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whittlesea australia feb bdnews comreuters weary firefighter rescuer pulled remains dozen people charred building monday toll australia deadliest bushfires rose everybodys gone everybodys gone everybody house gone theyre dead house everybodys dead cried survivor christopher harvey walked town kinglake people killed police believe fire razed rural town near country second biggest city melbourne deliberately lit declared one devastated town crime scene word describe mass murder prime minister kevin rudd told local television number dead numbing fear rise bushfires country worst natural disaster century put pressure rudd deliver broad new climate policy one massive bushfire tore several town southern state victoria saturday night destroying everything path many people died car trying flee others killed huddled home yet escaped jumping swimming pool farm reservoir inferno tall fourstorey building one stage sparking spot fire km mile ahead strong wind blew hot ember path going look like hiroshima tell going look like nuclear bomb animal dead road said harvey house destroyed people serious burn injury hospital many patient burn percent body injury worse bali bombing said one doctor hospital emergency department canberra lawmaker fought back tear suspended parliament day expressing condolence victim behalf stunned nation beauty wonder country national party leader warren truss said also harsh cruel idyllic landscape also become killing field climate change policy wildfire natural annual event australia year combination scorching weather drought tinderdry bush created prime condition fire major flood queensland state north put pressure rudd due deliver new climate policy may green politician citing extreme weather back tougher climate policy adding nation grief authority northern queensland searched unsuccessfully fiveyearold boy believe killed crocodile chased pet dog flooded daintree river scientist say australia harsh environment set one nation affected climate change continued increase greenhouse gas lead warming drier condition southern australia fire risk likely slightly worsen said kevin hennessy commonwealth scientific industrial research center csiro victorian bushfire tragedy worst natural disaster australia year cyclone mahina struck australia northern cape york killing plea missing thousand firefighter continued battle main fire score blaze across victoria monday well fire neighboring new south wale state cooler calmer condition helped firefighter major fire remained control victoria weeklong heatwave triggered inferno fire burned ha acre mostly bushland victoria number vineyard yarra valley also destroyed insurance council australia said early estimate bill small town marysville sealed police forensic scientist searched rubble evidence dawn broke town whittlesea near kinglake shocked resident wandered street cry searching loved one still missing last anyone saw kid running house blocked house cried sam gent heard wife tina three child aged since fire swept kinglake let mountain know go try find gent sobbed authority sealed kinglake body still recovered handwritten note pinned board whittlesea evacuation center told sad story desperate plea people missing family friend contact rudd said would take year rebuild devastated town announced million million aid package also called army help erect emergency shelter previous worst bushfire tragedy australia people killed

japan consider scheme trading greenhouse gas emission government said friday week powerful business lobby trade ministry softened strong opposition report new step aimed slashing greenhouse gas emission line kyoto protocol government also proposed deeper voluntary cut industry adding existing measure preserving forest purchasing emission right abroad plan revealed japan prepares host climatefocussed summit industrialised nation july opened public comment officially adopted end march capandtrade system mandatory emission limit long opposed japan business federation mentioned plan topic consideration near future environmental tax introduction daylight saving time environment minister ichiro kamoshita warned cabinet minister might later asked cooperate cut official said host conference produced kyoto protocol japan anxious improve emission record present well adrift goal average percent cut level mean slashing emission billion tonne year carbon dioxide equivalent although japan actually emitted estimated billion tonne year ended march prepares host northern island hokkaido july japan attempting take leading role climate change including planning major environmental conference ahead main summit medium report said top un climate change official said earlier month would disadvantage japan stay otherwise universal capandtrade system future business lobby chairman fujio mitarai reported month softening opposition capandtrade trade ministry said seriously studying approach

european commission opted compromise end trade row energysaving lightbulb china wednesday proposing oneyear delay scrapping antidumping duty import case seen test european union openness import asia commitment protect environment bloc trade chief peter mandelson pushed duty axed immediately backed european firm led dutch electronics group philip import large amount chinese lightbulb duty add percent price bulb environmentalist say fly face eu claim lead fight climate change mandelson ran opposition germany eu enterprise commissioner guenter verheugen expressed concern eliminating duty would cost job osram part germany siemens group osram say biggest manufacturer energysaving bulb europe import fewer china philip oneyear duty extension plan hammered eu commission wednesday shorter usual fiveyear period antidumping measure originally sought germany duty introduced proposal go eu member state approval philip said unhappy proposal continue duty cost group million euro million year osram said appreciated argument free trade competition acknowledged eu case highlight tension within nation bloc company wanting cheap import say hurt unfair trade practice european commission spokesman johannes laitenberger said oneyear extension duty would allow soft transition european industry proposal lambasted environmental group wwf severe contradiction eu policy chief among target percent energy saving plan switch home business energysavings lighting one hand europe committed ambitious energy efficiency objective hand continues impose tax import green product wwf trade advisor eivind hoff said trade expert say lightbulb issue test case mandelson gave weight past interest eu company produce source good china market energysaving bulb eu worth million euro month june china accounted percent sale according commission figure

need know disaster amazon matter amazon brazil world largest tropical rainforest considered biodiversity hot spot many unique specie plant animal dense jungle absorbs huge amount world carbon dioxide greenhouse gas believed biggest factor climate change scientist say preserving amazon vital fighting global warming bad fire forest fire brazil hit highest level since least year august compared period year ago according brazil space research agency inpe fire far year roughly half august alone eight nine amazon state seen increase largest state amazona seeing rise resident ground state rondonia amazona state said fire every year never seen bad cloud smoke blanketing region caused fire fire amazon often set purpose clear land logger extract wood speculator burn remaining vegetation clear hope selling land farmer rancher amazon several month dry season fire easily spread control environmentalist say setting fire emboldened hear bolsonaro calling development amazon think punished deforestation risen yearonyear first seven month tripled july alone environmentalist believe deforesting people starting fire brazil government reacted bolsonaro initially suggested fire normal said nongovernment organisation setting fire hurt government present evidence later backed claim bolsonaro said country resource fight fire area large amazon also warning country interfere saying foreign money aimed undermining brazil sovereignty government decided mobilise military fight fire several amazon state subsequently requested support remains unclear exactly armed force deployed effective world leader say french president emmanuel macron called fire international emergency ecocide criticised brazil government protect rainforest macron office said statement would oppose eventual approval free trade deal european union south american trade bloc mercosur bolsonaro lied environmental concern june summit first agreed british prime minister boris johnson german chancellor angela merkel said concerned destruction amazon said blocking trade deal right response sunday macron said leader united state japan germany france italy britain canada finalising possible deal annual summit technical financial help country affected fire including brazil president donald trump offered bolsonaro u assistance phone call brazilian official subsequently said working united state combat fire public reacted brazilian taken street protest government inaction fire dozen city shutting major road brasilia sao paulo demonstration held outside brazilian embassy paris london social medium prayforamazonas similar hashtags trending twitter user posting support bolsonaro also pushed hashtag translating theamazonwithoutngos trending topic platform mean climate change scientist fear continued destruction amazon could push toward tipping point region would enter selfsustained cycle forest dieback convert rainforest savannah brazilian climate scientist carlos nobre belief entire amazon already destroyed first researcher thought tipping point would destruction changed global warming raising temperature amazon increasing number fire nobre say tipping point likely tipping point triggered dieback take year time billion tonne carbon dioxide would released atmosphere nobre said making far harder world keep temperature rise degree celsius goal avoid devastating effect climate change

light sydney iconic opera house harbour bridge switched saturday along light many highrise office block restaurant around australia earth hour many million people tipped switch light television around world help fight climate change around town city country taking part event organiser say australian held candlelit beach party played poker candle light floated candle river dined candle light earth hour one pub southern victoria state offering free beer anyone came black balloon symbolise every individual carbon footprint first earth hour sydney million business household turned light one hour raise awareness climate change year earth hour gone global city including atlanta san francisco bangkok manila ottawa dublin vancouver montreal phoenix tel aviv joining sydney switching light ionic building plunged darkness include san franciscos golden gate bridge chicago sears tower soldier field stadium football ground well metre ft cn tower toronto earth hour asks resident participating city switch light nonessential electrical item one hour pm loal time rally public opinion carbon emission burning fossil fuel scientist blame causing global warming business across world agreed turn light earth hour mcdonalds australia committed turning golden arch nationally seeing light suva fiji christchurch new zealand first two official participating city go dark asiapacific christchurch medium reported people gathered city cathedral square show support business taking part energy distribution company orion said power consumption christchurch dropped percent earth hour earth hour one night said andy ridley executive director earth hour said inspiring people make daily change help achieve earth hour ultimate goal reducing emission percent make earth hour unique event brings together government business householder play part switching light ridley said statement last year earth hour sydney essential light kept safety reason including street light power provider energy australia said event cut electricity consumption percent earth hour organiser said know much energy would saved globally light would calculate australia saving announce sunday bangkok city business district shopping mall billboard go dark although street light would remain one major hotel inviting guest dine candlelight booking brisk hotel said elsewhere region ngo said japan earth hour list already twohour version lightsout every june december tokyo tower castle landmark go dark

australia sunday join growing number nation impose price carbon emission across trillion economy bitterly contested reform offer trading opportunity bank polluter may cost prime minister job australia biggest polluter coalfired power station smelter initially pay per tonne carbon dioxide emitted twice cost carbon pollution european union currently trading around euro tonne economic pain dulled billion dollar sweetener business voter minimise impact cost consumer price index forecast rise extra percentage point fiscal year scheme allows emission trading polluter investor able buy overseas carbon offset ultimately trade scheme europe new zealand possibly planned south korea china prime minister julia gillards minority government say plan needed fight climate change curb greenhouse gas pollution australia amongst world highest per caput co emission due reliance coalfired power station yet even start scheme future doubt conservative opposition vowed repeal win power election due late next year whipped scare campaign saying tax cost job hurt economy gillard poll rating near record low labor party heading heavy election defeat hope campaign quickly run steam scheme start cat still purr dog still bark gillard said opposition leader tony abbotts visit animal shelter warn higher electricity price charity leader opposition fear campaign collide truth lemming voter remain angry gillard broke election promise introduce carbon tax many observer think government hope resurgence july unlikely damage already done political analyst nick economou monash university said interesting whether labor take lemming option follows cliff whether decides cause problem go poll respected lowy institute thinktank found percent voter oppose carbon scheme many big polluter miner also remain vehemently opposed uncertainty future crimping investment power sector ubs cut earnings estimate global mining house bhp billiton rio tinto percent ahead carbon tax another tax mining profit also due start sunday australian carbon scheme product year fierce bargaining business political party initially cover company council comprise percent nation roughly million tonne co first three year polluter pay fixed price co emission reaching tonne final year july emission trading regular auctioning pollution permit start along rule allow polluter buy overseas emission reduction offset certified emission reduction cer part united nation kyoto protocol climate pact floor tonne cap expected international price run till billiondollar prize maybe despite scheme soft start openness international market banker big polluter remain cautious opposition leader abbotts blood oath repeal scheme stirring deep unease trader also awaiting final rule implementing floor price international unit morgan stanley say likely limited trade international unit certainty repeal risk plus clarity floor price whether australia agrees second commitment period kyoto since domestic unit auction likely occur next election late opposition still talking rescission repeal unlikely forward market develop unit emile abdurahman executive director morgan stanley commodity sydney said emailed comment repeal remains real possibility way polarised country australian national university climate policy analyst frank jotzo wrote recent commentary australia carbon pricing mechanism might enter history one bestdesigned yet shortestlived policy climate change mitigation

dozen pop star rocked big crowd live earth concert around world saturday persuade fan government go green around people filled aussie stadium sydney turned makuhari messe hall outside tokyo thousand watched step oriental pearl tower shanghai many braved rain hamburg genesis kicked event london wembley stadium leading starstudded lineup including madonna red hot chili pepper play expected crowd linkin park crowded house rihanna shakira among act performing nine city supporting live earth megagig organised former u vice president environmental campaigner al gore following live aid live live earth hope reach two billion people radio television internet something going live beyond u go past u said u rapper xzibit speaking japan son rest world child inherit earth want something hold something thats falling apart brink gore appeared hologram form said time begin heal planet gore said concert end rio de janeiros copacabana beach start three fiveyear campaign promote awareness climate change live earth answering call said gore want live earth viewer pressure leader sign new treaty would cut global warming pollution percent rich nation half worldwide china venue key shanghai gig seen key live earth success international energy agency saying china could become top emitter main greenhouse gas carbon dioxide early year claim disputed chinese official think important concert remind people environment important said member audience shanghai gave name mr chen broadcast china everyone know issue also cynicism among fan campaigner fellow rocker using world pop renowned learjets limousine promote green living last thing planet need rock concert who roger daltrey said earlier year bob geldof man behind live aid live argues world already aware danger global warming event lacked final goal japan venue visitor asked report came concert whether public transport car part effort organiser keep carbon footprint live earth minimum well sydney tokyo hamburg shanghai london concert also staged johannesburg new jersey washington rio de janeiro footage antarctica previously unknown band nunatak comprising two engineer marine biologist meteorologist polar guide remote british research station recorded short set gig front researcher allows gore keep promise hold concert seven continent date

day northwestern united state region famed cool foggy weather hundred died heat canada wildfire burned village map moscow reeled record temperature weekend northern rocky mountain bracing yet another heat wave wildfire spread across state american west extreme weather disaster across europe north america driven home two essential fact science history world whole neither prepared slow climate change live week event ravaged world wealthiest nation whose affluence enabled century burning coal oil gas activity pumped greenhouse gas atmosphere warming world say german idea could possibly die weather completely alien said friederike otto physicist oxford university study link extreme weather climate change there even realisation adaptation something right save people life flood europe killed least people germany europe powerful economy across germany belgium netherlands hundred reported missing suggests death toll could rise question raised whether authority adequately warned public risk bigger question whether mounting disaster developed world bearing world influential country company reduce emission planetwarming gas come month united nationsled climate negotiation glasgow scotland november effectively moment reckoning whether nation world able agree way rein emission enough avert worst effect climate change disaster magnified global warming left long trail death loss across much developing world wiping crop bangladesh leveling village honduras threatening existence small island nation typhoon haiyan devastated philippine runup climate talk prompted developingcountry representative press funding deal loss damage face time climateinduced disaster responsible rejected richer country including united state europe extreme weather event developing country often cause great death destruction seen responsibility something made worse hundred year greenhouse gas emitted industrialized country said ulka kelkar climate director india office world resource institute intensifying disaster striking richer country said show developing country seeking world help fight climate change cry wolf indeed even since paris agreement negotiated goal averting worst effect climate change global emission kept increasing china world biggest emitter today emission steadily declining united state europe pace required limit global temperature rise reminder shared cost came mohamed nasheed former president maldives island nation acute risk sea level rise affected equally tragic event reminder climate emergency one safe whether live small island nation like mine developed western european state nasheed said statement behalf group country call climate vulnerable forum ferocity disaster notable timing coming global talk glasgow try reach agreement fighting climate change world poor track record cooperation far month new diplomatic tension emerged among major economy european commission last week introduced ambitious road map change proposed law ban sale gas diesel car require industry pay emission produce significantly impose tax import country le stringent climate policy proposal widely expected meet vigorous objection within europe country whose business could threatened proposed carbon border tax potentially complicating prospect global cooperation glasgow sign warns extreme heat death valley california u july reutersbridget bennett event summer come decade neglect science climate model warned ruinous impact rising temperature exhaustive scientific assessment warned failure keep average global temperature rising past degree celsius compared start industrial age could usher catastrophic result inundation coastal city crop failure various part world sign warns extreme heat death valley california u july reutersbridget bennett report offered world leader practical albeit narrow path chaos required world whole halve emission since however global emission continued rising much global average temperature increased degree celsius degree fahrenheit since narrowing path keep increase degree celsius threshold average temperature risen heightened frequency intensity extreme weather event general recent year scientific advance pinpointed degree climate change responsible specific event instance otto team international researcher concluded extraordinary heat wave northwestern united state late june would almost certainly occurred without global warming even though take extensive scientific analysis link climate change last week cataclysmic flood europe warmer atmosphere hold moisture already causing heavier rainfall many storm around world little doubt extreme weather event continue frequent intense consequence global warming paper published friday projected significant increase slowmoving intense rainstorm across europe end century climate change weve got adapt change weve already baked system also avoid change reducing emission reducing influence climate said richard betts climate scientist met office britain professor university exeter message clearly sunk among policymakers perhaps public well particularly developed world maintained sense invulnerability result lack preparation even country resource united state flooding killed people since alone according federal data southwest heat death spiked recent year sometimes government scrambled respond disaster experienced like heat wave western canada last month according jean slick head disaster emergency management program royal road university british columbia plan dont know work slick said time political incentive spend money adaptation time build new flood infrastructure community theyre probably going office anymore said samantha montano professor emergency management massachusetts maritime academy going justify million billion dollar spent new york time company

australia prime minister kevin rudd tuesday said would visit united state later month talk u president george bush planned withdrawal australian combat troop iraq rudd said would also visit china meet president hu jintao prime minister wen jiabao first travelling london brussels bucharest address upcoming nato summit afghanistan visit advance australia security foreign policy business interest advance australia contribution global response climate change rudd said rudd bush spoke telephone tuesday wake recent visit canberra u defense secretary robert gate side reaffirmed tight military alliance discussed progress iraq afghanistan rudd centreleft labor government plan withdraw combat troop iraq midyear leaving around noncombat troop behind another fighting taliban insurgent alongside dutch force southern afghanistan rudd said would meet bush white house march senior congress member following week first highlevel visit since labor november election victory ended almost year conservative rule australia would also call united nation new york canberra considers pushing rotating security council seat rudd said would go brussels april meet senior european commission official talk wto doha round international trade talk climate shift scheduled become first australian leader address nato chief reinforce nonalliance member canberra concern progress afghan war lifting pressure european pact member like germany help battle taliban australia biggest contributor troop afghanistan outside nato demanded greater access alliance war plan country

unlike bitcoin mining operation consume large quantity fossil fuel produce carbon emission argo claim trying something environmentally responsible peter wall argo chief executive led tour squarefoot construction site one morning month pointed row wind turbine mile road white spoke shining sunlight new facility hour outside lubbock would fueled mostly wind solar energy declared bitcoin mining nirvana wall said look distance youve got renewable power facing criticism politician environmentalist cryptocurrency mining industry embarked rebranding effort challenge prevailing view electricityguzzling computer harmful climate five largest publicly traded crypto mining company say building already operating plant powered renewable energy industry executive started arguing demand crypto miner create opportunity wind solar company open facility effort partly publicrelations exercise partly genuine attempt make industry sustainable intensified since last spring china began crackdown crypto mining forcing mining operation relocate united state trade group called bitcoin mining council also formed last year partly tackle climate issue elon musk criticised industry using fossil fuel crypto mining involve pick shovel instead term refers verification currency creation process essential bitcoin ecosystem powerful computer race one another process transaction solving complex mathematical problem require quintillion numerical guess second reward authentication service miner receive new coin providing financial incentive keep computer running bitcoins early year crypto enthusiast could mine coin running software laptop digital asset become popular amount power necessary generate bitcoin soared single bitcoin transaction requires kilowatthours electricity enough energy power average american household day researcher estimate achieve miner reviving brokendown coal plant using lowcost natural gas power computer last month study journal joule found bitcoin mining worldwide may responsible megaton carbon dioxide year comparable emission greece according study bitcoin network use green energy source also dropped average august industry argued average renewable use closer thats partly result china crackdown cut source cheap hydropower reflects fundamental economic incentive said alex de vries one author joule study renewable energy intermittent power source sun shine part day wind speed fluctuate considerably miner going want maximise profit put machine wherever run entire day de vries said bitcoins ballooning energy use long outraged environmentalist criticism made strongest impression came musk longtime bitcoin booster said twitter may tesla electric car company would longer accept cryptocurrency payment increasing use fossil fuel bitcoin mining transaction tweet sent mining industry crisis mode michael saylor ceo software company microstrategy invests heavily bitcoin got touch musk discus climate issue group mining executive including saylor wall later met musk zoom wanted make sure industry side sustainability gave u coaching saylor recalled encouragement find clean energy sustainable energy figure much youre using musk respond request comment call saylor set bitcoin mining council forum industry share idea coordinate environmental strategy one member terawulf pledged run cryptocurrency mine using zerocarbon energy two project work retired coal plant upstate new york fueled hydropower nuclearpowered facility pennsylvania everyone talk talking carbon neutrality said paul prager ceo terawulf language absolutely changed financial priority technological barrier crypto mining industry includes dozen publicly traded company like argo preventing complete shift renewable power late marathon one largest publicly traded mining company started mining bitcoin coalpowered plant montana citing easy access cheap energy illinois cryptocurrency mining company sangha system recently repurposed old steel mill town hennepin sangha run former lawyer spencer marr say founded company promote clean energy half hennepin operation power come fossil fuel compromise make marr said mean end allowed u establish company recent month texas become hot spot crypto mining attracting two dozen company state unusual incentive structure thats well suited nascent industry electricity demand spike statewide texas grid operator offer discount company quickly unplug allowing energy flow ordinary homeowner many crypto mine turn second allowing take advantage incentive minimal inconvenience deal part attraction argo londonbased company founded run two mine quebec using mostly hydropower wall said argo also drawn ample green energy west texas facility outside lubbock connected western sector texas energy grid electricity come wind solar infrastructure including set turbine sit practically next door argo construction site wall cant guarantee argo new centre carbon footprint would require bypassing grid buying energy directly renewable power company lot renewable energy producer still little bit sceptical cryptocurrency said crypto miner dont credit profile sign year deal future said argo plan build solar panel site texas broker deal local renewables company buy energy directly broader cryptocurrency community divided whether cleaning mining sector best path environmental sustainability energyintensive authentication system underlies bitcoin known proof work industry pushing build new cryptocurrencies different system called proof stake us little energy consumed mining process wall said objection experimentation alternative system still said belief longterm potential bitcoin transform finance though wish miner called something sounded le extractive like validators thats battle he unlikely win even face backlash said company keep mining bitcoin going happen reality said need environmentally friendly way new york time company

brussels fri dec bdnews comreuters european leader set back billioneuro billion economic stimulus pact climate change plan amended ease impact industry poorer eu state according draft text draft agreement appeared reflect softening position second day summit began germany finance minister publicly accusing britain tossing around billion effort scramble recession text obtained reuters final review eu leader committed bloc reaching target cutting greenhouse gas emission percent despite concession however diplomat say final shape climate package still uncertain ecology group fear could emerge talk much watereddown form concession eu foreign policy chief javier solana told reporter objective dynamism leadership eu going continue draft approved headline goal euwide programme measure aimed wrenching nation bloc economy recession despite difference eu member state handle worst economic downturn year german chancellor angela merkel argued large cash injection especially purchase tax cut warning billowing budgetary deficit burden future generation plan provides common framework effort made member state eu view ensuring consistency maximising effectiveness draft said measure offering temporary support economy including auto construction sector u senate refusal overnight back rescue plan auto sector raised spectre collapse key sector raised concern european capital crisis continued eat banking sector origin crisis sweeping globe bank jpmorgan predicted terrible fourth quarter sceptic say eu plan rest largely national stimulus plan already announced individual government includes extra billion euro funding eu lending arm european investment bank help industry project green energy next two year wording appeared reflect reluctance country germany cut value added tax vat text noted possibility reducing vat labourintensive service state wished said recent deep rate cut european central bank central bank supporting growth urged commercial bank pas reduction borrower also urged eu government return swiftly midterm budgetary target reference goal obtaining balanced budget nearly balanced budget climate discussion took special significance six week barack obama take u presidency holding prospect closer transatlantic cooperation matter global warming green group warned eu seen vital global talk next year seek successor pact kyoto climate change treaty could forfeit credibility watered effort coal power according draft text poorer east european nation offered two tier funding worth billion euro win support measure tackle climate change ramp cost highlypolluting power sector nine former communist state seen final blockage deal already threatened veto plan nothing done temper measure aimed making coalfired power station uneconomical boosting cleaner alternative power sector also partially exempted paying emission permit eu flagship emission trading scheme ets however clear whether eastern capital would back new proposal final planned session talk friday despite positive noise voiced earlier poland others prime minister donald tusk achieved everything wanted negotiation climate package official told reuters deal flexible allowing modernisation polish power sector italian prime minister silvio berlusconi threatened veto deal without concession protect key industry emerged first day twoday summit declaring heading towards compromisewe getting want summit draft confirmed agreement principle leader concession ireland enabling dublin hold second referendum next november lisbon treaty lisbon treaty successor defunct eu constitution aim give bloc weight world creating longterm president foreign policy supremo need ratified eu state agreement ireland given guarantee eu state retain right one seat european commission overriding planned thinning executive top hierarchy set lisbon treaty dublin offered guarantee concern military neutrality national tax policy touched long commits ratifying november paving way new referendum far sure win

