleorg arm weihl said lack company idea would considered breakthrough green technology sector announcing plan create renewable energy price lower power coal invested le million company weihl said google intended invest much early year little buy would say reasonable little bit discouraged point view right seriously discouraged said isnt enough investment going early stage investment pipeline venture fund come play u government need provide fund develop idea laboratory stage said id like see billion billion yr sector weihl said would fabulous pretty clear seen isnt enough,1
maruf mallick bdnews coms environment correspondent copenhagen dec bdnews comprime minister sheikh hasina proposed adaptation funding must least gdp developed country separate oda stipulated brussels program action addressing main plenary meeting ongoing un climate talk bella centre copenhagen wednesday said disbursement fund adaptation must take account extent vulnerability climate change size population exposed risk adaptation initiative country concerned immediate action developed country must also allow transfer ecofriendly technology particularly vulnerable country mvcs ldcs affordable cost must kept outside intellectual property right regime also need establish international center adaptation research training unfccc bolstering capability shared experience adaptation shed said climate refugee increasing day bangladesh visible sea level temperature rise destroying fish sanctuary livelihood fisherman natural disaster river bank erosion salinity intrusion taking toll life uprooting farming family millionsthe prime minister said describing current situation bangladesh swelling city causing social disorder fund allocated development diverted rehabilitation affecting mdgs fact climate change costing u significant share gdp estimated meter rise sea level due global warming would inundate land mass force million climate refugee million losing livelihood pointed hasina said meet climate change challenge nation must take immediate action basis bali action plan sustainable development survival developed country must commit deep legally binding cut greenhouse gas emission indeed annex one party must reduce emission level allow peaking reduce greenhouse gas concentration ppm limit global warming degree degree celsius preindustrial level rattled list initiative bangladesh taken adopt climate change national level said bangladesh brought paradigm shift relief rehabilitation disaster risk management also adopted adaptation mitigation program comprising action plan designated authority clean development mechanism cdm prime minister said bangladesh greenhouse gas contribution negligible one worst victim climate change increased frequency ferocity erratic pattern natural disaster causing havoc bangladesh international strategy disaster reduction ranked bangladesh vulnerable country flood third tsunami sixth cyclone term human exposure addition salinity intrusion coastal area reducing cultivable land threatening world largest mangrove forest sunderbans unesco world heritage site hasina said important development developed country realization responsibility unbridled greenhouse gas emission resulted global warming climate change important also readiness cut emission reversing present adverse climate trend however achieve science recommended level political bold decision needed investment resource technology said,0
kathmanduapril bdnews comreuters nepal china agreed recognise snow rock height mount everest ending longstanding debate height world tallest mountain official said thursday climber scaled mountain straddle nepalchina border since first summited new zealander sir edmund hillary tenzing norgay sherpa may exact height remained matter debate official everest snow height metre foot measured survey india chinese mountaineer researcher climbed mount everest may determine height afresh concluded rock height peak metre foot le estimate made summit metre foot margin error metre official china nepal met week said height accurate correct height measurement absolute problem scientific research said raja ram chhatkuli director general nepal survey department delegate eight world tallest peak including mount everest nepal border china india expedition national geographic society boston museum science used satellitebased technology measure height snow covered peak determined mountain stood metre foot high said unsure height rock peak nepal stuck snow height determined,0
tiny sundimming effect could offset one percent warming worldwide percent locally vast northern forest siberia canada nordic nation wrote journal nature geoscience proportionally small scientist said study provided evidence importance protecting forest help slow climate change absorbing greenhouse gas grow preserve wildlife observation forest site around world showed plant emitted tiny particle float wind temperature warm act seed water droplet create cloud wrote cloud white top turn reflect sunlight back space offset warming wrote study focused forest europe north america russia southern africa effect believed smaller far hotter tropical forest amazon congo basin small effect one percent much said lead author pauli paasonen university helsinki international institute applied system analysis austria temperature increase degree without effect theyd rise degree told reuters study included researcher united state canada germany netherlands south africa hungary sweden sunshade many tiny aerosol human pollution factory car power plant also sundimming effect may slowing pace climate change blamed mainly emission greenhouse gas carbon dioxidebut uncertainty role nature plant emission gas monoterpenes everyone know scent forest ari asmi university helsinki researcher also worked study said statement scent made gas unclear