cancellation rare snub denmark head state queen margrethe ii extended invitation president would hosted first lady later day trump strained tie calling danish prime minister rejection idea nasty news trump called visit came surprise royal house communication director told state broadcaster adding thats say others however say sort joke helle thorningschmidt former prime minister wrote twitter deeply insulting people greenland denmark joke day earlier trump said twitter denmark special country incredible people added abandoning plan visit country refusal sell greenland semiautonomous part kingdom denmark prime minister mette frederiksen said interest discussing sale greenland greenland danish greenland belongs greenland frederiksen told danish newspaper week strongly hope meant seriously speaking reporter white house wednesday trump said nasty describe suggestion absurd discussion say wed rather wed rather talk said dont say absurd idea added dont talk united state way frederiksen asked remark danish television said im going enter war word anybody american president said found danish response president visit cancellation good wise sunday trump said idea buying greenland discussed administration strategic benefit part natural resource like coal uranium also suggested territory financial burden denmark essentially large real estate deal trump told reporter sunday interest buying greenland lot thing done hurting denmark badly theyre losing almost million year carrying carry great loss greenland government charge aspect affair except foreign policy defence local government managed develop sustainable economy receive island budget direct subsidy topped additional danish spending defence enforcement sovereignty total bill amount million annually idea buying greenland came light last week immediately flatly rejected leader greenland denmark found odd position time publicly state greenland sale wednesday disbelief condemnation echoed political landscape began sink trump wasnt kidding please stop martin lidegaard head foreign affair committee parliament wrote twitter citing several area discussion said interest country arctic climate change middle east total chaos former finance minister kristian jensen wrote gone great opportunity strengthened dialogue ally diplomatic crisis trump cancelled visit frederiksen told television reporter sunday nuuk capital greenland thankfully time buy sell country population let leave also added joke aside would naturally love even closer strategic relationship u wednesday frederiksen acknowledged cancellation surprise unusual regretted adding already considerable awkwardness trump announcement cancelling trip came long american ambassador carla sand wrote twitter denmark excited president visit headline berlingske conservative daily read u denmark relationship never icecold wideranging consequence headline website state broadcaster read trump sends denmark us relationship freezing point frederiksen however dismissed speculation danishamerican relation damaged dont believe relationship crisis said wednesday closely connected united state one important ally cooperation expand strength range said upcoming decision danish contribution military mission syria strait hormuz would unaffected added trump welcome visit country another time american president american people always welcome denmark said many dane seen trump visit recognition special relationship united state built decade friendly relation mutual interest arctic danish responsiveness american call action danish troop took part usled mission iraq syria afghanistan danish troop killed staggering number nation million used war suggestion potential sale greenland denmark still stuck many beyond pale reason trump assumes autonomous part country sale rasmus jarlov former minister business wrote twitter insultingly cancel visit everybody preparing part u sale alaska please show respect ole spiermann former professor international law legal adviser government greenland said perspective international law danish state sovereign right sell trade greenland wish greenland right selfdetermination international law also danish constitution demand greenland status changed without acceptance greenlandic people offer trump addressed denmark greenland spiermann said people greenland want association united state danish government added would first become independent denmark join united state perhaps suggesting enjoying outrage interest greenland trump tweeted photograph gold skyscraper standing middle field wrote promise greenland pernille skipper speaker parliament leftist redgreen alliance said twitter trump life another planet smug disrespectful noting president tweet said visit postponed rather abandoned soren espersen speaks populist danish people party foreign affair suggested little point trump coming cancel said busy thing new york time company

world least halve greenhouse gas emission rich nation taking lead according first draft text friday seeking break deadlock new climate pact un talk page document omits figure many billion dollar rich nation give developing nation help shift green energy cope impact global warming desertification rising sea level party shall cooperate avoid dangerous climate change according one text proposed michael zammit cutajar malta chair talk longterm action nation december meeting new climate pact copenhagen text offer range global cut greenhouse gas emission mainly burning fossil fuel either least percent level world leader attend closing summit december number bracketed showing agreement text also offered option rich nation cut emission starting percent ranging percent level yvo de boer head un climate change secretariat said document marked step change negotiation time focus bigger picture told reporter developing nation led china india past rejected signing halving world emission unless rich nation first take far tougher action cut emission provide fund help poor still considering text said kemal djemouai algerian official chair group african nation alden meyer union concerned scientist said huge gap text dont think developing country accept global goal without longterm funding said said good basis future work

brussels fri jun bdnews comreuters europe next week start move help china india develop technology trap bury carbon dioxide underground fight global warming according draft european commission document carbon capture storage cc process burying harmful gas seen potential silver bullet curb emission coalfired power plant multiplying rapidly worldwide threaten heat atmosphere dangerous level european union start consultation process finance technology delivered china later india could critical securing commitment new global deal climate change talk copenhagen december china build every year much coalfired power plant entire uk generating capacity said report prepared consultation industry seen reuters friday unless way found making climatecompatible never meet climate objective regardless action take europe added technology exist utility reluctant build cc power station without public funding cc component add billion cost plant intellectual property project size never done said eric drosin spokesman zep european coalition industry scientist environmentalist back cc knowledge sharing crucial rapid deployment cc china added willing share information except covered intellectual property right many environmentalist oppose spending public money technology saying untested utility already make massive profit driving planet towards irreversible climate damage rather trying persuade china bet technology might even workthe eu help china invest renewables efficiency leapfrog fossil fuelbased energy model west said greenpeace campaigner frauke thies commission euchina near zero emission coal nzec proposal initially tap million euro million existing eu development funding also seek support industry taxpayer likely cc component chinese nzec demonstration project alone cost total around million euro said report seek garner financial support member state initiative first instance affect china india south africa opec emerging economy developing country added almost percent co emission power sector projected captured compared virtually none today almost percent said report

attending first inperson summit two year leader broadly backed call extend debt relief impoverished country pledged vaccinate world population covid mid however crucial un climate conference due start two day appeared struggling throw weight behind sort strong new measure scientist say needed avert calamitous global warming italy hosting gathering rome put health economy top agenda first day meeting difficult climate discussion set sunday underscoring way coronavirus crisis upended world doctor white coat red cross worker joined leader traditional family photograph tribute sacrifice effort medic across globe addressing opening meeting held steel glass convention centre italian prime minister mario draghi said government work together face formidable challenge facing people pandemic climate change fair equitable taxation going alone simply option draghi said corporate tax deal hailed evidence renewed multilateral coordination major corporation facing minimum tax wherever operate prevent shielding profit offshore entity tax deal diplomacy reshaping global economy delivering people u president joe biden wrote twitter world roiled rising energy price stretched supply chain biden expected urge energy producer spare capacity boost production notably russia saudi arabia ensure stronger global economic recovery senior u administration official said dimmed hope like many leader italy biden fly straight glasgow sunday united nation climate summit known cop seen crucial addressing threat rising temperature bloc includes brazil china india germany united state account estimated global greenhouse gas emission hope rome meeting might pave way success scotland dimmed considerably chinese president xi jinping russia vladimir putin decided follow event via video link diplomat looking seal meaningful accord said country well india resisting ambitious new climate goal british prime minister boris johnson acknowledged cop talk would difficult warned without courageous action world civilisation could collapse swiftly ancient roman empire ushering new dark age going tough get agreement need told reporter standing next ruin colosseum amphitheatre symbol mighty rome climate effort draft communique seen reuters said country step effort limit global warming degree celsius level scientist said necessary avoid disastrous new climate pattern document also acknowledges current national plan curb harmful emission strengthened offered little detail done additionally leader set pledge halt financing overseas coalfired power generation end year utmost stop building new coal power plant end apparently relishing inperson diplomacy month relative isolation leader held numerous meeting sideline including discussion united state britain germany france iran nuclear programme great see difficult year global community draghi said catching largely upbeat mood amongst present far conference centre known cloud several thousand protester staged loud peaceful demonstration city centre demand action stem climate change holding protest environmental social issue continues undaunted path almost led u social ecological failure said protester edoardo mentrasti

sydney country populous city blanketed thick haze fourth consecutive day pushing rare repeat appearance list top ten city worst air pollution world even cooler change brought relief firefighter battling score blaze burning day across four state many million resident new south wale switched contemplating evacuation avoid rapidly advancing wildfire hiding indoors smoke street deserted people try avoid outside much possible barry hollman mayor town bourke km northwest sydney told reuters air pollution bourke time higher recommended safe level strong wind whipped bushfire smoke dust accumulated following three year drought across australia went check people part visibility le meter hollman said dust smoke everywhere smoke haze brought particulate pollution absorbed bloodstream creating official said highest level pollution recorded new south wale health official said people sought treatment respiratory condition past week twice normal level stage recent day state capital sydney reached high air visual global ranking city worst air pollution world ahead jakarta shenzhen behind mumbai climate politics bushfires left least four people dead destroyed home since start november fire still burning new south wale victoria south australia queensland state crisis put pressure prime minister scott morrison critic say australian leader done enough address impact climate change meteorologist said extending length fire weather season bushfires common australia fire season begun much earlier usual temperature soaring degree f well ahead start southern summer high wind hitting droughtparched landscape morrison friday rejected link fire conservative government policy including support coal industry suggestion australia tradeoff could higher emission reduction target would destroy job regional community wouldnt fire true morrison told aw radio morrison conservative government committed paris agreement reduce emission level critic point current projection suggest meet target called government put place policy address shortfall

thunderstorm earthquake cyclone quickly discovered volcano far offshore grew tonga remembered home erupted year ago time based could feel mile away suspected something far worse called mother main island tongatapu answered offering detail frightening scene tsunami warning thick cloud storm black rock pelting building bouncing car like marble tile falling sky freaked said first time shed ever seen anything like trying keep calm promised call relaying news sister united state couldnt get mother almost week ten thousand tongan live outside remote pacific kingdom hour hint wrought world largest volcanic eruption decade trickled phone call video posted social medium lone undersea cable connecting tonga world snapped severed violent upheaval came disconnection defined disaster far even eruption scale spread far wide sonic boom heard far away alaska surging surf killing two people causing oil spill peru human impact closest blast seemed fade view defying expectation hyperconnected age rest world left gawk worry sight milewide volcanic mushroom cloud captured distant satellite tonga barely communication visceral experience volcano tsunami followed ive dealt lot kind crisis said jonathan veitch united nation coordinator based fiji noted usually took halfhour account un staff disaster took full day tonga one bit different week later happened ground coming view mostly clipped conversation satellite phone dependent clear sky portrait far blurry landscape destroyed property narrow escape bitbybit local cleanup clear human toll yet match worst fear people siua far three death reported immediate worry concern drinking water tainted ash risk aid delivery began thursday bringing covid country coronavirusfree locking border pandemic began week volcano erupted process fully assessing damage never mind responding still moving pace preinternet age thursday least sparsely populated island building appeared damaged yet checked tongan navy agency least one aid flight australia turned back positive covid case board challenge perhaps separated geography tonga nation island roughly mile northwest new zealand mile hawaii always hard reach first inhabited around year ago giving much shorter human history australia country asiapacific region celebrated whitesand beach archipelago also vulnerable wide range disaster climate change brought rising sea lowlying atoll cyclone powerful storm tearing area frequently greater strength planet warms thats top found tonga sits along socalled ring fire tectonic plate grind way earthquake island still rising deep alongside deadly active volcano hunga tonga source simmering fear year rumbling week volcano sent steam plume gas dec jan hindsight event pointing increasing gas pressure upper part volcano said shane cronin volcanologist university auckland new zealand tonga new government elected november eruption led warning prepared siua said mother life inland stocked food water people eruption nonetheless came surprise sound jan deafening dizzying many people tonga told relative felt like bomb went right next kept going first eruption big explosion kofeola marian kupu radio journalist capital nukualofa said interview phone ear started ringing couldnt hear anything like many others though kupu knew exactly flee mother husband three child three cousin grabbed could rushed higher ground knew live volcano erupting wed warned said explosion came everyone ran expecting tsunami hurling magma sent cloud debris nearly mile sky within minute rock started falling pitterpatter sounded like heavy rain thick coating ash followed came powerful wave scientist predicted swell heading tongatapu threequarters tonga people live would rise around foot early video capital internet cut pm showed steady flow water flooding road ripping fence car rushed away tongan official later said smaller lowlying island closer volcano saw tsunami wave foot maybe higher wave swept away least three people including angela glover originally england moved tonga opened animal shelter husband tattoo artist volcano erupted posted photo red glorious sunset instagram telling follower everythings fine returned save dog caring drowned husband found body day later survived holding tree many others clambered tricia emberson said uncle son live small island near tongatapu overrun water also climbed tree safety island submerged partially submerged pretty much everything washed away said pangaimotu island resort uncle run decade appeared gone home told phone call went thursday dozen redial attempt entire back wall pushed sea grow said interview australia living since covid led closed international border dont really know scale thing grow gut instinct think evidence fact far death many tongan overseas managed speak relative usually wee hour le demand satellite service reported anxious call answered mostly humble plea worry tongan well known relaxed easygoing culture christian faith seemed clash time anxiety alwaysconnected world miti cummings life new zealand said calling mother stepfather nonstop week tonga hardly sleeping randomly dialling number hoping reason would get finally talk said typical tongan said oh ok dont worry u look well fine staying inside ash really bad relief added hung realised failed ask dont even know house still standing said siua seminary student said finally reached mother end week connected right away sister ended call without full picture relieved discover cousin checking mother life alone got thinking aunt uncle island atat one heard relative knew photo taken blast much seemed left empty lot tree building visible everything covered greybrown dust hunga tongahunga haapai new york time company

president barack obama monday projected budget deficit would peak fresh record easing push fiscal responsibility battling doubledigit unemployment dubbed oldstyle liberal taxandspender republican opponent obama pressure convince investor big creditor like china credible plan control country deficit debt time maintaining policy year aimed protecting stillfragile economic recovery billion earmarked measure create job obama plan save money curbing project including powerfully symbolic space mission return moon invest education research initial market reaction muted analyst surveying number healthy dose skepticism dont think anything job creating dont much confidence spending cut actually happen said peter boockvar equity strategist miller tabak co new york poll show voter worried weak condition u finance obama plan create bipartisan fiscal commission figure option tax spending dont think anybody country think problem tax little think problem spend much senate republican leader mitch mcconnell said statement obamas budget fiscal year september subject change u congress forecast deficit trillion equal percent economy measured gross domestic product gdp rise partly due spending associated package emergency stimulus measure obama signed last year united state grappled recession increase deficit compared trillion shortfall amounted percent gdp funding gap forecast dip trillion percent gdp roughly third total government spending year forecast trillion however deficit forecast fall roughly half share economy final year obamas term meeting key pledge capandtrade revenue seen budget incorporates healthcare legislation currently lawmaker administration official told reuters billion projected revenue controversial capandtrade climate change bill dropped budget implying white house doubtful measure pas congress continue job creation continue economic growth time important bring outyear deficit white house budget chief peter orszag told reporter u economic growth jumped percent annual pace fourth quarter yet translate hiring unemployment percent near year high discontent jobless rate translated political defeat obamas democrat election last month u senate massachusetts huge blow foreshadowed potentially significant loss party midterm congressional election november democrat currently control chamber congress massachusetts defeat meant lost supermajority use overcome republican procedural block senate boost job obama setting aside billion tax credit aimed small business well investment clean energy infrastructure starting tighten country fiscal belt following year trying kind accomplish soft landing term fiscal trajectory avoid risk excessive deficit reduction quickly orszag said ahead budget formal est gmt release economist say premature withdrawal policy aimed boosting growth helped prolong great depression obama determined avoid repeating mistake must also ensure investor dont lose confidence u ability put fiscal house order result budget outline measure cut trillion deficit next decade almost twice amount declining cost war iraq afghanistan taken account orszag said obama previewed step state union address last week including letting tax cut lapse affluent american fee big bank recoup loss taxpayer bailout financial crisis threeyear freeze domestic spending outside national security white house say allowing tax rise family making year raise estimated billion year bank fee projected recoup billion time domestic spending freeze trim billion deficit obama expects save billion spending clampdown ending paring back program including nasa space agency project return moon however proposal need congressional backing may difficult secure even measure adopted deficit remain goal percent gdp obama seek plan create bipartisan fiscal commission review spending cut tax increase achieve target republican reluctant serve panel fearing give obama cover raise tax member democratic party oppose cut spending fiscal commission charged balancing budget excluding interest payment debt curbing percent gdp cost included obamas emphasis fiscal restraint could appeal politically independent voter moved away democrat massachusetts race president whose approval rating declined percent blame surge red ink predecessor president george bush obama argues deficit projected top trillion took office january amid two war recession hit government revenue led increase spending program unemployment benefit

year among seven warmest record extreme event including precipitous thaw arctic sea ice un data showed thursday sideline un climate conference study also said hottest decade since reliable record began around evidence un climate panel call unequivocal warming recent decade see confirmation warming trend michel jarraud head world meteorological organization wmo said un climate talk nation deadlocked step action slow climate change year top seven said wmo say warmest year followed jarraud said yet possible rank exactly data based two source u national oceanic atmospheric administration say fifth warmest data england university east anglia place seventh among extreme jarraud noted arctic ice shrank end northern summer smallest since satellite record began opening fabled northwest passage first time eclipsing low percent sign extreme weather year include cyclone bangladesh killed people november drought australia china flood bolivia england wettest summer since record began disaster natural disaster major obstacle development keep happening increasing frequency jarraud said said people could prevent cyclone instance could mute damage better forecasting preparation bali talk due end friday seeking agree roadmap launch two year talk new treaty bind nation including united state developing nation tightly combating warming un climate panel blame human activity led burning fossil fuel rising temperature jarraud also said surface temperature northern hemisphere likely second warmest record temperature southern hemisphere ranked ninth record world temperature celsius higher century ago difference ice age interglacial period like celsius jarraud said adding already warm period

escape political trap making trump suggested strongly thursday might declare emergency bypass congress get funding wall central promise election campaign originally pledged mexico would pay wall say needed stem flow illegal immigrant drug mexican government refused trump demanding congress provide billion u taxpayer funding wall opposed democrat congress call wall ineffective outdated answer complex problem standoff left quarter federal government closed hundred thousand federal employee staying home furlough working pay set miss paycheck partial federal government shutdown entered st day friday become longest shutdown ever saturday capitol hill compromise sight trump publicly ruminated thursday trip texas border declaring emergency close trump confidant judged time step come republican senator lindsey graham said statement time president trump use emergency power fund construction border wallbarrier hope work wall street journal nbc washington post citing unnamed source reported white house asked u army corp engineer look diverting money budget toward wall explore fast construction could begin emergency declaration reuters could immediately verify accuracy report boxed critic national emergency strategy said may illegal case almost certain trigger immediate court challenge democrat including accusation trying circumvent congress power national purse string would push wall impasse court allowing government fully reopened judge weigh case could take month emergency announcement path toward construction via executive order may unclear storm midnight least allow president move corner he boxed said charles gabriel analyst strategy firm capital alpha partner partial government funding expired dec leaving department ranging justice agriculture treasury commerce homeland security without money operate program pay worker emergency declaration would come risk even trump fellow republican congress signaled worry action given constitution give congress power set spending priority appropriate money worry tough legal fight unwise precedent crossing rubicon trump cross rubicon would prevent democratic president declaring national emergency day administration climate change andor healthcare chris krueger analyst strategy firm cowen washington research group asked commentary note senator joe manchin moderate democrat good relation trump said declaring national emergency would wrong think thats way manchin predicted trump made declaration congress would immediately move pas bill funding various agency knowing president would able sign law republican senator begun clamoring end shutdown party leader toeing trump line week ignored passage democraticcontrolled house representative funding bill government agency house expected pas bill friday

computer simulation weather working entire planet able make forecast within kilometer accuracy helping predict effect deadly weather system world may wait year accurate information weather event like el nino computer capacity grows senior british scientist said thursday step forward year future climate science conceivable climate model scale kilometer resolution alan thorpe director general ukbased european center mediumrange weather forecast ecmwf told reporter would add huge amount information variability question climate model computerbased version earth climate system based physic complex equation model used weather forecasting understanding climate projecting climate change model fine resolution could produce accurate result depends computer capacity thorpe said climate model nearing resolution km compared around km year ago running global weather picture model km resolution already science model reduce problem high resolution need computer power thorpe said would cost million pound buy topend super computer added around percent uk yearly science budget billion pound impact climate change need seen sufficiently important society devote level resource thorpe said expert warn devastating impact climate change could felt period climate model criticized accurate enough predicting extreme event far enough future thorpe said ecmwf scientist lot research socalled tipping point rapid change climate irreversible would take long time reverse inevitably aspect system worry linear behavior many still open question added devoted whole science budget question could make rapid progress lot research area tipping point seen happening coming decade loss summer arctic sea ice loss amazon rainforest

bangladesh demanded immediate release quick fund agreement robust plan next year climate summit durban south africa bangladesh state minister environment hasan mahmud told highlevel plenary session cancn climate talk wednesday wanted see ambitious work plan leading next summit durban junior minister suggested th session un climate convention country expected lay foundation overarching climate deal th climate session must take ambitious plan mahmud however reminded audience although one realistic time essence indicating dire plight million people suffering fallout climate change stated bangladesh preference agreement un convention well continuation kyoto protocol saying two existing track must continue negotiation process bangladesh junior minister spelled cancun package ensure preferential treatment poorest country island state african country considered threatened climate change allocation fast start finance ended speech calling comprehensive collective emission reduction plan also suggested regardless exemption kyoto protocol emerging developing country must also take obligatory emission reduction commitment situation changed since protocol agreed upon country world play due role mitigation whether voluntarily mandatory basis irrespective definition special status country agreed twenty year earlier circumstance many country changed dramatically since said hasan mahmud

news plan come world leader arrived paris climate change talk chinese president xi jinping u president barack obama said would work together towards striking deal move towards lowcarbon global economy according xinhau report country first two carbonmonitoring satellite ready next may four year development led changchun institute optic fine mechanic physic part china academy science launch date given detail plan announced government research institute available comment successful would world third country send satellite orbit monitor greenhouse gas coming japan first country followed united state last year satellite key expanding research emission currently china able collect data ground whereas probe also monitor ocean make percent world surface probe worldwide scope would improve china emission data collection many expert say inaccurate country emission estimate based much raw energy consumed calculation derived proxy data consisting mostly energy consumption well industry agriculture land use change waste

united nation said monday climate change deal copenhagen next month crucial fighting global hunger brazil president described devastating weapon mass destruction government leader official met rome threeday un summit help developing country feed antipoverty campaigner already writing event missed opportunity sense scepticism deepened weekend u president barack obama leader supported delaying legally binding climate pact even later though european negotiator said move imply weaker action hunger devastating weapon mass destruction planet doesnt kill soldier kill innocent child even oneyear old brazil president luiz inacio lula da silva told summit un secretarygeneral ban kimoon said could food security without climate security next month copenhagen need comprehensive agreement provide firm foundation legally binding treaty climate change said africa asia latin america could see decline percent potential agricultural productivity temperature rise degree celsius un say subsaharan africa expected hardest hit global warming agriculture almost entirely rainfed number hungry people world topping billion first time un food agriculture organisation called summit hope leader would commit raising share official aid spent agriculture percent total level percent would amount billion year billion farmer rich country receive billion support every year wheres money summit declaration adopted monday included general promise pour money agricultural aid target timeframe action pledge eliminate malnutrition one early aim summit also missing statement merely stated world leader commit eradicate hunger earliest possible date last year spike price food staple rice wheat sparked riot many country rich food importer rushed buy foreign farmland pushing food shortage hunger political agenda also raising fear new colonialism poor country fight new feudalism put end land grab african country libyan leader muammar gaddafi told summit food price fallen back since record high remain high poor country fao say sudden price rise still likely summit group eight leading power july pledged billion next three year boost agricultural development big policy shift towards longterm strategy away emergency food aid fao director general jacques diouf said still promise need materialise apart italy silvio berlusconi leader skipped summit looked like gathering latin american african head state

dont want give anything want want block everything continue effort make pledge end bangladeshi scientist said interview bdnews com glasgow final hour negotiation cop summit friday huq director international centre climate change development dhaka attended every one cop meeting held since first berlin emission cut promised world biggest climate polluter far add dangerous degree celsius rise average global temperature far ambitious goal paris deal backed scientist wealthy country promised deliver billion year funding help poorer vulnerable nation grow cleanly adapt climate threat urgent priority decade say meet goal talk glasgow hurtled toward closing hour new draft agreement released friday morning called doubling money help developing country cope climate impact called nation strengthen emissionscutting target next year 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 scientific consensus say world must slash greenhousegas emission nearly half order stave disastrous effect global warming country current target emission would continue rise asked possibility reaching agreement issue prof huq said try end war ended wont give united state china unveiled deal ramp cooperation tackling climate change including cutting methane emission phasing coal consumption protecting forest wednesday joint chinaus declaration climate change political reset time world two biggest carbon emitter reached brief meeting mind helped forge paris agreement still wont enough avert deepening climate crisis unless washington beijing match word action curb fossil fuel prod others cop talk glasgow prof huq welcomed latest deal said question remained unanswered china u big polluter good agree work together announcement detail dont know happened actually said delegate negotiator bangladeshi one country vulnerable climate impact presented view private public level talk main thing negotiation achieve different government easy take something rich nation want give something easily war detail reuters new york time

dozen chinese scientist support staff left shanghai monday country th scientific expedition antarctica expand two research station build third strong team crew given rousing farewell vessel xue long snow dragon left port rousing sendoff military brass band beat traditional dancer customary firework rest explorer arrive antarctica air third station planned observatory seven telescope acoustic radar dome highest point continent metre ft sea level even though country numerous expedition antarctica overall still full understanding place said expedition member cui jianjun indeed many uncertain factor also great risk involved explorer also research biodiversity ice shelf climate change antarctic ice algae environmental monitoring xinhua said made preparation build third station site located construction start soon whole project expected completed xinhua news agency quoted xu xiaxing veteran expedition team eighth trip continent several nation eager tap mineral resource antarctica outlining case united nation expert describing last big carveup territory history area continent disputed chile argentina britain claim come amid growing interest potential mineral exploitation north south pole though claim theoretical antarctica protected treaty prevents mineral exploitation continent except scientific research

data published thursday edition journal science show ocean experienced consistent change since late gotten lot warmer since cnn reported ocean heating much faster scientist calculated un assessment climate change released study said new study scientist used data collected hightech ocean observing system called argo international network robotic float continuously measure temperature salinity water researcher used data combination historic temperature information study ocean memory climate change along melted ice per cent earth energy imbalance end ocean said study coauthor kevin trenberth part climate analysis section u national centre atmospheric research global warming close ocean warming warmest year record followed global warming rearing head trenberth said warmer ocean cause sea level rise bringing problem like dangerous coastal flooding lead loss sea ice heating water even affect jet stream allowing cold arctic air reach farther south making winter intense endanger life animal depend sea ice like penguin polar bear warmer ocean also contributes increase rainfall lead stronger longerlasting storm like hurricane florence harvey thursday study fit within report like un warning october humanity year act avoid disastrous level global warming cnn said u government report november delivered similar dire warning country could lose hundred billion dollar thousand life end century due climate change

goldadorned ballroom filled republican donor indianborn industrialist illinois pressed trump tweet easing immigration rule highly skilled worker child gave million dollar president told guest approvingly according recording april event later month club dining room president wandered one newer member australian cardboard magnate brought along reporter flaunt access trump thanked taking newspaper ad hailing role construction ohio paper mill box factory whose grand opening president would attend early march tennessee real estate developer donated lavishly inauguration wanted billion loan new administration met president club asked help trump waved personal lawyer michael cohen get done president said describing developer important guy cohen recalled interview campaigning president washington outsider trump electrified rally vow drain swamp merely fail end washington insider culture lobbying favourseeking reinvented turning hotel resort beltway new backroom public private business mix special interest reign presidentelect pledged step back trump organization recuse private company operation president built system direct presidential influencepeddling unrivalled modern u politics federal tax return data trump business empire disclosed new york time last month showed even leveraged image successful businessman win presidency large swath real estate holding financial stress racking loss preceding decade trump white house family business discovered lucrative new revenue stream people wanted something president investigation time found company specialinterest group foreign government patronized trump property reaping benefit administration nearly quarter patron previously reported tax record along membership roster maralago president golf club bedminster new jersey well source reveal much money new line business worth customer interest stake trump administration brought family business nearly million first two year presidency time found almost saw interest advanced fashion trump government long known trump conducted official business property seeking help administration shy advertising access president realm time compilation reflects review hundred social medium post patron many enthusiastically documented visit trump property well array published news article interview nearly business executive club member lobbyist trump property employee current former administration official provide comprehensive account well trump customer fared government president profited reinvented swamp response detailed question article white house spokesperson judd deere issued brief statement saying trump turned daytoday responsibility successful business built two adult son president kept promise every day american people fight drain swamp always put america first added patron property ranged widely foreign politician florida sugar baron chinese billionaire serbian prince cleanenergy enthusiast adversary petroleum industry avowed smallgovernment activist contractor seeking billion everfattening federal budget trump administration delivered funding law land handed appointment task force ambassadorship victory weighty presidential directive ephemeral presidential tweet trump patron lost betterfavoured interest chaos white house president fleeting attention span others still pushing lastminute victory many said interview favourable outcome administration incidental patronage whether lost trump benefited financially paid family business golf outing steak dinner huge corporate retreat blacktie gala advocacy group business foreign government threw event president property previously held elsewhere created new event drove dollar trump business religious organization booking two dozen prayer meeting banquet tour capitalizing president popularity white evangelicals bolster fundraising clout pandemic one wellconnected lawyer hosted monthly mixer known trump first tuesday attended president acolyte sophisticated people adapt president said bryan lanza washington lobbyist close administration visit property often lanza said many others good reason president comfort zone said maralago bedminster thats go relax recharge donor even paid privilege giving money campaign super political action committee trump attended fundraiser held hotel resort event brought property another million revenue sometimes lined donor ask needed government others could catch trump international hotel washington liked dine steakhouse often served restaurant manager weekend maralago liked make appearance day big event chance good hed around president visited resort hotel nearly day since inauguration according tally kept time trump businessman president kept eye property run trump organization led son eric trump donald trump jr president stopped washington hotel sometimes let manager know briefed performance eric tell youre great job would say according current former administration official maralago told longtime member ought raise price new crowd angling join least twice bringing initiation fee according membership application eric trump sometimes told father specific group booked event maralago former administration official said trump surveyed business empire white house occasionally familiarized detail club membership list according two people knowledge activity trump organization respond repeated request comment past week respond detailed description fact included article instant conflict interest took office trump made pivotal decision sprawling business empire january rebuffed call divest asset instead placed trust beneficiary claiming would insulate conflict put eldest son helm trump organization promising would discus business promise quickly broken within week eric trump backtracked telling reporter would give father quarterly update later year informed president offer trump soho hotel manhattan according person familiar conversation file view across intracoastal waterway president donald trump maralago estate palm beach fla june saul martinezthe new york time maralago president sometimes pressed worker whether club well full outside patio would ask according current former official company employee observed interaction washington hotel opened shortly took residence white house would quiz manager banquet business file view across intracoastal waterway president donald trump maralago estate palm beach fla june saul martinezthe new york time let family know displeased trump national doral resort event year trump complained club looked awful told eric trump manager fired according person familiar exchange trump refusal divest property created instant conflict interest day sworn least two dozen customer already reserved event would business administration time found tax record include every payment made trump property measure additional revenue maralago found data kept town palm beach charity must disclose expected cost event group business administration reported spending another million event held maralago present business fairway shortly trump upset win david storch illinois aviation executive became one first step trump private world politics business maralago member mutual trump friend invited storch round golf day thanksgiving nearby trump international ran trump golf club dining room one thing led another soon link sumptuous collage fairway water hazard abutting palm beach county jail closing month obama administration storchs company aar corp wrested rival billion contract service state department aircraft contract linchpin aar move expanded government work trump took office competitor dyncorp fighting award federal court dyncorp potentially powerful ally new president owned cerberus capital management whose billionaire cofounder stephen feinberg donated generously trump election effort feinberg talk take senior administration role dyncorp would soon begin lobbying administration rescind aar contract inauguration day storch took new president favourite social medium platform tweeted picture game wishing well mr president realdonaldtrump wrote next year aar quadrupled annual lobbying expenditure hiring two firm close trump tie also made le traditional play influence according lobbyist involved effort aar held executive retreat doral golf resort company returned june hot rainy slow season paying record show following year aar held event trump chicago hotel intended lobbyist said encourage president view company favourably aar kept state department contract firm government work continued grow since trump took office aar announced new federal contract worth total billion president circle hardly anybody went trump club play golf president take picture corner dining room officially anyway certainly asked encounter time happened lot especially maralago expansive private residence trump converted private club trump kept quarter upstairs club main building complex interlocking dining sitting room generously adorned gold leaf antique spanish tile visiting often came downstairs meal mixing member guest people know expect maralago theyll bring guest come specific idea said fernando cutz former national security aide often visited club trump access could pitch idea president hed actually listen direct staff follow trump presidential run month leading inauguration maralagos inhouse magazine announced nearly new member number significant business interest washington tax record show alone initiation fee delivered close million revenue presidentelect took notice new year eve party week sworn told crowd ought raise fee fake people trying join among guest night lev parnas obscure florida businessman wouldbe movie producer would help run campaign pressure ukraine investigating trump political rival parnas later broke president recalled guest laughed remark new member next day maralagos initiation fee jumped increase club manager characterized long work one new member elliot broidy california businessman checkered past raised million trump campaign joined maralago election told associate viewed way increase access president separately court filing revealed past week charged conspiring improperly lobby administration official behalf foreign client cardboard king anthony pratt face australia richest family presiding global recycledcardboard packaging empire like many bluechip business world would become late trump devotee year pratt cultivated image centreleft philanthropist rubbed shoulder ted turner appeared clinton global initiative pledging billion fight climate change late campaign pratt even poked fun trump slogan america great always great always great said october fox news pratt gone fox day promote expanding u food industry major buyer pratt industry packaging behind scene preparing roll green job initiative aligned future clinton administration according people knowledge matter pratt quickly adapted new regime cast plan protrump job creation campaign began showering trump praise twitter elsewhere businessmanpresident transplanted favourseeking washington family hotel resort earned million gatekeeper administration spring pratt joined maralago around time announced plan invest billion create manufacturing job mainly midwest took ad wall street journal commending president appeared least halfdozen time fox channel host eagerly promoted investment proof trumpdriven economic rebirth businessmanpresident transplanted favourseeking washington family hotel resort earned million gatekeeper administration president gave new ally privileged access fall white house invited state dinner australian prime minister two day later trump appeared grand opening pratts plant ohio mingling men political business interest speaking australian year pratt said told trump building next big plant pennsylvania know big swing state see happens pratt said newspaper silent partner trump went washington company lobbyist longtime florida power broker gop fundraiser brian ballard gotten know president year earlier pressing regulator state official behalf trump florida resort early ballard opened washington branch tallahassee floridabased firm hired new partner began signing corporate client oligarch foreign politician looking navigate new administration maralago became something silent partner yielding new client connection one first fraught opportunity involved potential new business ukraine country later landed centre president impeachment trial opportunity ballard arose soon election senior ukrainian government official dined maralago parnas briefly met trump video show night parnas recalled ukrainian discussed hiring ballard official roman nasirov soon hired ballard law firm advocate u government contract show statement time ballard said signed contract understanding also representing investor end never asked work cut tie two month still collected according document interview also offered represent government ukraine washington though business never materialized last year federal prosecutor manhattan subpoenaed ballards firm information relationship nasirov charged corruption ukraine parnas federal indictment according people knowledge matter ballard accused wrongdoing trump raised money florida usually doral maralago ballard usually newly minted regional finance vice chair republican national committee trump club provided salutary atmosphere ballards business least two company associated maralago member hired ballard help lobby administration work halfdozen ballard client entity closely connected also patronized trump property fivestar bargain trump walked washington hotel dinner word seemed spread almost instantaneously president dined fan might camp hotel bar hour hoping even brief audience michel rivera worked hotel last year fan president recalled rowdy customer sometimes treating staff rudely let go rivera said money good making night bartending recalled trump making money national automobile dealer association example spent nearly using hotel base meeting policymakers according tax record obtained time organization said site chosen meeting planner negotiated contract best met need embryriddle aeronautical university aviation school campus florida arizona spent seeking approval bill would remove federal restriction land owned university signed trump march embryriddle declined request discus spending national shooting sport foundation firearm trade group paid trump hotel least following summer foundation cohosted annual conference previously held nearby grand hyatt year president overturned longtime federal ban overseas sale silencer private owner major win gunmakers foundation official lawrence keane said hyatt fourstar hotel unable accommodate group conference trump hotel fivestar establishment whose advertised room rate often among highest washington offered lowest price consideration keane said suggestion new york time contrary question insinuate would false bargain hunting reason people often found way trump hotel establishment drew reliable crowd trump staffer cabinet secretary donor like magathemed cheer trump son donald trump jr would stop many fox personality showed according former employee lobby time practically green room washington influence class flocked join early according facebook post john willding lawyer barnes thornburg business government began hosting monthly mixer came known trump first tuesday hotel staff would reserve corner room velvet rope rivera former bartender recalled guest would run bill high night chosen hotel author futurist life coach lance wallnau man firm belief wallnau evangelical reject separation church state belief black life matter cahoot china recent facebook video told follower sen kamala harris democratic nominee vice president sent devil take trump wallnau equally sure hold motivational conference trump hotel washington there reason god call u certain geography certain time wrote promotional material god building garden eden midst concrete jungle babylon see washington turned trump majestic hotel next year anyone go modicum spiritual discerning tell place like angelic grand central station said video promoting event almost outset trump presidency washington hotel hub religious gathering fundraiser tour event converted trump loyal voter reliable customer patron ranged small outfit like summit ministry colorado religious education group paid host donor conference major organization like billy graham evangelistic association run franklin graham paid trump hotel tax record show holding closing banquet world summit defense persecuted christian accommodate overflow crowd prominent evangelical minister given vip status hotel according former employee name picture distributed staff alongside senior republican lawmaker fox luminary spent big blt prime steakhouse every week kind evangelical minister megachurch pastor said shawn matijevich restaurant former executive chef declined discus hotel inner working signed nondisclosure agreement birthday bash burnish bona fides trump crowd madhavan padmakumar spent help throw maralago birthday party someone never met march padmakumar new york information technology executive arrived town along hundred trump supporter donor retreat although president assured guest administration coronavirus control virus already creeping club terra cotta roof several attendee would later test positive end month maralago would forced shut would restaurant bar washington hotel padmakumars went different event weekend birthday party kimberly guilfoyle girlfriend donald trump jr campaign official charge retreat party cost according two people familiar planning padmakumars donation got lastminute invite bash name announced sponsor guilfoyles party nothing donor retreat party official spokesperson would later say guest may contributor also friend even met donald trump jr toasted girlfriend joked would following solicitation calling guest people every time made call every time made request donor member old friend new friend tangle trump swamp could hard tell difference one perspective didnt really matter donor retreat guilfoyles party weekend brought maralago trump got paid new york time company

wasington july bdnews president george bush ruled u backing kyotostyle deal climate change summit speaking itv said would instead talking fellow leader new technology way tackling global warming conceded issue one weve got deal said human activity extent blame tony blair hoping deal climate change africa host summit scotland week mr bush said would resist deal would require country reduce carbon emission similar un kyoto protocol u never signed look like kyoto answer said interview itvs tonight trevor mcdonald programme kyoto treaty would wrecked economy blunt said hoped leader would move beyond kyoto debate consider new technology way tackling global warming u investing developing technique sequestration carbon dioxide underground well hydrogenpowered car zero emission power station said think grow economy time better job harnessing greenhouse gas said past strongly opposed action climate change favour study issue rejected idea support british prime minister tony blair plan return support war iraq tony blair made decision thought best keeping peace winning war terror told programme go really trying make look bad good go agenda think best country leader britain canada germany france italy japan russia u meet gleneagles wednesday start threeday summiti

economic downturn test world resolve fight global warming nation talk poland next week election barack obama u president temper gloom december meeting delegate poznan poland review progress twoyear push work sweeping new un climate treaty end far many country promised fight global warming despite fear deep recession come deep cut emission un climate panel say needed avoid worst heatwaves drought rising sea id expect economic crisis effect resolve yvo de boer head un climate change secretariat said outlook poznan lower oil price mean le incentive invest renewables minute financial crisis struck industry said make difficult take expensive target told reuters among canceled investment fpl group largest u wind power operator slashed planned spending percent billion share china suntech power holding world largest solar module maker fell alltime low last week percent many nation obamas election reason optimism many u ally accuse president george bush little diversify away fossil fuel china united state top greenhouse gas emitter obama promised engage vigorously climate change talk president plan costly stimulus package revive economy including green job cut positive influence obama got elected said current economic crisis going impair resolve tackle problem climate change said rajendra pachauri head un climate panel obama promised cut u greenhouse gas emission back level bush foreseen peak percent level pachauri said obama might able come even un panel say rich nation need cut percent level keep temperature nation see dangerous celsius fahrenheit rise maybe beginning expect pachauri told reuters pachauris panel said would cost le percent global gross domestic product every year avert worst climate change economic downturn mean country going kind excuse avoid making progress poznan test said angela anderson director pew environment group global warming campaign poznan talk mainly review progress discus new idea new clean technology developing nation china india way reward tropical nation slowing deforestation help poor country adapt climate change poznan also discus page text idea new treaty hard decision wait environment minister nation attend final two day european union may distracted runup december summit leader try agree detail plan cut emission percent level italy poland among worried cost day gone eu hide behind united state still look good said jennifer morgan g environmental thinktank

latest round climate protest across world people power making impact khalidi said event organised gandhi ashram trust dhaka thursday initiated organised nonviolent noncooperation movement power faced villainous opponent turned thing violent said gandhi case caused indirect way post india saw terrible violence million death nearly million displaced family separated thanks force defeated bangabandhu nonviolent protest met brutal massively disproportionate military power pakistani army resistance followed case different form hero emerged victorious influence pioneering leader gandhi bangabandhu evident ongoing climate protest organised young activist around world according khalidi earlier week shutdowndc culmination series protest organised young activist around world thousand descended u capital bringing traffic halt without even firing gunshot triggerhappy america relentless onslaught nature tiny planet home seven billion u addition numerous countless creature plant tree damaging probably war human history put together said khalidi highlighting protester call action extremity climate change impact global population khalidi said lifetime mahatma gandhi bangabandhu worked fair equitable safe society climate protester similar objective khalidi addressing seminar founding father india bangladesh along historian dr muntasir mamun organised gandhi ashram trust commemorate th th birth anniversary programme national museum shahbagh also attended agriculture minister dr mohammed abdur razzaque former fishery livestock minister narayon chandra chanda indian high commissioner dhaka riva ganguly da gandhi ashram trust chairman swadesh roy agriculture minister abdur razzaque speaking discussion organised gandhi ashram trust begum sufia kamal auditorium bangladesh national museum thursday mark th birth anniversary mahatma gandhi th birth anniversary bangabandhu sheikh mujibur rahman photo mostafigur rahman razzaque recounted event mahatma gandhi bangabandhus life describe shaped contemporary issue time agriculture minister abdur razzaque speaking discussion organised gandhi ashram trust begum sufia kamal auditorium bangladesh national museum thursday mark th birth anniversary mahatma gandhi th birth anniversary bangabandhu sheikh mujibur rahman photo mostafigur rahman religion greatly influenced politics time mahatma gandhi bangabandhu never pursued religionbased politics agriculture minister said bangabandhu realised beginning religion used politics gandhi said religious fanatic use religion enemy people bangabandhu believed wholeheartedly said recalled awami muslim league founded breaking away muslim league later dropped word muslim name muslim league equivalent religion time speak muslim league meant speaking religion bangabandhu took step razzaque member awami league presidium said gandhi word strategy relevant day minister said proved movement disciplined mighty british force time nonviolence noncoopetation movement le effective nonviolent resistance need participation inspiration work better high commissioner riva da said heart mahatma gandhi nonviolent movement belief strength come righteousness force power come truth might victory come moral courage imposed submission history past contemporary confirms violence begin violence unending spiral fostering hatred revenge violence seek impose overwhelm said giving example leadership nelson mandela martin luther king jr well said many thing possible achieve nonviolence use force urged apply ideal mahatma gandhi bangabandhu daily life instead limiting event youth bangladesh said need hold liberation war spirit heart treading path development repay bangabandhu freedom fighter sacrifice building multicultural nation many ethnicity narayon chandra chanda member parliament speaking discussion organised gandhi ashram trust begum sufia kamal auditorium bangladesh national museum thursday mark th birth anniversary mahatma gandhi th birth anniversary bangabandhu sheikh mujibur rahman photo mostafigur rahman former minister narayon said mahatma gandhi bangabandhu uncompromising establishing people right nonviolent resistance held ideal personal life well narayon chandra chanda member parliament speaking discussion organised gandhi ashram trust begum sufia kamal auditorium bangladesh national museum thursday mark th birth anniversary mahatma gandhi th birth anniversary bangabandhu sheikh mujibur rahman photo mostafigur rahman many allegation corruption levelled bangabandhu even killer could find thing never compromised ideal professor muntasir mamun dhaka university history department speaks discussion organised gandhi ashram trust begum sufia kamal auditorium bangladesh national museum thursday mark th birth anniversary mahatma gandhi th birth anniversary bangabandhu sheikh mujibur rahman photo mostafigur rahman dhaka university history teacher professor muntasir mamun also said gandhi pious kept politics away religion professor muntasir mamun dhaka university history department speaks discussion organised gandhi ashram trust begum sufia kamal auditorium bangladesh national museum thursday mark th birth anniversary mahatma gandhi th birth anniversary bangabandhu sheikh mujibur rahman photo mostafigur rahman referring intelligence report bangabandhu published book said noone say bangabandhu used religion politics even daughter prime minister sheikh hasina awami league used religion way death prof mamun said criticising ruling party policy bangabandhu sheikh mujibur rahman exception never wanted use religion tool politics journalist swadesh roy told youth event follow path showed two great leader order tackle problem world trust director raha naba kumar moderated seminar still relevant overcome contemporary ill injustice leading country struggle freedom gandhi bangabandhu drew extraordinary networking skill ability love people make personal sacrifice inspire mass said khalidi impact two leader transcends lifetime story especially relevant overcome contemporary ill injustice across world noted saddest part key climate criminal rich powerful high mighty biggest polluter socalled advanced economy mechanised society country capable destroying human civilisation minute second many many time khalidi said lifetime hero fought mighty powerful taught world deal defeat afterlife believed bdnews com editorinchief toufique imrose khalidi speaking discussion organised gandhi ashram trust begum sufia kamal auditorium bangladesh national museum thursday mark th birth anniversary mahatma gandhi th birth anniversary bangabandhu sheikh mujibur rahman photo mostafigur rahman india bangladesh top list climate change victim also include south africa gandhi worked year region caribbean bdnews com editorinchief toufique imrose khalidi speaking discussion organised gandhi ashram trust begum sufia kamal auditorium bangladesh national museum thursday mark th birth anniversary mahatma gandhi th birth anniversary bangabandhu sheikh mujibur rahman photo mostafigur rahman according british think tank bangladeshi household spending almost tk billion taka year repairing damage caused climate change preventive measure sum time international donor give bangladesh twice amount bangladeshi government spends said khalidi rural family therefore forced divert resource counter effect climate change family forced borrow informal source highinterest rate pushing deeper poverty thats report international institute environment development gandhi bangabandhu would raised voice bid alleviate plight family said khalidi even absence continue impact course world take case bangabandhu even leadership absentia galvanised global support despite strong opposition powerful nation cause bangladesh