plant emit monoterpenes higher temperature may sideeffect tree natural air conditioning reduce heat forest providing additional cooling another reason conserve protect forest said dominick spracklen expert plant climate change university leeds involved study damaging effect warming forest wildfire insect pest may exceed tiny benefit cloud would come healthy forest said spracklen said plant cooling effect tantalising evidence people believe planet somehow act selfregulating organism life sometimes known gaia hypothesis one idea launched warmer temperature spur growth algae upper ocean tiny plant would turn release chemical dimethyl sulphide seed cloud reflect sunlight one yet proved effect exists said un panel leading climate scientist say human emission greenhouse gas driving world temperature lead ever flood drought heatwaves rising sea level say least percent certain human activity rather natural variation climate blame warming past halfcentury,1
increased focus turbulent financial market escalating geopolitical tension could prompt government firm neglect le immediate risk like climate change world economic forum warned said wednesday could make even harder deal critical longerterm issue future action mitigate climate change example may put danger global economy weaken substantially even though many decision shape future path global climate need made next five year wef said report wednesday inaction longterm risk weaken global capacity manage future challenge said global risk report form part agenda davos meeting world economic forum later month named four key issue systemic financial risk food security supply chain disruption role energy systemic financial risk immediate point view economic cost severe wef said said possibility recession united state discounted britain dependence financial sector left particularly vulnerable also highlighted food security factor including demographic lifestyle change climate change shift world period volatile sustained high price hundred leader world top company influential executive politician meet swiss ski resort davos later month likely far le buoyant mood year ago global economy still enjoying one longest period growth since world war two confidence running high year meet month credit crunch capital market turbulence start uncertain year among economic risk wef report name abrupt drop value u dollar slower chinese economic growth tax rise wealthy nation drop u uk european house price geopolitical risk include collapse nuclear nonproliferation treaty conflict united state either iran north korea extreme weather linked climate change continues top list environmental risk report also warned challenge increasingly complex interlinked making harder company country identify responsible mitigate major risk systemic financial risk lead serious deterioration world economy prospect collaborative mitigation may reversed several front simultaneously attention turn immediate concern wef said,1
parliamentary election supposed happen first roadmap unveiled army deposed islamist president mohamed mursi july mass protest rulebut critic campaigned change saying country need elected leader direct government time economic political crisis forge political alliance potentially divisive parliamentary electionopponents say risk creating president unchecked power sisi widely tipped win vote would restore army sway post controlled military men mursi propelled office last year muslim brotherhoodsisis islamist opponent view mastermind military coup crackdown killed hundred mursis supporter jailed thousand morein unrest one person killed five others wounded monday mediterranean town damietta clash opponent supporter mursi incident taken place almost daily since mursi removedin cairo court sentenced brotherhood member two year jail fine egyptian pound engaging violent action protesting riotingthe interior ministry said arrested probrotherhood female student alazhar university islamic learning causing chaos inciting violencethe university main stage violent protest since start fall semester september nine azhar student killed clash police since three died friday saturday government designated brotherhood group terrorist organizationthat announcement came people killed suicide attack police station nile delta last tuesday attack brotherhood condemned blamed radical faction based sinai peninsulasisi yet declare presidential bida draft constitution concluded december opened way change order election leaving open question come firstsecularleaning politician want presidential election parliamentary poll lobbied interim head state adly mansour four recent meeting according official familiar discussedthe force attended four meeting agreed large percentage presidential election first mean likely presidential election first said one officialsan army official added presidential election likely held first seems demand party farholding presidential election first would accelerate process bringing sisi head state said mustapha kamel alsayid professor political science cairo universitythe people pushing change would like head statesisi yet announce candidacy army official familiar thinking said last week still undecided weighs manifold problem facing country deep economic crisisbut may choice supporter see sisi man able restore stability three year turmoiland analyst say powerful security apparatus putting pressure run press crackdown brotherhood combat militant attack spiraled since mursis overthrowthere three bombing last week bloodiest attack police station killed people city mansoura north cairo state blamed brotherhood condemned attack radical islamist group ansar bayt almaqdis claimed responsibilitythe brotherhood five election mubarak downfall boycotting army political roadmapin interview broadcast late sunday interim prime