within year moved abstraction graffiti fascinated de kooning recalled haze grew manhattan told artist follow mus moment early became part soul artist influential new york city graffiti collective exhibited alongside keith haring jeanmichel basquiat friend moma p showed tony shafrazi gallery later sent graphic nonfigurative painting around world rejecting life total artist isolation formed thriving design business client including beastie boy public enemy cool recent year designed clothes space nike standard hotel married actress rosie perez led highly collaborative social life changed started artist residency elaine de kooning house december came goal relearning paint said studio massive window wall looking barren wood east hampton dozen freshly painted view studio shade gray contrasted de koonings old coloursaturated portrait haze sister one wall earliest abstract canvas rich hue painted child tutelage stood another striking new portrait de kooning hair wild eye one hand holding cigarette course month many night painting dawn going rabbit hole ending pure state said could feel de koonings spirit died guiding paint people starting wasnt felt deserved paint elaine said last week alone really turned corner many people turned kind corner week since quarantine began facing isolation nothing inner creative resource help shape day many artist writer composer awarded prestigious residency isolate remote place sometimes punishing climate coveted situation matisse put creativity take courage extra isolation pandemic start wear away even stoic artist youre used little crippling said pat phillips painting residency fine art work center provincetown massachusetts seven month offseason summer resort town feel like end zone cold dark world there nothing else get together enforced extra isolation right tough long day least softened presence wife artist coady brown also fellow theyre called bedfellow usual community interaction event like reading cancelled dune walk potluck dinner made local clam group resident year social theyre isolated said richard macmillan organisation executive director decided keep thing running quarantine month many residency program studio mass moca vermont studio center ucross wyoming american academy rome watermill center among others shut yaddo saratoga spring new york meanwhile handful residency program djerassi california bemis center contemporary art nebraska among able remain open april even beyond new rule keep thing safe last month became extremely distracting news said paolo arao brooklyn artist returned threemonth residency bemis nebraska covid case felt safer home elaine de kooning house residency seems especially well designed sheltering place host one artist haze past month single staff member side building left meal freshbaked cooky eric often work night day katherine mcmahon director programming said early april artist left go home helpful age selfquarantine minimise interaction would wave chat safe distance haze often daze painting marathon stepped outside splattered paint cigarette going back work promised wife id quit get home said time right would distracting take zone early april wednesday pandemic raging new york city report constant siren open door de koonings former studio let sound bird tree branch creaking wind haze sat stool front self portrait hed recently completed sultry younger self leaning car cigarette hand like de kooning portrait side across studio collection clorox wipe surgical glove box plan give away friend like bottle wine said dwarfed tube bucket can paint rag thinner brush every size brought enough supply paint apocalypse said left large painting de kooning painting kennedy interpretation one painted sister child created hall mirror effect spiralled back decade bringing past present nearby portrait grandfather immigrant boy progress time alone residence said inspired remember vividly kind people past elaine spiritual guiding force month ive really fallen love since started coming said even wife know said planning return perez following day week later still painting apocalypse elaine used say noted obsession part process new york time company

pope benedict wednesday made another strong appeal protection environment saying issue climate change become gravely important entire human race pope made appeal second environmental issue four day end general audience people st peter square care water resource attention climate change matter grave importance entire human family said encouraged growing recognition need preserve environment invite join praying working greater respect wonder god creation told listener speaking english pope gave backing symposium called arctic mirror life religion science environment due start greenland thursday attended scientist religious leader earlier month scientist said previously unknown island appearing arctic summer sea ice shrink record low raising question whether global warming outpacing un projection benedict world religious leader banging environmental drum loudly recently 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 building produce electricity hosted scientific conference discus ramification global warming climate change widely blamed human use fossil fuel last month benedict said human race must listen voice earth risk destroying existence

indonesia launched programme monday save dwindling orangutan population last asia great ape brink extinction protecting vast tropical rain forest orangutan ranged region shaggy brown primate population indonesia decreasing rapidly habitat borneo sumatra disrupted illegal logging forest fire illegal pet trade recent wwf report said climate change would add pressure already caused humaninduced activity massive conversion forest plantation reducing orangutan food stock thousand driven forest village plantation look food last year orangutan estimated lost habitat shrank continues majestic creature likely face extinction president susilo bambang yudhoyono said launch orangutan conservation plan climate talk bali fate orangutan subject go heart sustainable forest save organutan save forest part orangutan conservation plan developed forestry ministry ngo indonesia aim stabilise orangutan population habitat return orangutan housed rehabilitation centre wild survey showed around orangutan left jungle borneo sumatra ecologist say country lost orangutan year since specie could eventually become extinct much million hectare orangutan habitat scheduled conversion oil palm saved plan implementation erik meijaard scientist nature conservancy help implement plan said statement could lead orangutan saved prevent million tonne carbon released indonesia one country still swathe rainforest left pushing proposal make emission cut protecting forest eligible carbon trading even though lost estimated percent original frontier forest still total forest area million acre million hectare host exotic plant animal waiting discovered indonesia forest massive natural store carbon environmentalist say rampant cutting burning tree feed pulp timber palm oil sector made country world thirdlargest emitter greenhouse gas emission payment avoided deforestation become official mechanism global climate agreement carbon buyer likely compensate indonesia forest protection said nature conservancy meijaard protecting orangutan lead increased economic development country triplewin situation dream political soon reality

washington thu may bdnews comreuters treemunching beetle malariacarrying mosquito deer tick spread lyme disease three living sign climate change likely exact heavy toll human health pest others expanding range warming world mean people never worry start hardly health threat global warming lancet medical journal declared may commentary climate change biggest global health threat st century individual threat range simple complex lancet said reporting yearlong study conducted university college london global mean temperature rise expect heat wave united nation intergovernmental panel climate change project percent heat wave chicago year los angeles likely fourtoeightfold increase number heatwave day century end direct temperature effect hit vulnerable people hardest according u environmental protection agency especially heart problem asthma elderly young homeless epa declared carbon dioxide powerful greenhouse gas danger human health welfare clearing way possible regulation emission time u congress working bill would cap emission issue permit could traded company spew limit emit le rising sea sultry air people live within mile shoreline onethird world population could affected sea level rise expected coming decade possibly foot meter flooded home crop could make environmental refugee billion people becomes hotter air hold moisture helping certain diseasecarriers tick spread lyme disease thrive epa said changing climate could increase risk mosquitoborne disease like malaria dengue fever yellow fever various viral cause encephalitis algae bloom water could frequent increasing risk disease like cholera respiratory problem may aggravated warminginduced increase smog le obvious danger also potentially devastating pine bark beetle devour tree western north america able produce generation year instead subsiding winter month leave standing dead timber ideal fuel wildfire arizona alaska said paul epstein center health global environment harvard university tremendous health cost insect spreading united state immediate protection possible real solution curb climate change epstein said telephone interview tuck pant sock vigilant ultimately dont stabilize climate going continue increase infectious disease epstein said carbon dioxide emission coalfired power plant steel mill petroleumfueled car truck boat among source modify climate epstein said also stimulate ragweed pollenbearing tree fungi extending spring fall allergy asthma season hard quantify potential financial cost u climatechangerelated health problem said dr chris portier u national institute environmental health science cost might actually decline program put place cut greenhouse emission fossil fuel would also reduce type toxic air water pollution without cut carbon dioxide emission pollution remain unhealthy effect climate change continue including severe flood drought heat wave storm youll get extreme weather event occur frequently pile term human health effect portier said cost tremendous there little doubt

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

russian nuclearcapable missile spotted move near ukraine kremlin signalled possibility new intervention tested hypersonic cruise missile skirt u defence cut tie usled nato alliance summer pause ransomware attack emanating russian territory resumed late october microsoft revealed new russian cybersurveillance campaign since president joe biden took office nine month ago united state imposed sweeping new sanction russia continued arm train ukraine military threatened retaliatory cyberattacks russian target u embassy moscow virtually stopped issuing visa world leader met group summit weekend rome biden even get chance hash thing russian counterpart face face president vladimir putin citing coronavirus concern attended event remotely yet beneath surface brinkmanship two global rival also something else talking summit biden putin june geneva touched series contact two country including three trip moscow senior biden administration official since july meeting russian official neutral ground finland switzerland serious conversation underway arm control deepest year white house top adviser cyber emerging technology anne neuberger engaged series quiet virtual meeting kremlin counterpart several week ago extensive debate inside u intelligence community much reveal united state turned name detail hacker actively launching attack u one official said united state waiting see information result arrest test whether putin serious said would facilitate crackdown ransomware cybercrime official country say flurry talk far yielded little substance help prevent russianamerican tension spiralling control senior administration official said united state cleareyed putin kremlin intention think work together issue like arm control official noted russia closely aligned united state restoring iran nuclear deal lesser degree dealing north korea acknowledged many area russian try throw wrench work bidens measured approach earned plaudit russia foreign policy establishment view white house increased engagement sign u newly prepared make deal biden understands importance sober approach said fyodor lukyanov prominent moscow foreign policy analyst advises kremlin important thing biden understands wont change russia russia way white house talk way try head geopolitical surprise could derail bidens priority competition china domestic agenda facing myriad challenge putin talk world richest powerful nation way showcase russia global influence burnish domestic image guarantor stability russian hate anything else disregarded said fiona hill served top russia expert national security council president donald trump testifying first impeachment hearing want major player stage paying much attention going find way grabbing attention united state however outreach fraught risk exposing biden administration criticism willing engage putinled russia continues undermine u interest repress dissent european official worry russia playing hardball amid region energy crisis holding approval new pipeline delivering gas new footage circulated social medium friday showed missile russian weaponry move near ukraine raising speculation possibility new russian action country united state destructive nature russia cybercampaign official particularly concerned microsofts disclosure new campaign get cloud service infiltrate thousand u government corporation think tank network made clear russia ignoring sanction biden issued solar wind hack january also represented look like lasting change russian tactic according dmitri alperovitch chairman research group silverado policy accelerator noted move undermine america cyberspace infrastructure rather hack individual corporate federal target tactical direction shift oneoff operation russia already found way use bidens desire white house refers stable predictable relationship exact concession washington victoria nuland top state department official sought visit moscow talk kremlin recently russian government immediately agree seen moscow one washington influential russia hawk nuland blacklist people barred entering country russian offered deal washington approved visa top russian diplomat unable enter united state since nuland could come moscow biden administration took offer nulands conversation moscow described wideranging flurry talk united state russia clearly area kremlin want discus russia crackdown dissent treatment imprisoned opposition leader alexei navalny gone largely unaddressed despite disapproval biden voiced matter year biden see putin person group summit rome glasgow scotland climate summit dmitry peskov putin spokesman said october another meeting year one format another two president quite realistic foreign minister sergey lavrov said sunday spoke briefly biden rome president stressed commitment contact biden successful signalling toward russia said kadri liik russia specialist european council foreign relation berlin russia want great power privilege break rule need rule like united state still important player among world rule setter notable talk russian american official two call strategic stability phrase encompasses traditional arm control concern new technology including use artificial intelligence command weapon system could lead accidental war reduce decision time leader avoid conflict wendy sherman deputy secretary state led delegation issue american official describe bright spot relationship working group set including one discus novel weapon like russia poseidon autonomous nuclear torpedo pentagon official say china nuclear modernization main longterm threat russia remains immediate challenge russia still imminent threat simply deployed nuclear weapon gen john hyten retire week vice chairman joint chief staff told reporter thursday contact john kerry bidens climate envoy spent four day moscow july robert malley special envoy iran held talk moscow september alexei overchuk russian deputy prime minister met sherman jake sullivan bidens national security adviser talk overchuk described good honest comment russian news medium putin finely attuned subtlety diplomatic messaging year power welcome gesture respect analyst noted recently also sent signal asked iranian guest conference october whether bidens withdrawal afghanistan heralded decline u power putin countered praising bidens decision rejecting notion chaotic departure would longterm effect america image time pas everything fall place without leading cardinal change putin said country attractiveness doesnt depend economic military might new york time company

scientist said pine island glacier carry water sea rhine river also thinned year ago rate comparable present melt lasted decade perhaps centuriesour finding reveal pine island glacier experienced rapid thinning least past set motion rapid ice sheet change region persist century wrote u journal sciencea creeping rise sea level threat lowlying coast bangladesh florida city london shanghai world biggest glacier antarctica greenland pine island largest contributorthe trigger ancient thinning metre ft year probably natural climate shift warmed sea melted floating end glacier removing buttress let ice land slide quickly seait seems similar mechanism could easily continue decade professor mike bentley durham university england coleader project included expert united state germany told reutersother study indicate buildup manmade greenhouse gas rather natural shift behind warmer water blamed accelerating thinning retreat glacier past two decade saidregardless cause glacier history suggests nation may factor several centimetre rising sea level pine island alone planning coastal defence expert studying history glacier clue futureten pint daythe amount ice lost pine island glacier equivalent every person planet pouring pint water ocean every day professor andrew shepherd expert university leeds involved study told reuters thats last thing flood defence need right nowthe united nation panel climate change say global warming mean sea level likely rise cm inch late st century gain almost cm last yearsscientists uncovered pine island glacier past thinning studying quartz rock element beryllium change exposed cosmic ray bombard planet surfaceits like stopwatch james smith author study british antarctic survey told reuters

challenging might infidel united state osama bin laden masterminded deadliest militant attack history built global network ally wage holy war intended outlive man behind suicide hijack attack sep u official said late sunday dead nemesis former president george bush pledged take dead alive whose two term dominated war terror al qaeda network bin laden also assailed bush successor barack obama dismissing new beginning muslim offered speech sowing seed hatred revenge america widely assumed hiding pakistan whether mountain cave bustling city bin laden believed largely bereft operational control threat u drone strike struggling disenchantment among former supporter alienated suicide attack iraq even political security pressure grew saudiborn militant appeared hit upon strategy smaller easilyorganized attack carried globallyscattered hub sympathizer affiliate group alqaeda sprouted new offshoot yemen iraq north africa directed inspired attack bali britain united state nigerian islamist made botched attempt airliner detroit dec remaining potent figurehead alqaeda bin laden turned core leadership organization executed complex teambased attack propaganda hub cultivated affiliated group organize strike long grey beard wistful expression bin laden became one instantly recognizable people planet gaunt face staring propaganda video framed u website offering million bounty official say u authority recovered bin ladens body ending largest manhunt history involving thousand u troop afghanistan ten thousand pakistani soldier rugged mountain along border whether reviled terrorist mass murderer hailed champion oppressed muslim fighting injustice humiliation bin laden changed course history asymmetric warfare united state ally rewrote security doctrine struggling adjust cold warstyle confrontation state new brand transnational asymmetric warfare small cell islamist militant alqaedas weapon tank submarine aircraft carrier everyday tool globalization st century technology among internet eagerly exploited propaganda training recruitment account even bin laden anticipated full impact using suicide hijacker turn passenger aircraft guided missile slam building symbolized u financial military power nearly people died two plane struck new york world trade centre third hit pentagon washington fourth crashed field rural pennsylvania passenger rushed hijacker america struck god almighty one vital organ bin laden said statement month sep attack urging muslim rise join global battle camp faithful camp infidel video audio message next seven year alqaeda leader goaded washington ally diatribe lurched across range topic war iraq u politics subprime mortgage crisis even climate change gap nearly three year output video message revived speculation might gravely ill kidney problem even died bin laden back screen september telling american country vulnerable despite economic military power millionaire father born saudi arabia one child millionaire businessman mohamed bin laden lost father still boy killed plane crash apparently due error american pilot osamas first marriage syrian cousin came age reported least child least five wife part family made fortune oilfunded saudi construction boom bin laden shy boy average student took degree civil engineering went pakistan soon soviet invasion afghanistan raised fund home making way afghan front line developing militant training camp according account helped form al qaeda base dying day soviet occupation book u writer steve coll bin ladens suggested death extrovert halfbrother salem plane crash important factor osamas radicalization bin laden condemned presence saudi arabia u troop sent eject iraqi force kuwait invasion remained convinced muslim world victim international terrorism engineered america called jihad united state spent billion dollar bankrolling afghan resistance fought trail attack alqaeda embarked trail attack beginning world trade centre bombing killed six first raised spectre islamist extremism spreading united state bin laden prime suspect bombing u serviceman saudi arabia well attack u embassy kenya tanzania killed october suicide bomber rammed us cole warship yemen killing sailor al qaeda blamed disowned family stripped saudi citizenship bin laden moved first sudan later resurfaced afghanistan taliban seized kabul wealth largesse shared radical muslim ideology bin laden soon eased way inner taliban circle imposed rigid interpretation islam afghanistan bin laden issued religious decree u soldier ran training camp militant groomed global campaign violence recruit drawn central south southeast asia middle east africa even europe common hatred united state israel moderate muslim government well desire fundamentalist brand islam attack two african embassy united state fired dozen cruise missile afghanistan targeting alqaeda training camp bin laden escaped unscathed taliban paid heavy price sheltering bin laden fighter suffering humiliating defeat usled invasion week september attack escape tora bora alqaeda badly weakened many fighter killed captured bin laden vanished report say u bomb narrowly missed late force slipped afghanistan tora bora mountain pakistan start iraq war produced fresh surge recruit alqaeda due opposition u invasion within muslim community around world analyst say apparently protected afghan taliban northwest pakistani stronghold bin laden also built tie array south asian militant group backed bloody revolt pakistani taliban islamabad government amid reinvigorated alqaeda propaganda push operative sympathizer blamed attack indonesia pakistan iraq turkey egypt kenya morocco algeria mauritania tunisia saudi arabia yemen spain britain somalia tougher security west killing middlerank qaeda men helped weaken group follower noted critically last successful alqaedalinked strike western country london bombing killed western worry radicalization grew following string incident involving usbased radical including attempt bomb new york time square audio message bin laden alluded u hunt stated determination avoid capture swear die free man

china united state locked trade dispute expectation dimmed trump xi ease tension meet saturday sideline meeting japanese city osaka asian share stumbled gold slipped day amid rising doubt highly anticipated meeting leader world two biggest economy would bring progress resolving dispute trump administration also trade feud india japan whose leader met friday trump said saw u trade prospect improving day criticizing usjapan security treaty demanding india withdraw retaliatory tariff think going big thing announce big trade deal trump said beginning talk indian prime minister narendra modi trump gave detail white house official said two leader called team work mutually beneficial trade solution trump also made push discus u concern chinese telecom equipment maker huawei united state pressed ally shun huawei fifth generation network security ground also suggested could factor trade deal xi actually sell huawei many part trump said meeting modi going discussing also india fit well discussing huawei growing friction slowing growth several leader meanwhile warned growing trade friction threatening global growth trade relation china united state difficult contributing slowdown global economy european commission president jeanclaude juncker told news conference xi also warned protectionist step said developed country taking destroying global trade order also impact common interest country overshadows peace stability world wide xi told gathering leader brics grouping nation sideline meet modi meeting called focus reforming world trade organization wto russian president vladimir putin decried called effort destroy genevabased body consider counterproductive attempt destroy wto lower role putin said situation global economy worrying trade feeling effect protectionism politically motivated restriction added russian economy minister maxim oreshin said agreement reform wto system washington belief operating outdated rule although japanese official said member agreed importance reform oreshin said disagreement also persisted climate change wrangling stymied talk forum since trump pulled united state landmark agreement limit effect trump often castigates trading partner twitter raucous political rally put positive spin trade development japan appreciate fact youre sending many automobile company michigan ohio pennsylvania north carolina trump told japanese prime minister abe referring u state critical effort win reelection next year momentum towards reform trump said two leader would also discus japanese purchase u military equipment although japanese official said later topic come japan united state engaged difficult trade talk trump administration seek lower u trade deficit abe said frequent meeting trump proof strong usjapan alliance abe later urged leader send strong message support free fair trade warning trade geopolitical tension rising downside risk global economy prevailed today want discus leader measure enhance momentum towards reform wto told ahead working lunch japanese economy minister toshimitsu motegi u trade representative robert lighthizer meet later osaka trumpabe talk japanese official told reporter leader agreed accelerate trade talk agreed alliance stronger ever trump week renewed criticism usjapan security alliance unbalanced view japan rejected

british leader tony blair flew libya talk muammar gaddafi tuesday bp sealed big energy deal tripoli boost west tie onceisolated north african state blair making second trip prime ministership libya arrived gaddafi home town sirte due meet libyan leader tent desert official said blair also due meet representative family hundred hivinfected child centre case five bulgarian nurse palestinian doctor sentenced death libyan court sign developing economic relationship britain libya blair spokesman called hugely important bp negotiated agreement explore natural gas libya according libyan official natural gas exploration deal worth million shokri ghanem chairman state owned national oil corporation noc told reporter libya visit mark start blair last tour africa resigns prime minister june decade power handing finance minister gordon brown blair also travel sierra leone south africa preparation summit group eight industrialised country germany next week africa climate change top agenda push global free trade deal blair first visited libya sealing tripoli return international fold abandoned effort acquire banned weapon agreed pay damage airliner bombing scotland gaddafi complained bbc interview march libya properly compensated renouncing nuclear weapon said result country like iran north korea would follow lead blair spokesman said prime minister would discus crisis sudan darfur region libyan official libya played useful role african union playing useful role regard sudan spokesman said want hear assessment un security council endorsed plan last friday african unionunited nation peacekeeping force darfur people killed million made homeless since blair pushed tough action darfur spokesman welcomed president george bush decision impose new u sanction sudan darfur sierra leone blair expected win praise sending british troop country help shore united nation peacekeeping operation hasten end civil war marked atrocity civilian sierra leone scheduled presidential legislative election july although poll may delayed south africa later week blair expected discus zimbabwe president thabo mbeki spokesman said zimbabwe president robert mugabe vowed seek another presidential term dismissing call step despite country economic crisis critic blame policy mugabe blame former colonial power britain

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

poll show erin otooles conservative party chance winning election ending six year liberal rule trudeau called vote two year early referendum handling covid pandemic trudeau sometimes looking agitated rounded several time otoole trouble making known canadian since taking party year ago otoole say offer serious leadership clean call corrupt incompetent spendthrift trudeau government trudeau accuses otoole harbouring extremist agenda serious topic climate change trudeau also favour mandate ensure people inoculated covid move otoole say go far problem mr otoole principle say right sounding thing he working reassuring everyone he right strong leader cant convince candidate get vaccinated said trudeau poll show otoole slight lead amid voter unhappiness trudeaus decision call election early leadership debate one three english spoken twothirds canada million people traditionally seen key mean influencing voter however nanos research pollster nik nanos said email major gaffe knockout punch party wasnt game changer trudeau spoke four party chief several time forcing moderator cut darrell bricker chief executive officer ipsos public affair said see anything trudeau otoole would change direction campaign trudeau try go otoole came hot frantic otoole wasnt huge factor tonight thats ok said email trudeau fond noting earlier year conservative lawmaker voted favour draft legislation would banned abortion initiative failed otoole insisted charge would bow view legislator hard line social view driving bus make sure get country back track im defend right canadian woman member lgbtq community said otoole conceded past conservative done enough combat emission greenhouse gas needed win back public trust threeday rolling ekos phone poll adult released thursday showed conservative public support versus liberal smaller leftleaning new democrat poll margin error percentage point time

rockhopper penguin type featured movie happy foot suffered mysterious percent decline number five year south atlantic stronghold conservationist said friday number pair small yellowcrested penguin britain falkland island fell pair perhaps climate change survey falklands conservation said figure suggested million pair time giving percent fall specie main habitat said smaller colony live chile argentina southern island decline rockhopper penguin falkland island suggests massive shift ecology southern ocean perhaps linked climate change said geoff hilton biologist britain royal society protection bird rspb dont really know going wrong type penguin island suffered steep decline recovered poisonous form algae bloomed south atlantic killing many penguin penguin gentoo affected algae bloom seem bouncing back quite well reason rockhoppers arent rspb spokesman grahame madge said falklands conservation partner rspb flightless rockhoppers get name way hop rock nesting site cliff perhaps making use energy nesting shore time warner happy foot cartoon starring singing dancing emperor penguin feature voice actor robin williams rockhopper penguin

many endured illness economic upheaval climate crisis grief racial inequity add inflation supply chain issue ripple effect russia war ukraine three biggest source stress among people united state right according recent poll american psychological association perhaps expert say arrival spring serve natural point take stock mental wellbeing reconnect thing bring u purpose joy offering brain respite possible really number reason perfect time folk turn attention taking inventory find said paul napper psychology consultant business leader coauthor power agency principle conquer obstacle make effective decision create life term creating clear focused mind start making decision spend time every day choice line value interest passion referred personal agency always choice napper said may great choice added examining option help adapt circumstance five way declutter mind enter new season practice mindfulness human particularly right stressful said nkechi njaka meditation guide san francisco background neuroscience think degenerative stress harmful body need something help mitigate mindfulness meditation practice help remember return present become distracted shown reduce stress daily life people notice mind racing start become anxious typically thinking something past future refocus start noticing sensation body njaka said feel ground u heat sun normal mind wander happens gently return awareness breathing come back present compassionate approach practice curiosity openness forgiveness likely try added take advantage transitional moment day practice mindfulness wake right meal change physical location example start form routine try bullet journal method study found jotting thought journal improve wellbeing one method gained popularity recent year practice created digital designer ryder carroll outlined bestselling book bullet journal method track past order present design future bullet journal organisational system also exercise mindfulness one requires continually reevaluate investing time energy decide whether thing worth otherwise carroll said productive working wrong thing carroll attention deficit hyperactivity disorder initially started journaling help stay focused succeed career began exploring felt task accomplishing give energy take away asked journaling discovered pattern experience gave sense purpose pride involved helping others performing act service dont know want never satisfied anything said reduce information overload inundated relentless news cycle fire hose information coming u form breaking news notification social medium post email newsletter among source leave u feeling anxious angry even helpless time completely overhaul news consumption said cal newport computer science professor georgetown university author digital minimalism choosing focused life noisy world choose one two reliable source read specific time day advised example listen news roundup podcast commuting work read newspaper breakfast newport said newport managed avoid social medium platform twitter instagram tiktok entire adult life also recommends taking day break technology life optional book described happened people gave try lasted full day cheerily gungho positively aggressive trying fill time said instead reflexively watching tiktok scrolling instagram free time think would werent either platform reading novel taking restorative walk nature relaxing listening music set aside time activity declutter physical space pandemic especially lockdown many people finally began clear junk home phenomenon washington post referred great decluttering havent tackled pile clutter might good time messy space tend prevent clear cognitive thinking said catherine roster professor anderson school management university new mexico researched cluttered home affect people distorting effect bleed aspect person life emotion productivity hiring professional organiser help sort mess within everyones budget roster suggested relying buddy ideally someone also decluttering home together two serve sounding board make decision keep stay schedule listening music sort organise also help motivate said reconnect people love im seeing patient many seem emotionally cluttered said barbara greenberg clinical psychologist fairfield county connecticut information overload coupled either social isolation getting need met socially emotionally really bad brew added people care lost touch pandemic dont shy getting back touch said need support levity people make u feel good awhile might feel awkward first reestablish contact honest greenberg said example might say lost touch pandemic thing calming would really love see seeing one thing ive missed might even inspire chain positivity person contacted feel inspired others truly everybody want get call said new york time company

several river burst bank near southwestern city mocoa early hour saturday sending water mud debris crashing street house people slept volunteer firefighter tended body downstream town villagarzon said many corps still caught debris recover think well find villagarzon mayor jhon ever calderon told reuters said town coffin sanitary storage many family mocoa stayed night search debris despite lack electricity city need know injured find sobbed maria lilia tisoy looking rubble two daughter one pregnant yearold granddaughter rescuer look body destroyed area flooding mudslide caused heavy rain mocoa colombia apr reuters dead please god deliver said rescuer look body destroyed area flooding mudslide caused heavy rain mocoa colombia apr reuters president juan manuel santos made second visit area sunday said water energy service would restored soon possible santos blamed climate change disaster saying mocoa received onethird usual monthly rain one night causing river burst bank disagreement death toll sunday late evening government total increased match person figure released army injured disaster official said people staying emergency housing social service helped lost child find parent disaster came deadly flooding peru killed people destroyed infrastructure men walk river belonging flooding mudslide caused heavy rain mocoa colombia apr reuters family dead receive aid government cover hospital funeral cost men walk river belonging flooding mudslide caused heavy rain mocoa colombia apr reuters even country heavy rain mountainous landscape informal construction combine make landslide common occurrence scale mocoa disaster daunting compared recent tragedy including landslide killed nearly people colombia deadliest landslide armero disaster killed people santos urged colombian take precaution flooding continued rain president also thanked china interamerican development bank donating million respectively toward relief effort

without amending canada constitution charles automatically succeed queen elizabeth ii canada head state like every british monarch since nation founding poll poll show yearold queen battled recent health issue widely respected canadian past several year however everdeclining number canadian poll show want swear allegiance another british monarch particularly charles disliked many represents institution many see increasingly irrelevant life much le clear however canadian might prevent rule king charles iii side canada bit truce said philippe lagass associate professor carleton university expert role monarchy canada monarchist get keep formal legal situation get occasional royal tour get symbolism republican able say monarchical principle doesnt really animate canadian life significant way visit charles wife camilla come year remains hundred child identified buried ground former residential school indigenous child british columbia something indigenous theme attend reconciliation event province newfoundland first stop trip visit indigenous first nation near yellowknife northwest territory final day royal couple ottawa capital trip also feature climaterelated discussion charles business leader well visit ice road discus effect climate change far north perhaps mystery surrounding visit handshaking traditionally major activity royal tour replaced covidsafe form greeting late last month poll released angus reid institute nonprofit public opinion research group indicated canadian found monarchy irrelevant another said becoming le relevant resounding canadian questioned said opposed idea charles succeeding mother large enthusiastic crowd greeted charles visited canada diana first wife three time public interest swiftly declined following separation sometimes patronising manner work well country value egalitarianism relationship charles brother andrew convicted sex offender jeffrey epstein hanged manhattan jail eroded support among canadian monarchy standing damaged meghan markle charles daughterinlaw lived toronto british columbia said interview subjected racially insensitive comment royal still charles camilla likely draw crowd particularly st john newfoundland visit dominant talk town geography play role royal viewed modern time monarchy never enjoyed significant support largely frenchspeaking quebec secondmost populous province canada changing demographic contributed spread sentiment elsewhere many immigrant canada come country like china giving real connection britain monarchy root country like india crown still viewed many symbol occupation repression may well point canadian say huh who dude money said shachi kurl president angus reid lingering level support monarchy thanks large part respect queen kurl said probably destined fall even following death lack motivation around making change really genuine affection much anything said barbados dropped queen head state became republic november ceremony witnessed prince charles rihanna six caribbean nation may follow suit separate tour caribbean year prince edward charles brother prince william future king son subject protest monarchy britain brutal history slavery protest forced cancellation stop rather worrying protest organiser charles trip canada seem made effort ensure simply audience aside wreathlaying ceremony national war memorial ottawa real opportunity crowd major city gather instead visit quidi vidi neighbourhood fishing village st john city population people appearance international celebrity popular bound major event system amending canada constitution remove british monarch head state make step extremely difficult according lagass kurl replacing british monarch canadian head state would require unanimous consent federal government province country politics driven regionalism attaining consent might impossible talk constitutional change political kryptonite politician kurl said would prefer go look shoe one workaround lagass said might accelerate longrunning process simply diminishing monarch presence canada said since queen power mostly symbolic assigned governorgeneral official representative canada lagass said number step canadian government take without legislation let alone meddling constitution queen appeared canada bank note removing last remaining one dollar bill pose legal issue said would replacing royal effigy coin law requires monarch portrait hang government office matter mandate royal tour there whole bunch thing soft underbelly monarchical symbolism altered lagass said general approach canada monarchy broken dont deal also dont give room actually need new york time company

israel security cabinet met wednesday consider easing gaza blockade official said face world pressure change since deadly raid aid flotilla territory last month minister may approve plan expand list good israel permit hamasruled territory import across border coordination tony blair official said former british prime minister envoy quartet international power united state european union united nation russia seeking peace region blair held talk last week israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu said monday israel agreed principle begin easing blockade day israeli cabinet minister isaac herzog called lifting blockade told army radio wednesday must understand blockade implemented time outdated longer applicable current international diplomatic climate herzog said tuesday israel informed blair briefed eu foreign minister monday intends permit easier passage good gaza strip israel imposed blockade soon hamas rejected western call recognise jewish state right exist legislative election restriction tightened hamas seized power gaza following year eu want israel move policy banning entry many commercial good gaza except designated item accepting product prohibiting proscribed list israel said want prevent iranianbacked hamas smuggling weapon official say israel would continue ban import building material gaza say may used support military infrastructure pressure built israel end blockade since troop shot killed nine people board turkishbacked vessel aid flotilla may enforcing naval blockade gaza

japan key economic panel discus privatesector proposal tackling climate change tuesday make public topic sensitivity ahead next month summit economics minister hiroko ota said tuesday proposal panel privatesector member serve basis discussion meeting council economic fiscal policy ota told news conference decided put climate change today agenda important theme need discussed broadly within government privatesector member council ota said discussion offer important material prime minister shinzo abe visit germany summit group eight nation said japanese medium report said last week government would propose summit plan halve global greenhouse gas emission current level chief cabinet secretary yasuhisa shiozaki government top spokesman said later nothing decided foreign minister taro aso environment minister masatoshi wakabayashi join meeting council mostly consists economic minister ota finance minister koji omi leader britain united state russia canada japan italy france attend summit hosted germany resort town heiligendamm june german chancellor angela merkel determined push wideranging pledge global action climate warming energy security meeting strong resistance united state supported canada japan aim cut carbon dioxide emission percent period level united nationsled kyoto protocol help slow global warming actual emission rose percent year march leaving percent kyoto goal japan repeatedly said let kyoto protocol lapse without framework succeed expiry shied away commitment although european nation set tough target

authority said little hope finding survivor beneath rubble instead rescue worker volunteer resident due begin long process recovering could clearing field debris least people believed killed kentucky alone tornado tore mile km path u midwest south friday night six worker killed amazon warehouse illinois nursing home struck missouri people left without power tennessee nowhere suffered much small town mayfield kentucky powerful twister weather forecaster say unusual winter destroyed candle factory fire police station across town people state southwestern corner home flattened missing roof giant tree uprooted street sign mangled people combed rubble home belonging night fell saturday powerdeprived town mired darkness save occasional flashlight emergency vehicle headlight janet kimp son michael kimp survived hunkering hallway part house roof wall come crashing said saturday latest disaster afflict kimp said house burned year ago file bankruptcy following husband death ive lost kimp said stood remnant living room furniture overturned debris littered ground stayed night daughter house mayfield spared road war veteran robert bowlin son christopher bowlin hardboiling egg campfire outside home used wood tree collapsed narrowly avoiding house destructive unusual kentucky governor andy beshear said collection tornado destructive state history said worker rescued mayfield candle factory people inside reduced pile rubble would miracle find anyone else alive debris beshear said saturday afternoon illinois six amazoncom inc worker confirmed dead saturday warehouse roof ripped causing inch thick concrete wall longer football field collapse least amazon employee made safely rubble squarefoot edwardsville illinois facility fire chief james whiteford said unclear many worker still missing amazon exact count people working sorting delivery center time tornado hit whiteford said 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 expert said watching radar last night saying wait second december happening december kind thing would see height season know march april may said meteorologist jeff master yale climate connection president joe biden told reporter would ask environmental protection agency examine role climate change may played fueling storm mayfield resident jamel alubahr said threeyear old nephew died sister hospital skull fracture stuck rubble threestory home happened snap finger said alubahr staying another sister mayfield

european nation canada bolivia nepal raised backing paris agreement country representing percent world greenhouse gas emission percent needed implementation united nation website showed deal formally start day nov four day u presidential election republican donald trump opposes accord democrat hillary clinton strongly support china united state joined last month joint step world top emitter obama called wednesday historic day fight protect planet future generation told reporter white house rose garden follow commitment paris agreement embodies history may well judge turning point planet germany france austria hungary slovakia portugal malta european union nation completed domestic ratification account four percent emission formally signed wednesday total country ratified agreement according un website great job tweeted european climate commissioner miguel aria canete european brought forward formal submission document united nation ceremony planned friday fearing nation might ratify trigger entry force without didnt want upstaged eu diplomat said many praised rapid ratification agreement meant cut global greenhouse gas emission mainly burning fossil fuel limit flood drought powerful storm rising ocean level seemed unthinkable unstoppable un secretarygeneral ban kimoon said statement said work needed exaggeration say race time said thoriq ibrahim environment minister maldives chair alliance small island state fear impact rising sea level contrast took eight year previous un climate deal kyoto protocol gain enough backing take effect obliged rich nation cut emission united state stayed opposition continues republicancontrolled u congress democrat obamas climate change policy paris climate deal would disastrous american economy said house representative speaker paul ryan republican contrast paul polman ceo unilever chairman world business council sustainable development said ratification showed shift lowcarbon economy urgent inevitable accelerating faster ever believed possible still current national pledge cut emission insufficient achieve paris goal limiting rise world temperature well two degree celsius preindustrial time un study project average world temperature set rise degree based current trend year expected prove warmest since record began th century beating

urgently ask men come town hall read whatsapp message mayor office fire reached highway farmer hopped tractor towing big blue bag water trundled foreboding haze everthickening smoke cut sunlight wind whipped ash unprotected face flame along highway glowed orange hot licking swaying roadside tree need bigger tractor driver soon yelled aborting mission rushing back town fast rumbling machine could take third year row resident northeastern siberia reeling worst wildfire remember many left feeling helpless angry alone endure coldest winter outside antarctica little complaint recent year summer temperature russian arctic gone high degree feeding enormous blaze thaw permanently frozen ground last year wildfire scorched square mile forest tundra area size florida four time area burned united state devastating fire season year square mile already burned russia according government statistic region two week peak fire season scientist say huge fire made possible extraordinary summer heat recent year northern siberia warming faster part world impact may felt far siberia fire may potentially accelerate climate change releasing enormous quantity greenhouse gas destroying russia vast boreal forest absorb carbon atmosphere last year recordsetting fire remote siberian region yakutia released roughly much carbon dioxide fuel consumption mexico according mark parrington senior scientist copernicus atmosphere monitoring service reading england yakutia region four time size texas culture turkic language burning day month thick smoke hung capital yakutsk coldest city world making resident eye water scraping throat outside city villager consumed battle fire shoveling trench keep away home field quenching thirst digging ice sheet embedded ground life revolves around northern forest known taiga source berry mushroom meat timber firewood burn permafrost thaw quickly turning lush wood impenetrable swamp forest fire normal scientist say accelerated extraordinary pace past three year threatening sustainability taiga ecosystem dont forest dont life said maria nogovitsina retired kindergarten director village magaras population mile outside yakutsk many villager done recently nogovitsina made offering earth keep fire away tore russianstyle pancake sprinkled ground fermented milk nature angry u said part people yakutia angry say authority done little fight fire sign global warming may carry political cost government four day travel yakutia month revealed nearuniversal sentiment russian government grasp people plight rather accept official explanation climate change blame disaster many repeat conspiracy theory among fire set purpose crooked official businesspeople hoping profit havent seen thats people saying yegor andreyev villager magaras said widely circulating rumor unnamed boss burning forest various corrupt scheme there fire moscow couldnt care le magaras mayor vladimir tekeyanov said applying government grant buy drone gps equipment radio riding bulldozer charred wood outside village forest ranger vladislav volkov said blind extent fire lack aerial surveillance retrieved brokendown tractor left behind day earlier discovered new fire raging vicinity fire doesnt wait youre waiting spare part said russia way might benefit climate change warmer weather creating new fertile territory opening oncefrozen arctic ocean greater trade resource extraction country also uniquely vulnerable twothirds territory composed permafrost warp land break apart road undermines building thaw year president vladimir putin rejected fact human bear responsibility warming climate last month sounded new message annual callin show russian public warning thawing permafrost could lead serious social economic consequence country many believe good reason connected primarily human activity emission pollutant atmosphere putin told viewer global warming happening country even faster many region world putin month signed law requiring business report greenhouse gas emission paving way toward carbon regulation russia world fourthlargest polluter russia hosted john kerry president joe bidens climate envoy talk moscow past week signaling prepared work washington combating global warming despite confrontation issue yet russia fight running familiar bane rigidly centralised government sprawling law enforcement apparatus distrust state wildfire spread june prosecutor launched criminal investigation local authority allegedly failing fight fire people occupied fighting forest fire close getting arrested said aleksandr isayev wildfire expert russian academy science yakutsk activity put hold earlier month people yakutia furious russia defence ministry sent amphibious plane turkey help geopolitically pivotal country battle wildfire took another five day russian government announced sending military plane fight fire yakutia well mean moscow hasnt noticed yet aleksandr fedorov deputy director melnikov permafrost institute yakutsk said interview russia sent plane region one recent friday evening volunteer village bulgunnyakhtakh south yakutsk piled truck open trailer bumped mosquitoinfested forest two hour filled water truck pond drove edge cliff overlooking majestic lena river realised gone wrong way fire valley men clambered slope others tried connect fire hose together reach there firefighter one man muttered one know use thing working light northern night backpack pump volunteer appeared containing small fire feared could threaten village semyon solomonov one volunteer one thing clear victory ravage changing climate would temporary phase cycle approach end world solomonov said mankind die era dinosaur come new york time company

democrat aimed enact president joe bidens plan transform nation infrastructure said provide paid family medical leave expand health care potentially including medicare musing sander chairman senate budget committee reflected high hope democrat new ruling chamber parliamentarian open avenue push wide range priority congress precariously small majority devil detail dont know detail yet thats going negotiated better understood sander said interview tuesday give u possibility going forward one piece legislation thats obviously advantageous trying could easier thanks parliamentarian opinion issued monday budget resolution passed february could reopened include least one round reconciliation allows measure governing tax spending protected filibuster could give democrat chance steer around republican opposition push major budgetary legislation process fraught challenge including strict rule limit included democrat would still muster vote proposal tall order expansive idea newfound leeway could ultimately ease way ambitious endeavour could allow break bidens proposal including twopart infrastructure plan address ailing public work system economic inequity facing nation workforce smaller palatable piece activist also urged biden consider remote possibility like using reconciliation provide pathway citizenship million immigrant living united state without legal permission including farmworkers essential worker brought country child known dreamer remains unclear democrat might take advantage ruling pressure mounting push boundary ruling party control congressional chamber white house interview tuesday sen chuck schumer new york majority leader said decision marked important step add extra arrow quiver declined disclose exactly ruling would impact legislative strategy going forward including passage massive publicworks plan biden released last week well get together caucus discus thing always best place use said initial guidance elizabeth macdonough parliamentarian seems given biden congressional ally least one chance use reconciliation process fiscal year end sept well opportunity next fiscal year macdonough told lawmaker monday evening senate rule appear allow revision budget plan used pas trillion mhave return macdonough additional question proceed decision buoyed activist pressed biden democrat aggressive using power force big policy change likely intensify pressure white house leading democrat coming week use newfound tool immediately democrat believe ruling could provide additional flexibility winning enactment bidens plan much trillion new economic investment including rebuilding electric grid fighting climate change reducing poverty helping million woman work earn since biden white house adviser consumed contingency planning get agenda congress including trillion dollar new government spending least partly offset tax increase corporation rich democrat pair georgia runoff election handed senate control january reconciliation became centerpiece many plan would way bypass biden aide worried would entrenched republican opposition amount pandemic aid believed needed vehicle carry longerterm economic agenda spending road bridge water pipe clean energy child care education administration seen firsthand process work priority macdonough tossed provision raise federal minimum wage bidens relief package deemed violation budget rule activist argue legalising unauthorised immigrant would affect budget making eligible government benefit increasing tax revenue clear whether parliamentarian would allow part reconciliation measure schumer sander stressed committed particular strategy reusing reconciliation determining democrat prioritise sequence legislative priority sander said difficult issue wrestle every day white house official insist publicly privately biden committed pursuing bipartisan agreement republican infrastructure plan business group also eager broker deal issue although republican expressed strong opposition bidens proposed tax increase biden continues believe bipartisan path forward issue jen psaki white house press secretary told reporter tuesday left door open moving bill partisan process know reconciliation mechanism passing budgetary bill congress said leave mechanism determination mechanism leader congress right le week announced american job plan focus engaging democrat republican staff committee staff inviting member white house next week lobbyist congressional staff member say expect biden give senate moderate short window begin build bipartisan consensus plan move quickly deal materialises psaki suggested tuesday biden wanted see quick start work capitol hill hed like see progress may said certainly package summer privately administration official stress difficulty passing bidens agenda item without using reconciliation clear senate filibuster compromise would need attract least republican vote group size entered negotiation biden economic aid package biden proposed trillion republican countered proposal billion democrat quickly dismissed insufficient biden instead went ahead plan steering around republican opposition win passage trillion bill reconciliation new york time company