minister hazem elbeblawi sidestepped question whether presidential election would held ahead parliamentary vote saying focus forthcoming referendumthe referendum set january draft say step towards holding first election begin later day ratification constitution mansour said sunday government committed holding presidential parliamentary election within six month approvalthe islamist nour party came second brotherhood last parliamentary election said secular party wanted push back parliamentary election worried losing islamist againthe nour ultraorthodox salafi party supported removal mursi sherif taha party spokesman said nour would object holding presidential election first result consensushe also said government must offer clear guarantee parliamentary election would followin washington defense secretary chuck hagel voiced concern development egypt call sisi stressed need political inclusiveness pentagon spokesman saidsecretary hagel also expressed concern political climate advance constitutional referendum including continued enforcement restrictive demonstration law said egyptian pound,0
morrison treasurer outgoing prime minister malcolm turnbull emerged surprise winner threeway challenge leadership liberal party brought rightwing rival week stepping become australia sixth prime minister le year morrison inherited leadership coalition liberal national party whose oneseat majority defended byelection held safe sydney seat turnbull set vacate job take forward mantle leadership new generation ensure bring party back together bruised battered week bring parliament back together morrison said first appearance partyroom victory ruled calling general election near term still face early electoral test turnbull set resign parliament forcing byelection sydney seat safe seat liberal turnbull blamed demise vengeance personal ambition factional feuding party led conservative lawmaker including former prime minister tony abbott man toppled partyroom coup september australian dumbstruck appalled conduct past week said turnbull liberal party member warren enserch said leadership vote revolving door prime minister got stop liberal party senior partner liberalnational coalition government consistently trailed opposition labor opinion poll recent month bookmaker friday labour favourite win next poll morrison victory mark chance break decade leadership clash turnbull abbott government opposition ideological division party issue climate change energy policy immigration even globalisation remain stark indeed foreign minister julie bishop eliminated first round leadership ballot morrison defeated peter dutton conservative rival vote three changed vote would altered result dutton centre political turmoil week seeking head push top job turnbull unexpectedly called leadership vote liberal party meeting tuesday victory margin seen unconvincing dutton influential supporter regrouped pressed second vote seemed building momentum morrison emerged thursday candidate quickly favour moderate originally conservative wing liberal party morrison widely seen centrist rejected prominent rightwing policy including limit immigration compromise candidate bridge conservative moderate wing party said haydon manning political science professor flinders university south australia state heal wound threatened fracture coalition government allow government time prepare election said morrison face series policy decision could reopen old wound within government including impasse energy topic acted catalyst turnbulls demise turnbull week sought placate conservative anger stripping requirement reducing greenhouse emission centrepiece energy policy influential rightwing government lawmaker remain opposed policy morrison therefore need find way meet australia commitment reduce emission percent level paris accord without stoking old division challenge turnbull said would difficult truth coalition find hard get agreement anything emission said turnbull morrison victory welcomed financial market shaken political instability australian share edged higher friday rebounding three day loss saw benchmark fall percent pm morrison marketfriendly option said annette beacher chief asiapac macro strategist td security singapore however beacher said market would looking see whether morrison narrow gap opposition labor skew towards labor party stage ensures form government next election said also hoped morrison would end political instability plagued australia political turmoil past decade come cost global competitiveness business community need policy certainty promote investment improve business confidence said tony johnson chief executive officer ernest young,1
would require incredible amount heat power manufacturing method store vast amount power jet tanker truck trillion dollar global asset would need retired main sector play aviation shipping steel plastic aluminum cement chemical trucking represent massive swath economy making political third rail climate change action combination policy work technological leap industry collaboration made previously improbable change rallying point action youve actually got move whole economy said helen clarkson ceo climate group global nonprofit dont get free pas difficult rmi organisation colorado focused sustainability previously known rocky mountain institute estimate steel production shipping aviation trucking alone contribute global carbon emission left untouched eat twice remaining global carbon budget stay degree celsius warming still immense hurdle including funding policy support unsolved technological challenge coalition industry group including energy transition commission released report transition mission possible partnership support rmi created detailed road map sector transformation climate group steel zero plan build demand carbonfree