opec back fight global warming affirm commitment stable oil price head state meeting end sunday saudi arabia far pledged cash climate change research saudi king abdullah said saturday world top oil exporter would give million environmental research leader yet make similar promise committing anything dont know proposal algerian energy mine minister chakib khelil said far aware nobody else committed anything either opec secretarygeneral abdullah albadri said week opec would willing play part developing carbon capture storage technology help reduce emission according draft final communique read telephone opec delegate group say share international community concern climate change longterm challenge seek stability global energy market make mention environmental fund venezuelan president hugo chavez said saturday expected summit affirm commitment stable competitive oil price warned crude oil price already close per barrel could double global market united state attack ally iran disputed nuclear programme united state crazy enough attack iran commit aggression venezuela oil would chavez told head state including iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad saudi capital riyadh fear united state ally israel could attack iran washington say covertly seeking develop atomic weapon helped drive world oil price record level tehran denies charge oil supply decision soaring price prompted call consumer nation exporter group provide market crude opec oil minister said week decision raising output left meeting abu dhabi dec iran venezuela seen price hawk riyadh traditionally accommodated western call curb price ecuador president rafael correa told conference sunday favoured pricing oil currency stronger dollar u currency drop value major currency helped fuel oil rally last week also reduced purchasing power organization petroleum exporting country friday saudi arabia steered group towards rebuffing attempt iran venezuela highlight concern dollar weakness summit communique analyst say saudi king abdullah close u ally opec swing producer veteran guarantor crude united state keen keep populist chavez ahmadinejad grabbing summit limelight antius rhetoric octogenarian leader sat stonyfaced throughout chavez minute speech saturday heard joking venezuelan president afterwards went bit addressing leader assembled opulent hall massive crystal chandelier toilet accessory fitted gold leaf selfstyled socialist revolutionary chavez said opec must stand act vanguard poverty world opec active geopolitical agent demand respect country ask powerful nation stop threatening opec said ahmadinejad said would give view summit close saudi arabia month proposed setting consortium provide iran enriched uranium peaceful purpose effort diffuse tension washington tehran iran said halt enrichment programme worried resurgent iran potential nuclear capability gulf arab country including opec producer saudi arabia kuwait qatar united arab emirate said start nuclear energy programme

g leader believe world economy still face significant risk may need help according summit draft document also reflect failure agree climate change goal discord environmental measure underlined withdrawal meeting chinese president hu jintao returned beijing unrest northwestern china people killed document seen reuters ahead summit cautioned significant risk remain economic financial stability exit strategy progrowth package unwound recovery assured talk additional stimulus would urge leader focus first making sure stimulus announced actually get delivered canadian prime minister stephen harper said summit began leader met laquila mountain town wrecked april earthquake fitting backdrop talk global economy struggling overcome worst recession living memory group eight united state germany japan france britain italy canada russia kick debate economic crisis one analyst called reality check recent week prospect rapid recovery leader badly underestimated economic problem facing met japan last year focus must done prevent another meltdown although sign stability economy sentiment improved real economy recovered yet job wage condition still stagnant said takao hattori senior strategist mitsubishi ufj security big initiative expected broader forum also includes main emerging economy tasked formulating regulatory response crisis meet september pittsburgh april summit london dollar debate played mentioning china push sensitive debate longterm alternative dollar global reserve currency draft talked global imbalance diplomat said might oblique reference currency stable sustainable longterm growth require smooth unwinding existing imbalance current account read draft prepared talk china complains dollar domination exacerbated global crisis worry bill u recovery pose inflation risk china dollar asset estimated percent official currency reserve analyst said decision refer directly could remove destabilizing factor currency market u president barack obama expected make mark first summit chairing thursday meeting laquila nation major economy forum whose member account percent global greenhouse gas emission mef minister summoned last minute tuesday prepare summit failed close gap u europe one hand emerging power like china india hand berlusconi spoke meeting chinese resistance appeared failed persuade china india agree goal halving world greenhouse gas emission draft mef document dropped reference aimed instead agreement need limit average increase global temperature degree celsius degree fahrenheit since preindustrial time cindy baxter greenpeace said leader watering climate ambition deep emission cut prerequisite limiting temperature rise appeared get mention developing nation present large number expanded summit world leader invited including nine african nation argue need able consume energy order end poverty among population packed first day due wrap talk array international issue including iran postelection violence nuclear programme however unlikely lead immediate action tightening sanction one area breakthrough possible trade draft communique suggested g developing nation would agree conclude stalled doha round trade talk launched help poor nation prosper trade talk stumbled proposed tariff subsidy cut leader also discus u proposal rich nation commit billion several year agricultural development poor country ensure food supply

ballot first major popularity test junta led prime minister prayuth chanocha suppressed political activity two year since seized power coup ahead referendum poll suggested small lead favour accepting new constitution voter undecided preliminary result expected around pm local time prayuth said resign thailand reject constitution election take place next year matter outcome encouraged thai participate casting vote sunday urge everyone come vote decide future country prayuth told reporter polling station northwest bangkok prime minister prayuth chanocha heckled one woman spoke medium manage country protect country asked moved away security personnel around police deployed vote thailand largest political party rejected constitution ahead vote sign protest trouble junta formally known national council peace order banned criticism constitution authority detained charged dozen people spoken including politician student activist decade turmoil critic say charter military attempt make good failure banish former prime minister thaksin shinawatra brand populism thai politics coup removed prime minister prayuth chanocha thailand seen decade political turmoil since thaksin ousted thaksin life selfimposed exile retains strong influence particularly rural support base north sister yingluck swept power electoral landslide government ousted prayuth three year later coup former prime minister yingluck shinawatra casting ballot yingluck banned politics five year january militaryappointed legislature found guilty mismanaging rice scheme also voted sunday im happy could still exercise right thai person yingluck told reporter urging others go vote thaksin called charter folly thursday saying would perpetuate junta power make impossible govern thailand reuters interview senior officer showed military ambition make future coup unnecessary new charter weakening political party ensuring military role overseeing country economic political development constitution would thailand th since military abolished absolute monarchy juntaappointed senate seat reserved military commander would check power elected lawmaker northeastern city khon kaen around voter queued vote outside town rebuilt city hall burnt political unrest want country get better said farmer thongyoon khaenkhaomeng nearby polling station school voted favour constitution wanted see end thailand division said day laborer decha shangkamanee said voted charter disliked junta expect referendum make much difference know nothing really change today way country ruled said former prime minister yingluck shinawatra casting ballot want country get better said farmer thongyoon khaenkhaomeng nearby polling station school voted favour constitution wanted see end thailand division said day laborer decha shangkamanee said voted charter disliked junta expect referendum make much difference know nothing really change today way country ruled said vote come backdrop concern health king bhumibol adulyadej military decade invoked duty defender deeply revered monarch justify intervention politics reconciliation whichever way vote go united nation would like see dialogue military political opponent said luc stevens un chief thailand reconciliation one group say let reconcile term told reuters ahead referendum dont want leave anybody behind country need think inclusive process open dialogue ensure people express opinion two student detained charged saturday northeastern province chaiyaphum handing leaflet urging voter vote referendum said police colonel aram prajit ban campaigning stopped junta deploying thousand military cadet carry message thailand million eligible voter encouraging participate referendum election commission hoping turnout percent amnesty international said friday junta created chilling climate ahead vote pervasive human right violation

merkel campaigning fourth term ill afford image chaos disharmony dominated news coverage summit summit start earnest friday chance polish diplomatic credential would disastrous marred widespread violence met u president donald trump hour thursday evening le hour later police clashed anticapitalist demonstrator near summit venue firing water cannon pepper spray hundred blackclad protester threw bottle nearly police officer injured throughout evening three requiring treatment hospital police said pilot police helicopter sustained eye injury laser pointer directed police said protester damaged car set object ablaze threw bottle roving clash lasted midnight reuters eyewitness saw least one protester blood face treated welcome hell protester greeting trump world leader arriving twoday meeting merkel taken highrisk gamble choosing hold summit northern port city hamburg partly show world big protest tolerated healthy democracy meeting trump struck consensual tone holding hope agreement divisive issue climate policy pledging broker compromise promised represent german european interest summit added hand host find compromise trump face testy confrontation summit leader big group economy deciding last month pull united state paris climate deal german foreign minister sigmar gabriel cited many commonality foreign policy meeting included merkel trump u secretary state rex tillerson trump family member adviser jared kushner ivanka trump told german broadcaster clear difference climate change trade continued divide two ally merkel said various option could discussed noting nearly country besides united state stood accord leader began holding informal meeting thousand protester around europe say failed solve many issue threatening world peace poured hamburg join main demonstration police expected around protester port city deemed security force ready commit violence least protester joined main march thursday including around blackclad masked anarchist police said police officer across germany hand delicate balance summit host merkel must seek consensus among leader divisive issue climate policy also trade area fraught risk trump pursues america first agenda indonesian finance minister sri mulyani indrawati said merkel must careful allow acrimony undermine summit quite delicate balance angela merkel navigate way clear confrontational wont create even credibility problem cooperation told reuters merkel earlier said committed open international trading system despite fear u protectionism trump administration united strengthen multilateral relation summit need open society especially open trade flow merkel said berlin trump discussed theme north korea middle east conflict eastern ukraine according german u government official later merkel met turkey tayyip erdogan week sharply criticised german government rejection plan address turkish citizen outside event trump earlier poland called nato partner spend defence said would confront threat north korea also meet russian president vladimir putin first time sideline summit meeting scheduled friday closely watched time mutual tie remain strained u allegation russian election hacking syria ukraine u dispute trump associate link moscow ahead meeting putin threw weight behind paris accord see paris agreement secure basis longterm climate regulation founded international law want make comprehensive contribution implementation told german business daily handelsblatt

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

geneva wed apr bdnews comreuters global food shortage higher price likely cause malnutrition outright famine least nearterm coordinator new united nation task force said wednesday john holmes also serf un top humanitarian aid official said early estimate much extra money needed confront crisis stemming increasingly unaffordable food staple poor country people particularly lowest income eating le le well told news conference geneva much un emergency aid operation managed dont think short term talking starvation famine holmes said protest strike riot erupted developing country around world wake dramatic rise price wheat rice corn oil essential food made difficult poor people make end meet possible yet put figure immediate humanitarian need may forthcoming year holmes said need put funding need together un secretarygeneral ban kimoon announced tuesday launching task force ensure solid coordinated international response food crisis holmes said group would likely include head key agency world bank international monetary fund world food program food agriculture organization world trade organization world health organization international fund agricultural development vulnerable group task force work draft strategy short longterm response food supply strain economist linked factor including high fuel fertilizer cost use crop biofuels commodity market speculation holmes called donor government provide extra money response crisis touched country peru indonesia afghanistan senegal squeezed world food program effort feed million people young child face lifelong health problem malnourishment well pregnant nursing mother among vulnerable group developing country food crisis also stand trigger political unrest challenge likely sufficient dimension asking additional contribution holmes said noting un pot rainyday cash known central emergency response fund cerf already disbursed money various foodrelated crisis cerf available precisely type situation said cerf big enough respond need question answer yet ban made climate change food security two top priority un chief post held since january south korean national chastised country tuesday taking seriously warning food agriculture organization others likely pinch food price predicted even two three year ago crisis would come sorry international community listened attentively told public lecture geneva

waterlogged thailand struggle contain worst flood decade face simple truth whole lot done avoid repeat disaster short term even new multibillion dollar watermanagement policy city dweller farmer displaced since flood began july killing people foreign investor waiting pump factory could face thing rainy season roll around middle next year shortterm step reduce risk including better cooperation agency overlapping responsibility improvement management dam feed water central flood plain time since crisis began unfolding rivalry different arm government exacerbated divided political loyalty appeared derail effort stop deadliest flooding half century main weakness system coordination improved people set aside ego nonpartisan said chaiyuth sukhsri head faculty water resource engineering department chulalongkorn university short term eliminate third problem rest long term improving infrastructure take year flood knocked back thailand expected growth year couple percentage point wiped quarter main rice crop world biggest rice exporter putting pressure global price disaster also forced global price computer hard drive disrupted global auto production flooding industrial estate central province ayutthaya pathum thani north bangkok billion baht billion budget deficit targeted fiscal year oct billion baht previously help recovery looking beyond disaster still unknown cost destruction foreign investor would like see streamlined crisis management said nandor von der luehe chairman joint foreign chamber commerce maybe government look one agency many people responsible different area like many cook kitchen said would big step everything built flood plain role dam played disaster debated expert say authority charge dam scattered upland north slow release water stop dam bursting unusually heavy monsoon rain falling river full bangkok grown much everything built flood plain short term much done besides good management said development economist sawai boonma studying thailand flood problem decade try release water gradually build dam time waited dam overcapacity thats volume water huge priority authority managing dam irrigation perhaps understandably reluctant let lot water early drought last year said chaiyuth longer term sawai said flood spillway one kilometre half mile wide created east west bangkok even smaller one city people also think getting flood plain annual deluge brings bounty field said sawai envisages satellite town built higher ground linked bangkok highspeed train newer industrial zone southeast bangkok major river basin escaped flooding put industrial estate danger area theyve built best rice field loselose sawai said newer industrial zone southeast bangkok major river basin escaped flooding climate change expected rise sea level storm make rethink critical say von der luehe said thailand still good business despite flood danger factor location infrastructure obviously investor consider location everything flooded said overall look neighbouring country thailand still strong destination good position

first time history committed setting target end poverty world bank president jim yong kim said saturday following meeting world bank development committee longer dreaming world free poverty set expiration date extreme poverty addedthe goal aimed reduce extreme poverty percent globally target bottom percent people living country developing worlddeveloping economy growing average percent annually lifting million people poverty creating new global middle class also given rise growing inequalitywe recognize sustained economic growth need reduction inequality investment create opportunity citizen promote gender equality important end right well integral creating prosperity development committee saidthe new world bank target aim guide work institution coincides effort united nation draw post poverty strategy replace existing goalsnew figure released world bank week show extreme poverty globally plunged percent percent world poor concentrated heavily subsaharan africa south asia china successfully slashed extreme povertykim said climate change need investment health education also discussed ministersas talked several meeting need plan equal challenge disastrously warming plant said kim made tackling climate change one main priority since taking rein institution month agoimf managing director christine lagarde said better opportunity developing country growing strongly tackle extreme povertytiming everything lagarde said adding global economic recovery proceeding threespeed recovery strong growth emerging developing economy said imf would step policy advice developing country managing natural resource job creation financial sector development subsidiesfundraising poorestthe development committee called robust donor fundraising campaign world bank fund poorest borrower urged strong participation countriesdonors rich developing economy gather every three year pas hat around raise fund bank international development association idatraditionally united state britain nordic nation biggest ida funders past several year country brazil india china chile argentina peru also ponied moneywith belttightening across europe united state world bank show strenuous oversight money used impact poorkim said emphasis helping fragile conflicthit countriesgiven fiscal pressure donor around world believe world bank must maximize development impact dollar spent new treasury secretary jack lew said statement development committee

thirty meter kiln heat palpable converting crushed stone clinker cement temperature degree celsius designed burn pulverized coal rising coal price prompted castle cement unit germany heidelberg cement hbcbdh replace half coal alternative tire bone meal paper across europe company suffering high energy cost oil hit record high per barrel june weve increase use secondary fuel whole tire meat bone meal paper plastic recycled solvent said gareth price general manager ketton work keep cost also reduces amount waste going landfill beyond meterlong steel tube furnace enormous cylindrical mill grind tonne clinker hour fine powder deafening rumble run electricity replaced fuel power price doubled past year collapse british house building following credit crunch company ability pas cost onto customer limited putting pressure bottom line castle cement alone feeling pressure share world top paper packaging firm stora enso oyj upmkymmene huhtamaki fell sharply earlier month finnish firm forced issue profit warning back higher energy cost company sector food maker cadbury uk austria rhi world largest fire proof material maker warned higher oil gas coal power price pushing cost manufacturing product moving customer feeling pain industry say situation reached tipping point urgent action needed european union government avoid business closure job loss real pain kicking david gilett director ifiec europe lobby group energy intensive industry across europe said forward price winter power gas apply come around actually buying power gas real difficulty crude coal gas price risen globally recent year business europe feel suffered region gilett noted many country subsidize energy price especially asia middle east united state power gas price often lower liberalized western european market past nine month benchmark uk gas price percent u henry hub price according data oil giant bp plc current baseload uk electricity price around pound per megawatt hour also much higher level recorded u power hub recent week european business blame failure implement proper competition continental power gas market pressing eu push ahead vigour implementing planned directive aim foster competition separating ownership power gas production activity transportation infrastructure europe need make sure energy position competitive america elsewhere said chris tane chief executive ineos chlorvinyls whose runcorn plant making chlorine us much electricity nearby liverpool england sixthlargest city industry say europe emission trading scheme also boosting power price impact industry likely worsen eu press ahead plan make sector subject co emission cap big energy user would also like see change tax system ease burden cut tax fuel power accelerated depreciation equipment variable corporate tax rate fall energy cost rise gilett said government listening loathe give tax revenue concerned alleviating impact high fuel price old unemployed government taken heed industry case gilett said seems recognition pressure placing industrial core gilett said weak economic climate often making hard pas higher energy cost customer business forced make evergreater effort use energy efficiently castle cement mill much cement night weekend electricity price lower future try schedule big maintenance project require plant shutdown winter power price higher old machine replaced efficient version high energy cost require price run tighter ship past operation must run smoothly reliably optimize energy use breakdown caused poor maintenance machinery shift activity time power cost higher lead idling equipment elsewhere production chain energy management topic everyday conversation completely changing way work said

even sun dip horizon temperature many place expected remain hottest part country smack dab middle everyone living region stretching northern oklahoma central nebraska iowa missouri western illinois brace prolonged period dangerously hot temperature high humidity warning say people central south central kansa expect endure high degree temperature de moines iowa expected hover around excessive heat warning also posted farther east part new jersey delaware pennsylvania told least million people across united state warned dangerously high temperature could affect human health wednesday friday weekend meteorologist calling heat dome middle part country expected spread great lake east coast extreme heat kill here stay safe combination heat humidity take toll someone outside overdoing said richard bann meteorologist national weather service weather prediction center lifethreatening last year people died extreme heat compared died cold according statistic weatherrelated fatality released national oceanic atmospheric administration four safety recommendation national weather service drink plenty fluid stay airconditioned room stay sun check relative neighbor especially elderly country biggest city expect swelter far philadelphia major city east coast excessive heat warning meteorologist predicting high degree new york washington dc boston expected uncomfortably hot temperature soaring high chicago expect saturday expected high boston washington new york chicago expected see high degree friday saturday gentry trotter founder cool st louis nonprofit provides utility assistance lowincome family donates air conditioner people elderly disability said organisation assisted emergency situation past three week received request year last year brutal said yesterday went home yearold lady heat almost knocked u iowa football practice campaign roll heat warning iowa farmer worrying corn planting delayed soggy spring left plant much time take root despite scorching heat democratic candidate president continued crisscross state sen amy klobuchar minnesota marched mile weekend saunalike heat earlier week pete buttigieg mayor south bend indiana sweated forum gun violence sen elizabeth warren massachusetts expected attend aarp forum sioux city ordinary people shuffling everything church picnic sporting activity steven rogers director operation eastern iowa elite middleschool football club said two football practice already cancelled team tryout coming saturday moved indoors cant really expect kid perform highest level outside heat beyond fact totally dangerous said couple kid pretty bad health issue related heat overexertion safe heat wave caused climate change hot weather nothing new course especially july climate change making heat wave like one common meteorological ingredient make heat wave today ingredient made past climate change bringing ingredient together often generally speaking said deke arndt chief climate monitoring branch national centre environmental information national climate assessment major scientific report federal agency note peak extreme heat united state occurred dust bowl number hot day increasing frequency heat wave united state jumped average two per year six per year also season heat wave stretched day longer according report part overall warming trend five warmest year history accurate worldwide recordkeeping past five year warmest year occurred since worldwide june hottest ever recorded jennifer francis senior scientist wood hole research centre noted jet stream generally help move weather system across country unusually wavy june early july always spell trouble said lead condition like heat wave stalling place new york time news service

tipped win opposition social democrat scored percent eurosceptic finn party rival percent according final result justice ministry coruling centre party prime minister juha sipila centreright national coalition stood percent percent respectively marking first time century party percent general election fragmented parliament deep division within mainstream party tackle rising cost expensive public service coalition talk following election could protracted social democrat leader antti rinne former union bos expected first shot forming government party leader ruled cooperation populist finn first time since largest party finland sdp prime minister party rinne told supporter party member celebrating central helsinki european parliament election le two month away finnish ballot watched brussels underscoring growing confidence among farright europe antiimmigration party including finn announced plan join force may eu election move could give major say continent run stake finland future shape country welfare system pillar social model across nordic leftist want preserve tax hike centreright want see streamlined rising cost social democrat benefiting growing sense insecurity among finland older poorer voter finn argue nation gone far addressing issue climate change migration expense popular politician losing ground hardliner jussi hallaaho took party reign finn made rapid gain recent month number case sexual abuse minor foreign men stirred antiimmigration sentiment hallaaho fined supreme court blog comment linking islam paedophilia somali theft emerged finland popular politician sunday garnering highest number vote social democrat rinne roughly could expect result like one could hallaaho told supporter sunday referring party overall result finn party stance environmental policy includes opposing proposed tax meat consumption appeal rural voter particular worry soaring fuel cost resent effort change see traditional finnish way life party group finland country highest air quality world according world health organisation argue next government speed cutting carbon emission combat climate change unlike finland social democrat well populist south europe resonate voter angry slow economic growth aftermath global financial crisis finn call fiscal restraint one area suffered nordic region cherished welfare model healthcare system across much developed world come increasing stress recent year treatment cost soar people live longer meaning fewer worker supporting pensioner reform controversial finland plan cut cost boost efficiency stalled year leaving older voter worried future good biggest party finland tough competition party negotiation new government tough difficult social democrat supporter mikko heinikoski said

nearly threefourths oil bp spill gone gulf mexico percent remaining sheen tarballs buried sediment washed ashore u scientist said wednesday estimated burning skimming direct recovery wellhead removed one quarter percent oil released wellhead scientist said report bp deepwater horizon oil budget happened oil another percent naturally evaporated dissolved percent dispersed either naturally result operation small droplet report said rest estimated million barrel crude spilled gulf april rig explosion triggered leak either beneath water surface light sheen weathered tarballs washed ashore may collected buried sand sediment sea bottom report found percent oil dealt unified command includes government private effort includes oil captured directly wellhead riser pipe insertion tube top hat system percent burning percent skimming percent chemical dispersion percent report found rest percent removed natural process good news vast majority oil appears gone carol browner energy climate change adviser president barack obama said abc good morning america show thats initial assessment scientist telling u feel like important turning point said

deal hammered hour negotiating among member commission appointed last year chancellor angela merkel would one significant energy transformation nation yet attempted face climate change thirty country already set proposal cut carbon emission eliminating coal dirtiest cheapest fossil fuel including britain canada sweden none plan scale laid germany industrial giant relies coal almost third energy need commission plan requires approval leader four state affected federal government would come heavy price taxpayer would provide billion euro earmarked investment region hardest hit job loss next two decade along cost include compensation amount yet determined power company taking coal plant offline early solid compensation key demand governor coalheavy eastern state populist alternative germany party expected perform strongly regional election next year partly platform hostility measure fighting climate change still majority german said want country quit coal uphold commitment paris climate accord reduce carbon emission percent percent historic effort ronald pofalla head commission told reporter stressing interest group accepted concession plan call quarter germany coal plant gigawatts worth shut review measure planned reduction scheduled every three year final deadline ending coal use could moved forward review decide new york time news service

helicopter deployed aid search ship carrying food water blanket medicine reached port previously blocked high wave whipped tropical cyclone seroja brought heavy rain triggered deadly flood landslide sunday indonesia disaster agency bnpb revised upwards death toll cyclone east nusa tenggara island earlier saying died seventysix people still missing rescue team moving ground weather good bnpb spokesman raditya jati told news briefing search rescue personnel however trouble transporting heavy equipment use search search victim constrained existing heavy equipment sent destination especially adonara alor head bnpb doni monardo said adonara alor island among island worst hit cyclone people dead respectively aerial image adonara tuesday showed brown mud flood water covering vast area burying house road tree military volunteer arrived island tuesday setting public kitchen medical worker brought video taken local official tanjung batu village lembata home ile lewotolok volcano showed felled tree large rock cold lava crushed home dislodged cyclone thousand people displaced nearly building including hospital impacted home heavily damaged cyclone two people died nearby west nusa tenggara province also concern possible covid infection crowded evacuation centre neighbouring east timor least killed flood landslide falling tree civil defence authority using heavy equipment search survivor number victim could still increase many victim found main director civil protection ismael da costa babo told reuters buried landslide carried away flood resident lembata island may also washed away mud sea volcano erupted lembata last month wiped vegetation atop mountain allowed hardened lava slide towards house cyclone struck senior district official said hoping help way able search seashore deeper area lack equipment yesterday thomas ola langoday told reuters phone feared many body still buried large rock president joko widodo urged cabinet speed evacuation relief effort restore power weather agency head dwikorita karnawati said oncerare tropical cyclone happening often indonesia climate change could blame seroja first time seeing tremendous impact hit land common said