steel begun december would ignored year ago clarkson said already count leading global construction firm supporter history highestpolluting industry trusted cate hight principal rmi admits greenwashing possible improving accuracy digital tool thirdparty group use track emission mean corporation held accountable understand rapidly ground shifting look steel global industry synonymous smokestack responsible co emission green steel isnt vision reality beginning swedish steelmaker ssab began developing fossilfree steel process called hybrit tested automaker volvo mercedesbenz pilot process iron ore refined reduced green hydrogen renewable energy oxygenfree sponge iron shaped electric arc furnace finished steel scale operational commercial plant produce million ton sponge iron annually said ssabs chief technology officer martin pei competitor arcelormittal midrex u steel also invested cutting carbon though positive step represent start mission possible partnership climate alliance industrial leader financier policy group rmi estimated steel industry need invest billion every year meet increased demand another billion needed make netzero compliant green hydrogen present particularly lofty challenge decarbonising heavy industry highpotency option would require much electricity current global electrical generation would need double according rmi heavy industry sector focused first reducing rather completely eliminating carbon output efficiency excites ben schuler founder ceo infinitum electric startup based round rock texas make electric motor half size weight standard firm aircore engine represent big leap sustainability caterpillar rockwell automation investor federal government green proving ground test nascent building tech federal building evaluating infinitum product potential widescale deployment half electricity united state used power electric motor roughly onethird growth global energy demand next two decade expected come industrial motor including power fan heating ventilation airconditioning system compressor alternator factory machine heat pump there cleaner better way exact process weve done last year said schuler expects deliver motor itll take thousand ten thousand company like u good idea part uncertainty shift hight convinced right pathway silver buckshot instead silver bullet everythingatonce approach includes electric motor vast expansion renewable power investment hydrogen technology despite daunting task ahead optimistic heavy industry shrink carbon emission quickly profit wideranging report released summer rmis cofounder amory lovins argues electrification evolution efficiency clean power bring shakeup creates trillion dollar creative destruction cost change radical potential return wrote well learn many problem look impenetrable someone crack new york time company,1
copenhagen dec bdnews comreuters world leader tried rescue global climate agreement friday failure leading greenhouse gas emitter china united state come new proposal blocked chance ambitious deal u president barack obama leader trying reach consensus carbon emission cut financial aid poor nation temperature cap international scrutiny emission curb progress area gap remain emission target monitoring delegate said ready get done today movement side recognise better u act talk obama told conference international discussion essentially taken place almost two decade little show increase acceleration climate change phenomenon time talk stake agreement coordinated global action avert climate change including flood drought two week talk copenhagen battled suspicion rich poor country share emission cut developing country among vulnerable climate change say rich nation historic responsibility take lead environment minister eu president sweden andreas carlgren said united state china held key deal united state come late table commitment tackle climate change said china resistance monitoring serious obstacle great victim big group developing country eu really wanted reach big group developing country made impossible great power carlgren said u secretary state hillary clinton arrived copenhagen thursday promise united state would join effort mobilise billion billion pound year help poor nation cope climate change provided deal new gesture obama stuck target cutting greenhouse gas emission percent level work percent versus compared eu target percent chinese premier wen jiabao also reiterated existing target although said world top carbon emitter may exceed honour word real action wen said whatever outcome conference may produce fully committed achieving even exceeding target obama wen met nearly hour white house official described step forward constructive discussion touched upon key issue official told reporter theyve directed negotiator work bilateral basis well country see agreement reached sweden prime minister fredrik reinfeldt urged china united state together account percent global greenhouse gas emission act u china account almost half world emission simply must part dont able meet degree target told conference great speaking obamas speech british official said prospect deal great number key country holding overall package time running short negotiator failed overnight talk agree carbon cut obama leader failed achieve breakthrough talk friday morning french president nicolas sarkozy said chinese resistance monitoring emission sticking point good news talk continuing bad news havent reached conclusion said draft text seen reuters called goal billion year help poor nation cope climate change also supported billion least developed country said world ought limit warming degree celsius versus preindustrial level scientist say degree limit minimum avoid worst impact climate change including several metre sea level rise extinction crop failure aim two week talk copenhagen agree climate deal country convert full legally binding treaty next year succeed kyoto protocol whose present round end united state never ratified kyoto pact doesnt bind developing nation friday draft text foresees continuing negotiation agree one new legal treaty later end,0