number clean bathing beach britain quadrupled decade helped series hot dry summer environmental charity said friday marine conservation society said three exceptionally dry summer last four year cut amount sewage discharged sea rainstorm warned year progress could reversed climate change brings warmer wetter winter summer storm expert predict heavy rain translates poor water quality waterborne pollutant raw sewage petrochemical farm waste bypass sewer system sweep directly land river sea said thomas bell society coastal pollution officer effect particularly apparent across uk summer throughout last winter serious problem believe worsen year come raw sewage harm marine life give swimmer serious infection gastroenteritis cause vomiting diarrhea society said th annual good beach report beach percent tested said excellent water quality beach given clean bill health eight beach wale failed stringent test including abercastle pwllgwaelod pembrokeshire coast seven scottish beach failed including largs barassie ayrshire england failure staithes north yorkshire guernsey pembroke bay also slipped society praised water industry improving way treat sewage last year said investment needed help sewage work cope storm bdnews commir world lifestyle ei uk beach climate change threatens uk beach london may bdnews comreuters number clean bathing beach britain quadrupled decade helped series hot dry summer environmental charity said friday marine conservation society said three exceptionally dry summer last four year cut amount sewage discharged sea rainstorm warned year progress could reversed climate change brings warmer wetter winter summer storm expert predict heavy rain translates poor water quality waterborne pollutant raw sewage petrochemical farm waste bypass sewer system sweep directly land river sea said thomas bell society coastal pollution officer effect particularly apparent across uk summer throughout last winter serious problem believe worsen year come raw sewage harm marine life give swimmer serious infection gastroenteritis cause vomiting diarrhea society said th annual good beach report beach percent tested said excellent water quality beach given clean bill health eight beach wale failed stringent test including abercastle pwllgwaelod pembrokeshire coast seven scottish beach failed including largs barassie ayrshire england failure staithes north yorkshire guernsey pembroke bay also slipped society praised water industry improving way treat sewage last year said investment needed help sewage work cope storm

following excerpt draft text consideration world leader friday part new deal fight climate change temperature goal recognizing scientific view increase global temperature ought exceed degree basis equity context sustainable development party commit vigorous response immediate enhanced national action based strengthened international cooperation broad goal ambitious action mitigate climate change needed developed country taking lead party recognize critical impact climate change country particularly vulnerable adverse effect stress need establish comprehensive adaptation program including international support deep cut global emission required rich nation annex one target annex one party convention commit implement individually jointly quantified economywide emission target listed yielding aggregate reduction greenhouse gas emission percent compared percent compared developing nation non annex one goal non annex one party convention resolve implement mitigation action based specific national circumstance frequency submission non annex one party every yearssubject domestic auditing assessmentclarification may upon request provided party concerned discretion respond question contained national communicationsupported nationally appropriate mitigation action shall subject international verification fund scaled new additional predictable adequate funding shall provided developed country party party shall provide new additional resource billion context meaningful mitigation action transparency implementation party support goal mobilizing jointly billion year address climate change need developing country funding come wide variety source public private bilateral multilateral including alternative source finance copenhagen climate fund shall established operating entity

bank contributing global warming funding coal oil exploration adopt policy cut negative impact environment according report network ngo banktrack grouping civil society organisation individual tracking financial sector said bank end support new coal oil gas extraction delivery project new coalfired power plant harmful practice greenhousegas intensive sector bank unique position either finance business usual complicit causing climate change help catalyse necessary transition new economy said banktrack report called challenging climate un talk bali indonesia week trying set roadmap climate pact succeed kyoto protocol united state opposed binding target developing nation china want access clean technology deutsche bank said government effort tackle climate change creating megatrend investment opportunity tempt even sceptical global warming october german bank attracted billion climate change fund target firm cut greenhouse gas help adaption warmer world banktrack said bank ass report greenhouse gas emission associated loan investment financial service establish stringent portfolio businessunit emission reduction target report said bank also increase support development climatefriendly technology renewable energy production energy efficiency avoid false solution nuclear power large hydropower biofuels morgan stanley said global sale energy source like wind solar geothermal biofuels could grow much trillion year bank said last year invest billion carbon market five year large bank nowadays seem climate initiative sort barely scratch surface really need happen said johan frijns coordinator banktrack utrechtbased banktrack funded private foundation government agency

helsinki wed may bdnews comreuters impact climate change accelerating alarming pace urgent action must taken un secretarygeneral ban kimoon said wednesday frightening scientist reviewing prediction recognising climate change impact accelerating much faster pace ban said referring ongoing fifth assessment report intergovernmental panel climate change serious alarming urging take action must take action regardless coming rich poor country must address issue together ban told seminar call urgency echoed similar comment un chief business conference climate policy last weekend denmark business leader met copenhagen discus longterm climate policy ahead un conference december meant forge new climate treaty replace kyoto protocol

twoyear million project known orbiting carbon observatory oco also able pinpoint planet forest ocean reabsorbing atmospheric carbon cycle key earth temperaturemore year measurement show half amount carbon dioxide put atmosphere natural process human activity end reabsorbed proportion remained fairly constant even total amount atmospheric carbon climbed concentration part per million part per million today study u national oceanic atmospheric administration scripps institution oceanography show study found keelingcurveucsdedu whats quite remarkable time half weve released absorbed plant ocean variable year year oco project manager ralph basilio nasa jet propulsion laboratory pasadena california told reporter prelaunch news conferenceunderstanding control variability really crucial today might inform u might happen future saidthe observatory positioned mile km planet inclined pass point earth time every day giving scientist insight level carbon dioxide change week month yearsthe data provide help decisionmakers local federal level betterequipped understand carbon dioxide role climate change observatory measuring greenhouse globally betsy edward program executive nasa headquarters washington told reportersbecause observatory target area small square mile square km scientist expect able pinpoint top carbon emitter though monitoring among mission goalsin principle fully expect able see point large emission compared point nearby really mapping mission sampling mission basilio saidnasa hoped oco flying launch accident claimed satellite congress agreed fund replacement oco scheduled launch vandenberg air force base california edt gmt tuesday aboard united launch alliance delta rocket satellite built orbital science corp

durban dec bdnews comreuters un climate talk stalled rebellion developing state risk global warming forcing host south africa push conference extra time saturday effort prevent negotiation collapsing deliberation due resume around midday haggling south african port city durban continued early hour south african foreign minister maite nkoanamashabane suspended meeting late friday coalition island nation developing state european union objected text said lacked ambition island state risk swept away rising sea level extreme weather system linked global warming scientist say result heattrapping greenhouse gas released atmosphere human activity frustration grown host south africa hold annual presidency un process many delegate complaining failed enough broker deal better protects poor country pledged help delegate accused south africa leaving many contentious issue unresolved final hour failed show leadership needed push settlement let agreement slip finger reach outcome advance process south africa leadership despite south africa said one envoy european union rallying support plan set date latest new climate deal would impose binding cut world biggest emitter heattrapping gas deal could come force five year later crux dispute binding legal wording final document initial draft spoke legal framework critic said committed party nothing new draft changed language legal instrument implies binding commitment say working group draw regime emission curb also turn pressure country act quickly come plan reducing domestic emission another issue deep emission cut would second phase kyoto protocol globe legally binding emission treaty change appeal poor state small island nation european union may hard swallow major emitter including united state india swallow said alden meyer director strategy policy union concerned scientist one crunch issue left date new agreement enter force could still late making better previous text issue said tim gore climate change policy advisor oxfam delegate also expected debate text raft measure including one protect forest another bring life green climate fund designed help poor nation tackle global warming pressure eu strategy forge coalition willing try pressure world top carbon emitter china united state india sign binding cut none big three bound kyoto protocol eu climate commissioner connie hedegaard said small number state yet sign eu plan little time remaining deal durban washington say pledge binding cut major polluter make comparable commitment china india say would unfair demand make level cut developed world caused pollution responsible global warming many envoy believe two week highly complex climate talk bringing together nearly nation best produce weak political agreement state promising start debate new regime binding cut greenhouse gas worst talk could collapse putting agreement core issue may next year failure durban would repeat climate summit copenhagen fell short delivering meaningful global deal follow first set kyoto carbon cut un negotiator regrouped cancun modest programme action set voluntary pledge curb carbon emission drawn scientist say promise yet enough limit global warming two degree celsius judged necessary stave devastating effect climate change un report released last month show time running warming planet already intensified drought flood increased crop failure sea level could rise level would submerge several small island nation protracted talk angered delegate small island african state joined protest green group friday tried enter main negotiating room need save u island cant sink right live cant decide destiny saved maldives climate negotiator mohamed aslam said

stealing valuable hardwood impunity first group local people put fence across main road leading forest flimsy proved match interloper resident asked local environmental group camera trap equipment might help july got expected treetop surveillance system us recycled cellphone artificial intelligence software listen rogue logger catch act lot people afraid take thing forest elvita surianti life pakan rabaa said day conservation technologist san francisco installed dozen listening unit hoisting nearly foot treetop like police watching project expert said interview illustrates promise peril using artificial intelligence complex fight deforestation know big illegal logging happening see satellite imagery said erik meijaard adjunct professor biology university queensland australia expert forest wildlife management indonesia next step following apprehending people building case court thing generally go wrong outcome matter global warming tropical deforestation major driver climate change accounting global emission according world resource institute forestbased climate mitigation account quarter planned emission reduction country signed paris climate accord agreement reduce global greenhouse gas emission audiobased artificialintelligence application already used sea study whale behaviour ecological effect offshore energy exploration among thing treetop monitoring system relatively new potentially important innovation fight deforestation typically relies drone camera trap satellite image rainforest connection nonprofit group based california founded technologist topher white installed treetop monitoring unit dozen country three continent since concept behind white project simple used cellphone powered solar panel upload audio data analysed real time artificialintelligence software capable distinguishing sound chain saw logging truck telltale audio signature illegal activity software sends ranger instant alert specialised app theory could help make arrest white said thought concept volunteering gibbon conservation project indonesian borneo another island archipelago later left communication job france began building early prototype forest surveillance unit parent garage haightashbury neighbourhood san francisco uploading realtime data phone requires steady power supply key challenge figuring power unit solar panel shade tropical tree canopy ordinary solar panel designed used open effective caching dappled light filter canopy month trial error white came curved petalshaped solar apparatus could pick shortlived sunflecks filter jungle treetop doesnt look like much said petalshaped unit supply enough power upload megabyte audio data hour doesnt one see white nonprofit group rainforest connection raised kickstarter campaign worked primarily africa latin america annual budget million receives funding google huawei hitachi corporation foundation early group surveillance system covered forested area nearly square mile twice size los angeles rainforest connection us google ai software filter sound chain saw logging noise would otherwise indistinguishable cacophony jungle unit detect noise roughly mile away illegal logging account logging many tropical country around globally according report interpol international police organisation united nation environment program white said team planned install system globally also developing cloudbased database sound would allow scientist monitor elusive animal specie scientist south central america already using rainforest connection audio data track endangered parrot spider monkey though group primary focus remains strengthening lawenforcement capability tropical forest affected logging mining poaching legalised deforestation also huge problem expert say requires policy solution rather law enforcement one luisa ro regional coordinator spda peruvian nonprofit group provides legal support community affected illegal logging mining said alert rainforest connection system recently helped local ranger catch arrest two member logging syndicate operating year impunity ro said pending legal case logger could eventually help prosecutor build bigger one syndicate leader either way next time he going think twice sends people cut tree place added white said every success story setback peru example rainforest connection surveillance system detected logging activity outside boundary protected area local ranger jurisdiction ecuador ranger told scared confront armed poacher knew afoot question whether technology reach point fly useful white said think partnership see working way u know allow implementation work recent trip sumatra installed dozen surveillance system communitymanaged forest outskirt four village including pakan rabaa installing software using rockclimbing equipment ratchet rope nearly foot treetop went smoothly enough despite stifling heat leech crawled boot pakan rabaa white technical presentation software used peppered technical term might confused someone phd forest patroller audience make living rice farming understandably baffled stuff complicated said ujang one local ranger go one name ill keep patrolling local ranger also disappointed learn phone signal patchy nearby forest surveillance gear would useless cellular dead zone logger liked illegally harvest cinnamon rattan activity villager feared would destabilise local watershed exacerbate seasonal flash flood even greater challenge illegal logging rarely prosecuted indonesia patroller partial law enforcement power make tool turn chain saw suriantis husband zulsafrihardi secretary village quasiofficial community forest committee asked white end presentation actually stop white said new york time news service

investor interest fusion energy continues slowly rise number startup field multiplying estimated people several country making living firm industry taking shape growing network company supply highly specialised equipment like component powerful magnet fusion device require british government even recently saw need issue regulation fusion energy kind milestone burgeoning industry one know fusion energy become commercially viable driving private investment rising alarm global warming nobody better plan deal climate crisis said david kingham one three cofounder company called tokamak energy raised million mostly private source tokamak energy goal eventually heat isotope hydrogen hot enough atom combine reaction release enormous amount energy essence fusion often described energy behind sun star company laboratory business park outside oxford warning public address system every minute test coming everyone stay room fusion device foot high thick steel wall whirring sound last second monitor show eerie pulsing video inside device powerful beam blast superheated gas known plasma test tokamak prototype machine cost million pound build reached million degree celsius scientist figure need reach million degree celsius seven time temperature core sun expect get year end one scientist tokamak control room otto asunta senior physicist said since joined company six year ago number employee grown fold work become increasingly sophisticated worldclass device build said company name refers type device first invented former soviet union main focus field tokamak attempt achieve fusion using powerful magnet contain compress superheated gas creating kind lightning bottle company founded scientist thought could achieve small nimble company remaining large institutional laboratory like british government fusion research centre culham iter southern france large device foot diameter built cost billion time decision lonely one lot company since early number fusion startup growing quickly andrew holland ceo fusion industry association said least company several country including united state britain france canada china raised combined billion largely private source according forthcoming study association british atomic energy authority put money farout quest never made nickel investor say attracted prospect early entry potentially gamechanging technology fusion reactor produce far energy go achievement could enormous commercial promise david harding founder two investment management firm holding worth estimated million british pound one tokamak energy key backer said long attracted idea cheap unlimited energy scientific wizardry whole impetus global warming make seem even nobrainer investor say already seeing gain mark white investment director uk science innovation seed fund gave tokamak founder first pound said judging price paid capitalraising last year fund total investment pound worth million pound yardstick tokamak energy overall value around million pound another investor fusion vinod khosla founder khosla venture venture capital firm based menlo park california backing commonwealth fusion system spinoff massachusetts institute technology interview khosla said key making decadeslong project like fusion palatable investor break undertaking milestone investor monitor putting money commonwealth recently announced successful test call world powerful version type magnet crucial many fusion effort achievement investor applauded dont think trouble funding next round khosla said fusion backer say advance magnet area made likelihood success much greater contrary reputation longshot industry payoff decade away actually tremendous progress said phil larochelle investment manager breakthrough energy venture breakthrough venture capital firm bill gate chair also invested commonwealth scientist field said influx private money pursuit diverse approach problem positive one win end hard predict lot good rd said jonathan menard deputy director research princeton plasma physic laboratory coming year though require big increase spending fusion executive say tokamak energy want build pilot fusion machine cost billion using powerful magnet developed provide many thousand time pull earth gravity device could basis core electric power plant commercial us persuading investor make leap singledigit milliondollar commitment million million chunk needed another generation prototype easy people still measuring investment return usual metric like much revenue company producing said michl binderbauer ceo californiabased tae technology raised million largest publicly identified amount money raised fusion startup pressure led binderbauer try make business technology tae developed road fusion tae subsidiary developing treatment cancer using particle beam venture said easier sell investor fusion backer though say tipping point may come big investor rush participate money start getting behind thing sky limit said harding hedge fund founder arent many fusion project world many investor new york time company

saying health planet stake un secretarygeneral ban kimoon urged nation meeting mexico tuesday agree step fight climate change fall short perfect deal let perfect enemy good ban told first session environment minister november december talk caribbean resort cancun rich poor nation split cutting greenhouse gas emission u president barack obama leader failed work un climate treaty summit copenhagen ban repeatedly stressed lower ambition cancun talk despite call nation radical action ban told minister stability global economy wellbeing citizen health planet depend cancun talk seeking package deal set fund oversee climate aid way slow deforestation step help poor country adapt climate change mechanism share clean technology wind solar power developing nation bolivia outspoken said far radical action rich needed cut greenhouse gas emission deadly flood drought desertification rising sea level speaking behalf africa ethiopian prime minister meles zenawi said deeply dismayed loss momentum since copenhagen every day delay paid life countless number african said china india people marched cancun protest low ambition talk dumped bucket animal excrement street overnight protester threw egg riot police defaced fastfood restaurant developed developing country split future un kyoto protocol obliges almost rich nation cut emission average percent level fiveyear period kyoto protocol issue continues tough clear whether resolvable u climate envoy todd stern told news conference said kyoto dispute distracting time part negotiation united state rich nation outside kyoto protocol arguing treaty wrongly omitted target developing nation would cause u job loss u absence core part problem designing new deal japan russia canada adamant approve extension kyoto first period run want new broader treaty also bind united state emerging power like china india act asked japan might ever agree extend kyoto akira yamada japan foreign ministry told reuters yes u china major emitter become annex one country annex one list rich nation bound kyoto many rich country suffering weak growth budget cut want emerging economy led fastgrowing china india far reflect growing power including greater oversight curb greenhouse gas emission developing state say rich nation emitted greenhouse gas since industrial revolution must extend kyoto poor country sign action kyoto underpins carbon market guiding shift away fossil fuel christiana figueres head un climate change secretariat said position diametrically opposed future kyoto due decided cancun german wonderful word yein mean yes think thats kind attitude country engaged said un report showed resident himalaya mountain area face tough unpredictable future global warming melt glacier threatens worse flood

economic slowdown possible recession united state rich country affect rising trend food price head un food agriculture organisation said thursday fao directorgeneral jacques diouf told reuters fundamental pushed food price record recent month climate change emerging country demand demand biofuels population growth remained place short term believe trend food price maintained due fundamental element changed diouf said interview world economic forum swiss alpine resort davos even there slowdown economy see people reducing consumption certainly wont food certainly go commodity reach food far demand food emerging market easing food inflation country said diouf said understandable country deterring food export duty quantitative restriction sought ensure food security prevent social problem taken together move would compound global problem said fao decided june last year call conference member look problem collectively consider contributing factor climate change energy demand conference held june year said

percentage people calling ban since said favoured product le plastic packaging rose according ipsos poll people across country activist say result send clear message government meeting nairobi month press ahead ambitious treaty tackle plastic waste deal touted important environmental pact since paris agreement climate change people worldwide made view clear said marco lambertini wwf international director general onus opportunity government adopt global plastic treaty eliminate plastic pollution nearly surveyed said supported treaty remains seen whether deal focus waste collection recycling take radical measure curbing production use throwaway plastic read full story reuters revealed last week big oil chemical industry group devising strategy persuade conference participant reject deal would limit production plastic made oil gas key source revenue read full story united nation agree deal put brake plastic pollution widespread ecological damage coming decade putting marine specie risk extinction destroying sensitive ecosystem coral reef mangrove according wwf study released month likely take least two year finalise treaty whatever agreed nairobi conference feb march determine key element deal biggest support singleuse plastic ban poll came like colombia mexico india developing country sharp end waste crisis ipsos poll also showed respondent globally want manufacturer retailer held responsible reducing reusing recycling plastic packaging previously

un secretarygeneral ban kimoon said wednesday group national science academy would review un climate science restore trust global warming report found error un intergovernmental panel climate change acknowledged january report exaggerated pace himalayan glacier melting last month said report also overstated much netherlands sea level let clear threat posed climate change real ban told reporter alongside panel chairman rajendra pachauri nothing alleged revealed medium recently alters fundamental scientific consensus climate change ban acknowledged small number error known fourth assessment report published document page cited scientific paper next report climate change published despite error pachauri told reporter stood report principle message global warming real accelerating due socalled greenhouse gas emission believe conclusion report really beyond reasonable doubt said pachauri resisting call critic resignation ban said interacademy council grouping world science academy would lead review promised would conducted completely independently united nation neither pachauri ban took question reporter independent funded un interacademy council hosted royal netherlands academy art science amsterdam includes britain royal society dozen national science academy council cochairman robbert dijkgraaf professor mathematical physic university amsterdam told reporter review would entirely independent united nation would funded added review panel would present report end august peter frumhoff director science policy union concerned scientist lead author report said review right move independent review carried rigor transparency help strengthen ipccs commitment robust scientific assessment restore public confidence shaken aggressive campaign sow confusion climate science frumhoff said ban hinted change way ipcc report compiled might necessary avoid future mistake need ensure full transparency accuracy objectivity minimize potential error going forward said survey suggest public conviction global warming risk may undermined error disclosure last year hacked email revealing scientist sniping sceptic ipcc shared nobel peace prize former u vice president al gore produce main scientific document driving global effort agree ambitious climate treaty replace kyoto protocol switch fossil fuel cleaner lowcarbon supply energy report wrongly said himalayan glacier could vanish prediction derived article reviewed scientist publication original source spoken world glacier melting