u senate majority leader mitch mcconnell receiving obamas veto message immediately countered announcing republicanled chamber would attempt override march unlikely despite majority republican four vote short able overturn obamas veto vowed attach language approving pipeline spending bill legislation later year president would find difficult veto transcanada corp pipeline would carry barrel day mostly canadian oil sand crude nebraska en route refinery port along u gulf pending six year obama rejected bill hour sent white house said measure unwisely bypassed state department process determine whether project would beneficial united state bill united state congress attempt circumvent longstanding proven process determining whether building operating crossborder pipeline serf national interest wrote veto message republican support project jobcreation potential made passing bill top priority november election gained control u senate strengthened majority house representative bill passed house earlier month cleared senate january obama played keystone xl ability create job raised question effect climate change environmentalist made part coalition elected president oppose project carbon emission involved getting oil would carry canadian tar sand transcanada chief executive rus girling said statement company fully committed keystone xl despite obamas veto would work state department answer question project opponent pipeline praised obamas move veto along president increasing public skepticism keystone xl make u confident ever president reject permit said gene karpinski president league conservation voter another pipeline opponent republican lambasted obama president veto keystone job bill national embarrassment said republican house speaker john boehner president close environmental extremist stand america worker he invested leftfringe politics president called thats put national interest first obama make final decision project state department finish review expected coming week issue likely remain central washington political backandforth time chairman house oversight committee jason chaffetz sent letter secretary state john kerry tuesday asking report document received state department government agency project according aide,1
concentration main greenhouse gas atmosphere reached highest level since preindustrial time world meteorological organization wmo said wednesday concentration gas continued build latest year observation despite economic slowdown un weather agency said latest greenhouse gas bulletin rise amount greenhouse gas increase radiation atmosphere warming surface earth causing climate change main longlived greenhouse gas including carbon dioxide methane nitrous oxide reached highest recorded level since beginning industrial age despite recent economic slowdown wmo deputy secretarygeneral jeremiah lengoasa told briefing finding studied un meeting cancun mexico nov dec discus climate change total radiative forcing longlived greenhouse gas balance radiation coming atmosphere radiation going increased percent rose percent wmo said growth rate carbon dioxide nitrous oxide smaller marginal impact longlasting concentration would take year carbon dioxide disappear atmosphere emission stopped completely carbon dioxide single important greenhouse gas caused human activity contributing percent total radiative forcing concentration increased percent since mainly emission burning fossil fuel deforestation change land use wmo said natural emission methane due example melting arctic icecap increased rainfall wetland caused global warming becoming significant said could create feedback loop global warming release large quantity methane atmosphere contribute global warming natural emission could reason methane increased atmosphere past three year nearly decade growth wmo said human activity cattlerearing rice planting fossilfuel exploitation landfill account percent methane emission natural source accounting rest,1
president xi jinping chancellor angela merkel pledged wednesday work together closely range issue two day ahead summit hamburg u president donald trump also due attend trump testy relationship china germany pushing two country closer together despite berlin concern human right china frustration market access chinesegerman relation new start need new breakthrough xi told joint news conference merkel berlin said hoped make new blueprint set sight new goal plan new route cooperation visit germany difficult discussion since bringing state together development idea easy merkel said tension likely summit outside thousand protester expected demonstrate raft cause ranging antiglobalisation failure tackle climate change already german police used water cannon disperse around anticapitalist protester much tension revolve around trump article german newspaper handelsblatt japanese prime minister shinzo abe urged state continue working together climate protection trump pulled united state paris agreement climate change policy world bank president jim yong kim told handelsblatt agreed merkel climate change saying wait contrast trump protectionist stance kim also stressed free trade key alleviating poverty boosting prosperity merkel lashed trump administration taking view globalisation creating winner loser told newspaper die zeit president work reaching agreement rather contributing situation lack communication prevails symbolise close tie merkel xi opened garden berlin zoo meng meng jiao qing two giant panda loan china seen sitting wooden bench munching bamboo red curtain covering enclosure opened merkel described two nice diplomat merkel said xi also talked wanting quickly sign investment treaty would ultimately turn fullblown freetrade agreement discussed well improving cooperation cyber security working closely together fighting international terrorism addition discussed bilateral cooperation country africa afghanistan merkel highlighting agreement jointly build hydroelectric power plant angola added view must intensively pursue human right dialogue looking different part society better express respect cooperation field civil society strengthened,1
britain say hasnt decided yet much energy aim get renewable source like wind sun industry player fear lack ambition european union leader signed march mandatory target get fifth energy renewable source help fight climate change didnt decide target would split eu member state tough talk expected ahead decision due january renewable energy industry fear britain aiming low there exceptionally defeatist attitude renewables uk said leonie greene spokeswoman britain renewable energy association rea renewable energy contributes le global warming expensive conventional fossil fuel like oil coal need support research development installation drive investment bring cost greene cited eu data showing britain obtained percent energy including heat transport electricity renewable source versus eu average percent signed eu percent target havent changed position uk government spokesman said tuesday going process deciding thats going met britain said may present policy would enable country get percent energy renewable source described eu target ambitious goal according document leaked guardian newspaper august tuesday british government official estimate would cost billion pound billion annually double share percent document suggested britain wanted flexible approach possible example achieving target using similar mechanism carbon offsetting pay someone else install renewable energy behalf eu energy commissioner andris piebalgs said two week ago supported trading approach richer eu government invested renewable energy newer mostly excommunist member bloc got mixed reception renewable energy company,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
unchecked climate change could drive per cent world bird specie extinction world still chance limit loss conservation group wwf said report tuesday migratory insecteaters tropical honeycreeper cold water penguin bird highly sensitive changing weather condition many already affected badly global warming new study said bird quintessential canary coal mine already responding current level climate change said report launched united nation conference kenya way slow warming bird indicate global warming set motion powerful chain effect ecosystem worldwide wwf said robust evidence demonstrates climate change affecting bird behavior migratory bird even failing migrate future said unchecked warming could put large number specie risk estimate extinction rate high per cent depending region climate scenario potential bird shift new habitat said extreme scenario extinction could prevented tough climate protection target enforced greenhouse gas emission cut keep global warming increase le degree f preindustrial level already decline europe united state many migratory bird missing vital food stock appearing earlier earlier due global warming widely blamed scientist emission burning fossil fuel canada northern hudson bay report said mosquito hatching reaching peak number earlier spring seabird breeding adjusted behavior netherlands added similar mismatch led decline per cent population pied flycatcher last two decade predicted rising temperature could see europe mediterranean coastal wetland critical habitat migratory bird completely destroyed said rising temperature also seen disastrous impact nonmigratory specie habitat range shifted many center specie richness bird currently located protected area bird may forced climatic change unprotected zone report said island mountain bird may simply nowhere go u unabated warming seen cutting bird specie nearly third eastern midwest great lake almost threequarters rainforest bird australia northeastern wet tropic risk wiped europe endangered spanish imperial eagle currently found mainly natural reserve park expected lose entire current range wwfs report said also high risk eight specie brightly colored hawaiian honeycreeper galapagos island penguin scottish capercaillie world biggest grouse wwf said could lose per cent habitat warming,1
climate campaigner protesting expansion plan london heathrow airport tuesday rejected report would endanger passenger world busiest international airline hub campaigner set camp next heathrow threatened direct action lodged protest press complaint commission newspaper report planned make hoax bomb call disrupt air traffic afford alienate public direct action safe wont targeting passenger said campaigner leeds university science lecturer simon lewis campaigner camping path proposed third runway airport handle passenger day protest staged height summer holiday season six week ago blazing jeep used attack glasgow airport caused casualty building last year police foiled said plan bomb airliner flying heathrow united state scientist say air transport contributes heavily global warming campaigner plan week protest bid force government halt expansion airport said protest could involve mass picnic sipson town set destruction runway built targeting office airport operator baa owned spain ferrovial company baa said agreed debate aviation climate change million passenger travel airport weeklong camp right go lawful travel plan without harassed intimidated baa said statement heathrow handle average one flight minute total nearly million passenger year,1