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new delhi sep bdnews comreuters india ready quantify amount planetwarming gas emission could cut domestic action fight climate change environment minister said thursday accept internationally binding target jairam rameshs comment mark shift position india obligation cut emission trying reach rich nation underscoring action taking fight global warming stand likely strengthen india stance crucial negotiation copenhagen december treaty succeed kyoto protocol obliges developed nation cut emission average percent level talk currently deadlocked question level emission cut taken rich country developing nation rich nation also come billion dollar aid green technology poor see problem giving broad indicative number quantity emission reduction result domestic unilateral action ramesh told reuters emission reduction would take shape legally binding target open outside scrutiny neither would form new negotiating position india minister described new stand nuanced shift india position aimed calling bluff rich country want growing economy india take emission target among biggest polluter shift atmospherics developing country reduce emission need undertake adaptation step international obligation say limit economic growth needed lift million people poverty yet india say taking step adapt climate change also limit reduce emission primarily domestic action increased use renewable energy efficient use energy ramesh said last week india also willing draft national legislation voluntary aspirational emission reduction target india half billion people access electricity said month greenhouse gas emission could double triple billion tonne percapita emission would still global average despite mitigation step many west still see india intransigent india one holding negotiation ramesh said historical responsibility present climate mess commitment reduce emission yet many country created problem bound international law take targetted emission cut shift atmospherics negotiation said referring india increasing effort seen enough help seal deal copenhagen

bonn germany fri jun bdnews comreuters small reference page mammoth un scientific report cut greenhouse gas far deeper offer rich nation become main roadblock towards new un climate treaty developing nation twoweek un talk bonn ending friday outlined emission cut developed nation percent level become vital deal due agreed copenhagen december many developed nation however say curb meant avert worst climate change would cripple economy minus range become sort beacon yvo de boer head un climate change secretariat told reuters much back people mind something measure success copenhagen range based handful study even make summary policymakers threepart report intergovernmental panel climate change ipcc drawing work expert little progress made setting target shyam saran special climate envoy indian prime minister manmohan singh said bonn talk developing nation led china india say rich aim cut emission mainly burning fossil fuel least percent say evidence global warming melting arctic ice worsened since small island state fear washed map rising sea level say rich cut least percent level forty percent rather reasonable target problem big widely believed saran said de boer noted level agreed target merely scenario avoiding worst global warming obama cut many developed nation led united state say number reach president barack obama want cut u emission back level percent cut level percent japan set target week percent level level minus percent still possible quite difficult said bill hare potsdam institute climate impact research author ipccs final summary said recent scientific finding backed range percent make summary technical reason doubt validity percent gained wide political prominence reference page finding included footnote document launching talk new treaty meeting nation bali far offer table rich nation total cut percent level hare said european union offering percent cut developed nation join page say developing nation make substantial deviation slow rise emission business usual judgment split rich poor two starkly different camp rather instance setting sliding scale cut richest making deepest side feel asked much said alden meyer union concerned scientist unclear deadlock broken rich might offer deeper cut poor could back perhaps return clean technology far aid hare said russia main country yet set greenhouse gas goal whose emission already percent level collapse soviet union could make big difference russian goal maintaining current level would deepen overall promised cut percent country suggest cut fall within range especially later reduction deeper trend possible jonathan pershing head u delegation bonn ipcc author chapter included percent range said briefing late last month

power price surged record high recent week driven shortage asia europe energy crisis china expected last end year crimp growth world secondlargest economy top exporter china tuesday took boldest step decadeslong power sector reform saying allow coalfired power plant pas high cost generation endusers via marketdriven electricity price pushing industrial commercial user power exchange allowing price set market expected encourage lossmaking generator increase output impact supply crunch power manufacturing component showing data tokyo london adding deepening disquiet global market underscoring difficulty cutting world dependency polluting fossil fuel month global climate change talk selloff global stock bond extended tuesday taking shortdated u treasury yield month high world stock fell third straight day fear energy price putting dampener economic growth data tuesday showed japanese wholesale inflation hit year high last month shopper britain slashed spending china recorded drop car sale international monetary fund cut growth outlook united state major industrial power citing persistent supply chain disruption pricing pressure china latest reform follows raft measure including urging coal miner boost output manage electricity demand industrial plant tame recordhigh coal price ease power crunch across country utility unable keep postpandemic demand move could push already high global price india asked power producer import coal need warned state power supply curbed found selling electricity power exchange cash surging price india world second largest coal producer fourth largest reserve steep surge power demand outstripped prepandemic level asia thirdlargest economy mean staterun coal india supply longer sufficient indian power ministry said directed power company boost supply capital delhi whose chief minister warned potential power crisis tuesday resident bangalore home technology operation hundred global company including amazon infosys facing scheduled power cut ninety minute afternoon bangalore electricity supply company limited said city sufficient power outage lay underground power cable oil rose towards barrel tuesday within sight threeyear high rebound global demand covid pandemic caused price spike shortage energy source coal scaled record peak gas price remain four time higher europe start opec group organization petroleum exporting country oil producer led russia increasing output monthly address recovering demand undoes curb put place support price oversupply price brent crude surged year supported opec supply curb well record european gas price encouraged switch oil place brent crude cent barrel gmt monday reached highest since october u oil gained cent monday hit highest since late sharp rise meant opec come pressure consumer nation u official monday saying white house stand call oilproducing country ease situation russian official said tuesday energy giant gazprom started using inventory pump natural gas pipeline network stabilise surging price deputy foreign minister sergei ryabkov bbc interview rejected suggestion russia withholding gas european market group european parliament lawmaker asked european commission investigate gazproms role rising price france president emmanuel macron said tuesday country want leader green hydrogen build new smaller nuclear reactor part billion euro billion investment plan japan electricity price risen ninemonth high week gain global price oil liquefied natural gas lng coal starting feed country billion power market japan import tiny amount energy need higher oil gas coal price bringing back inflation wholesale price year high

setting aside business rivalry tea company like unilever owns lipton brook bond pg tip twinings finlays tata global beverage owns tetley coming together ensure tea remains accessible affordable todayfrom climate change water shortage rural depopulation low wage threatened existence tea industryunless manage issue looking different future tea sally uren chief executive forum future coordinating tea initiative told bbcaccording bbc report growing population urbanisation posed serious threat teatea firstly grown china year ago currently grown country world tea popular drink waterthe world population set grow third increasing demand food according united nation much population growth rapidlydeveloping country china india precisely produce tea pointed pressure agricultural land inevitably rise tea compete staple cropsfor example hectare land indonesia converted tea grow rubber palm oil fruit cashew nut becoming increasingly attractive alternative sri lankain world limited resource rapidly growing population tea may increasingly find crowded outand growing population demographic affect tea production urbanisation mean rural worker moving en masse city search higher wage better lifetraditionally wage low tea industry many worker struggling survive le realistic living wage attraction servicesector job city hard resist report quoted katy tubb director tea tata global beverage saying worker may getting right wage legally may adequate need look done ensure worker receive proper living wageclimate change another major threat tea production according bbc reporttea relatively delicate plant sensitive change temperature rainfall grown region particularly vulnerable extreme weather eventsfor example past year rainfall fallen significantly assam main teagrowing region india forecast suggest sri lanka experience intense rain higher temperature future report pointed outin area rain longer relied upon tea grower turn irrigation real threat water shortagesit quite possible extreme weather could interrupt supply make tea far difficult grow say writer tea production area particularly higher altitude longer possiblethe increasing popularity tea domestic market also mean could le available export shortfall supply exacerbated country dependent import quench massive demand teabangladesh many country failing increase tea export meeting internal demand importdependent country may face tough crisis meeting demandthis already made impact global tea marketaccording bangladesh tea board tea garden country cultivating tea hectare land bangladesh grew million kilogram tea last year far highest country historyas per export promotion bureau bangladesh exported tea worth billion fiscal tk million early price tea fell gradually supply exceeded demand since however price doubled demandsupply dynamic reversed small part due drought hitting global productionas sarah robert executive director ethical tea partnership say tea production doesnt change serious substantial concern going grow pick teachanging dimension scale gravity threat report claimed forced tea company work togethermuch achieved already tea industry collaborating almost year example many company already achieved rainforest alliance certification reflects environmental well social standardsvery woman hold supervisory role tea plantationsthe focus critical issue wage irrigation role woman educating farmer best grow protect crop therefore livelihoodsthere much attention also turning longerterm fundamental threatswe investment future tea industry impact scale get thing done faster better work together tubb told bbc

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

company developing autonomous tractor goal equipment company like case ih john deere kubota chasing well business model bear flag based sunnyvale california twist build tractor instead adapts sensor actuator needed driverless plowing existing tractor produced major manufacturer step scifi might seem equipment automation data collection analysis digital evolution agriculture already fact life farm across united state autosteer system use gps receiver keep row straight avoid gap overlap available equipment ranging tractor harvest combine sprayer footwide boom precision seeder fertilizer system satelliteguided accuracy inch le difference part operation still depend operator control autonomous operation service agriculture product said igino cafiero bear flag chief executive break work test field cilantro mile southeast company headquarters company niche providing secondary tillage deploying equipment harvest complete prepare field next planting need driverless farming equipment intensifying cafiero said crushing labour shortage drive wage worker mobility tractor equipped bear flag technology able work field around clock without driver using sensor similar autonomous road vehicle development lidar radar digital video tractor autonomous mode farm hollister calif aug equipment automation data collection analysis digital evolution agriculture already fact life farm across united state new york time sensory device provide cafiero call situational awareness vital safe operation worker livestock may nearby also collecting data land improve efficiency bear flag pursues expanding capability task like planting spraying long demanded human supervision also plan expand labourintensive harvest duty crop including tree nut row crop tractor autonomous mode farm hollister calif aug equipment automation data collection analysis digital evolution agriculture already fact life farm across united state new york time drive increase productivity urgent phase agriculture feeding world population expected reach billion face dire challenge according summary un report released august effect climate change extreme weather soil loss migration pressure strain land water resource potentially disrupting food supply yet growing crop historically uncertain enterprise livelihood increasingly depends forecast weather condition commodity price complex factor like maturity index projected yield agriculture seen industry ideally suited largescale data collection analysis technology company closely associated database computer hardware seeing opportunity ibm example made move cloud virtual data repository puffy one sky purchase weather co bringing supercomputer prowess depended century recordkeeping trusted prediction tool like old farmer almanac jeff keiser manager agribusiness solution weather co know agriculture analytics also farm corn soybean indiana encountered many condition wide range food producer make use ibms watson decision platform agriculture cold spring followed high temperature lot rain challenging year keiser said got planting done april wasnt finished june decision platform mark first anniversary october designed ingest data satellite imagery sensor farm equipment monitor among thing seed count nutrient level fertilizer flow said cameron clayton chief executive weather co sensorequipped farm acre requires vast analysis storage capability scale ibm provide million acre farmland around world covered platform provides hyperlocal sixmonth weather prediction based satellite atmospheric data system make extensive use ibms experience artificial intelligence build management model corn soybean wheat barley crop model take ibm six month year assemble account issue include pest control fertilizer requirement onesizefitsall solution model tailored specific crop geared produce longer potato french fry barley malting beer production human becoming obsolete farm mean point cameron raised new zealand sheep farm sensitive make recommendation said dont want business full automation ibms intent rather provide farmer dashboard control farmer inspecting field condition take image smartphone ipad automatically uploaded decision platform diagnose crop health system provides quick analysis suggested remedy sort webmd service crop longerterm goal deliver realtime growing advice partnership equipment maker also hold potential make better use sensor equipment monitoring drone make remote inspection le labourintensive benefit automation scale smaller grower well penny gritt goff thirdgeneration operating manager gritts midway greenhouse red house west virginia take advantage computerised monitoring keep tab temperature humidity nutrient level condition acre hydroponic greenhouse lettuce grows flowing water tomato raised bed coconut husk computer system send alarm get hot inside greenhouse also take action spreading shade cloth covering cut sun exposure retain heat winter opening closing vent regulating irrigation automated control narrow chance failure goff said lessen need aspect operation human monitoring could add advanced equipment size economically feasible tomorrow digital farmer spend long day keyboard field barn might think thing headed way given recent convention national ffa organisation used called future farmer america devoted display space ffa blue initiative online educational platform tech advance area include beekeeping autonomous vehicle focus organisation member mainly highschool age prepare coming transformation agriculture according blaze currie senior team leader ffa goal much promote change teach mechanism accomplish efficiency advance like remote monitoring irrigation system innovation introduced farm often younger generation operator get handed new technology currie said noting sale representative arrives device like field monitoring drone he often directed family next generation farmer digital native give drone conversation typically end new york time news service

global average temperature last year ninthwarmest modern meteorological record continuing trend linked greenhouse gas saw nine hottest year occurring since year nasa scientist said thursday separate report u national oceanic atmospheric administration noaa said average temperature united state rd warmest year record global average surface temperature degree degree warmer mid th century baseline temperature researcher nasa goddard institute space study said statement institute temperature record began first year new century notably hotter middle late th century according institute director james hansen year th century among top warmest year high global temperature come even cooling effect strong la nina ocean temperature pattern low solar activity past several year said hansen long campaigned humanspurred climate change nasa statement said current higher temperature largely sustained increased concentration greenhouse gas atmosphere especially carbon dioxide carbon dioxide emitted various human activity coalfired power plant fossilfueled vehicle human breath current level carbon dioxide atmosphere exceed part per million compared ppm nasa said last year also year recordbreaking climate extreme united state contributed weather climate disaster economic impact billion according noaa number count prehalloween snowstorm northeast still analyzed noaa national climatic data center said average temperature contiguous united state degree degree thcentury average average precipitation across country near normal mask recordbreaking extreme drought precipitation agency said

million people living vast swathe central eastern northern india including capital new delhi endure significantly high pollution level said report prepared energy policy institute university chicago epic alarmingly india high level air pollution expanded geographically time epic report said example air quality significantly worsened western state maharashtra central state madhya pradesh said lauding india national clean air program ncap launched rein dangerous pollution level epic report said achieving sustaining ncap goal would raise country overall life expectancy year new delhi year ncap aim reduce pollution worstaffected city percent percent ensuring cut industrial emission vehicular exhaust introducing stringent rule transport fuel biomass burning reduce dust pollution also entail better monitoring system new delhi world polluted capital third straight year according iqair swiss group measure air quality level based concentration lungdamaging airborne particle known pm last year new delhi million resident breathed cleanest air record summer coronavirus lockdown curb battled toxic air winter following sharp increase farm residue burning nearby state punjab haryana according epic finding neighbouring bangladesh could raise average life expectancy year country improves air quality level recommended world health organisation arrive life expectancy number epic compared health people exposed different level longterm air pollution applied result various place india elsewhere

lowlying bangladesh risk devastating impact rising world sea level caused climate change risk million forced home century foreign minister dipu moni said told reuters rich nation would help densely populated country million people possibly opening border environmental refugee bangladesh face threat cyclone bay bengal flood inland along vast mouth ganges river bangladesh going one worst affected country lowlying delta said sideline twoday conference melting ice arctic council tromsoe north norway one densely populated world climate change going unbearable almost country people going devastating said government working plan targeting better food security social protection health disaster management better infrastructure research shift greener technology limit bangladesh ability cope global warming stoked emission greenhouse gas country factory power plant car already densely populated country moving people inland many sothe world come together decide accommodate people environmental refugee said people known hard workingthey already working migrant worker world contributing many economy world maybe world think taking people relocating said official plan open thinking accommodate people talking huge number said added problem climate refugee also issue many lowlying state focus government work river delta hard shore rising sea un climate panel projected world sea level would rise cm inch century omitted risk accelerating melt greenland antarctica panel listed bangladesh among vulnerable country climate change million people live le metre sea level percent death worldwide cyclone occurred bangladesh moni said rising sea storm would bring salinity farmland affecting crop changing type fish able survive climate change give rise flooding cyclone frequency severity bangladesh already prone natural calamity said said bangladesh fund adapting climate change worth million international donor trust fund totalling million

singapore thu mar bdnews comreuters outbreak dengue fever asian country indonesia increasing climate change world health organization official said thursday dengue coordinator chusak prasittisuk said change rainfall rapid urbanisation asiapacific region brought dengue outbreak country never case fighting decade indonesia old day used season rain past year rained almost around year chusak told reuters interview rain dengue case seen dengue widespread tropical disease malaria transmitted mosquito cause fever headache agonising muscle joint pain lead uncontrolled bleeding death many victim child thailand rapid urbanisation lack public piped water meant people increasingly storing water tank favourable breeding site aedes aegypti mosquito insect carry dengue virus love clean water chusak said adding egg hide crevice earthen jar survive month without water tropical climate room temperature hatch larva water rain spread thailand jar transported factory end user hundred kilometre away said sideline dengue workshop singapore worse reported chusak said state health body grouping southeast asia nation accurate reporting step effort fight disease killed region last year report member country including india require validation information chusak said situation may worse reported said reported fatality region rose nearly time india biggest population among member state who southeast asia grouping includes south asia reported case tenth indonesia number case reported mostly capital new delhi indian state government handle health service feel obliged report dengue case central government official said india country billion people reported case last year compared case reported indonesia country million period statistic show

un panel climate scientist said monday reviewing report containing littleknown projection himalayan glacier might vanish finding trenchantly criticised government un panel report say global warming could cause himalaya thousand glacier vanish current warming rate continue looking issue himalayan glacier take position next two three day rajendra pachauri head un intergovernmental panel climate change ipcc told reuters email expert said major asian river glacier feed could go dry next five decade hundred million people india pakistan china would affected environment minister jairam ramesh monday questioned finding report indeed receding rate cause great concern ramesh said glacier told reporter forecast based iota scientific evidence expert said projection based peerreviewed science london time newspaper said indian scientist first made himalayan thaw projection acknowledged speculation flaw ipcc report damaging since finding guide government policy ipccs core finding percent sure mankind main cause global warming mainly using fossil fuel ramesh said accused voodoo science questioning ipcc finding himalaya past ipccs report said glacier himalaya receding faster part world present rate continues likelihood disappearing year perhaps sooner high earth keep warming current rate however report also said glacier total area likely shrink present sq km sq mile year copenhagen climate summit last month pachauri strongly defended ipccs core finding scandal email hacked university east anglia england email scandal climate change sceptic accused researcher colluding suppress others data ramesh said november paper commissioned government found conclusive evidence link retreat himalayan glacier climate change said many india himalayan glacier shrinking shrinking slower rate even increasing

scientist said research pinpoint threshold described tipping point might reached worth reminding get tipping point commit losing amazon rainforest get significant feedback global climate change said one scientist tim lenton director global system institute university exeter england losing rainforest could result billion ton heattrapping carbon dioxide getting put back atmosphere said equivalent several year global emission would make limiting global warming difficult among previous study large degree uncertainty threshold might reached research concluded deforestation drying factor could lead substantial forest dieback amazon end century carlos nobre senior scientist national institute amazonian research brazil one first sound alarm potential loss amazon three decade ago described new study compelling raised level anxiety said nobre involved research covering million square mile brazil neighboring country amazon world largest rainforest serf crucial role mitigating climate change year taking carbon dioxide atmosphere release diversity plant animal specie rich richer anywhere else planet pump much moisture atmosphere affect weather beyond south america climate change together widespread deforestation burning agriculture ranching taken toll amazon making warmer drier region one wettest earth experienced three drought since previous study resiliency amazon relied model simulation forest health might change time new research scientist used actual observation decade remote sensing data satellite measure amount biomass specific area corresponds health looking pristine part rainforest researcher found overall since area lost resilience example took increasingly longer forested area regain health suffering drought lack resilience show indeed much beating forest take said paulo brando tropical ecologist university california irvine involved study reducing ability bounce back brando said necessarily sign tipping point unavoidable pointed need stop clearcutting forest degradation region system highly resilient fact reduced resilience doesnt mean lost resilience said leave alone little bit come back super strongly researcher found threequarters untouched rainforest lost resiliency time loss greatest area drier closer human activity like logging study published journal nature climate change chris boulton researcher university exeter study lead author said amazon like giant water recycling network moisture evaporation transpiration tree blown wind loss forest moisture lead drying elsewhere imagine amazon dry start see resilience lost even faster faster boulton said forest might decline die relatively quickly become like savanna grass far fewer tree would loss forest tree add carbon stored tissue back atmosphere savanna would also take far le carbon large broadleafed tree replaced savanna habitat would also support far fewer specie nobre said research show amazon edge cliff switch different ecosystem happen added would new ecosystem hundred year perhaps thousand year amazon deforested past halfcentury pace deforestation slowed year brazil picked recently researcher said work showed effort stop deforestation would protect specific area effect resiliency amazon whole absolutely correct nobre said get zero deforestation zero forest degradation adding still chance save forest new york time company

official new york city friday postponed planned cleanup downtown manhattan park antiwall street protester set camp month ago averting many feared could showdown authority deputy mayor ca holloway said private owner zuccotti park brookfield office property decided late thursday delay cleaning slated begin edt offered reason delay protester celebrated postponement publicly accessible park mood festive however least seven people seen arrested several hundred people left park marched downtown financial district spokesman new york police department confirmed arrest say many provide detail many protester feared cleaning would attempt shut movement sparked solidarity protest city plan global rally saturday country according occupy together united global change protester upset billion dollar u bank bailouts doled recession allowed bank resume earning huge profit average american scant relief high unemployment job insecurity also believe richest percent american pay fair share tax roughly protester hand early friday new york park many night cleaning throughout park big bucket filled broom mop many protester packed belonging preparation cleanup clean like there rat roach running around park said bailey bryant employee manhattan bank visit camp work weekend park feared cleanup still work ploy evict almost good true said sofia johnson high school student brooklyn postponed clean think still possibility climate like letting guard completely seems like naive thing said brookfield said condition park unsanitary unsafe toilet shortage garbage can neighbor complained lewdness drug use harassment offensive odor protester brookfield said brookfield immediately respond call comment friday morning consistent park regulation brookfield representative escorted police handed notice protester thursday tell park would cleaned three stage would reopen public use consistent park regulation rule ban camping tent structure lying ground placing tarp sleeping bag ground storage personal property everything protester since set september announcing postponement deputy mayor said statement brookfield postponing scheduled cleaning park time withdrawing request earlier week police assistance cleaning operation brookfield belief work arrangement protester ensure park remains clean safe available public use situation respectful resident business downtown continue monitor situation said hundred people arrested rally new york dozen arrested past couple week boston washington dc chicago austin san francisco solidarity rally also sprung u college campus state according occupy college

copenhagen dec bdnews comreuters world concern climate change fallen past two year according opinion poll sunday eve nation talk copenhagen meant agree un deal fight global warming nielsenoxford university survey showed percent internet user country said concerned climate change percent similar poll two year ago global concern climate change cool nielsen co said poll taken october linked decline world economic slowdown united state number two emitter china industrialised nation outside un existing kyoto protocol curbing emission number concerned fell percent president barack obama want cut u greenhouse gas emission mainly burning fossil fuel plan join world leader copenhagen end dec meeting try reach new un deal china top emitter greenhouse gas among nation surveyed number people concerned rose percent survey indicated highest level concern latin america asianpacific country topped philippine percent struck typhoon ketsana september poll cover africa least concerned global warming blamed human emission greenhouse gas burning fossil fuel mainly eastern europe estonia bottom percent saying concerned jonathan bank business insight director europe nielsen co said worry climate change may picking focus copenhagen economic woe temporarily knocked climate change issue top line agenda recession beginning recede expect copenhagen summit push important issue front said worldwide air water pollution followed climate change top three environmental concern world population survey found

rain hurricane felix soaked hill country honduras wednesday threatened trigger dangerous mudslide flooding killing four people neighboring nicaragua storm powerful category struck caribbean coast central america tuesday revived memory hurricane mitch killed people central america many honduras government evacuated people felix weakened tropical storm swept westward along length country almost half honduran capital resident live area government considers dangerous mostly side mountain prone mudslide avalanche rock others live near river easily overflow city history severe flooding rain two hour city flood theyre saying could rain hour preparing worst tegucigalpa mayor ricardo alvarez told reuters felix damaged puerto cabezas port nicaragua caribbean coast killed least four people wind tore roof house uprooted tree damage bad expected house felt like moving wind resident julio mena said street light phone cable lay ground thousand sheltered two school port home mostly miskito indian stormy time felix came heel another category storm powerful type last month hurricane dean killed people caribbean mexico first time record two atlantic hurricane made landfall category storm season fourth time since record began one category formed year pacific ocean hurricane henriette lashed mexico los cabos resort baja california peninsula tuesday wind rain killing foreign tourist approach despite growing consensus global warming may spawn stronger tropical cyclone weather expert believe soon blame climate change backtoback hurricane felix due pas honduras way guatemala electoral official said plan postpone sunday presidential election normally busy shopping mall nearly empty tegucigalpa store business closed early employee could prepare storm scare hurricane mitch came whole lot water fell u yearold waitress larisa flores said honduran coffee producer said expect much impact crop felix keep predicted route would take country guatemala onto chiapas southern mexico nicaraguan exporter feared pounding rain could damage coffee crop felix unlikely hit southern gulf mexico home mexico major offshore oil field elsewhere region magnitude earthquake hit gulf california near tip baja california peninsula late tuesday immediate report casualty centered mile los cabos close site magnitude quake hit saturday

grown invitro cattle stem cell cost euro burger cooked eaten front television camera gain greatest medium coverage culmination fiveyear science experimentresembling standard circularshaped red meat patty created knitting together strand laboratorygrown protein combined ingredient normally used burger salt breadcrumb egg powder red beet juice saffron added give colorthe two food taster reserved judgment perhaps keen offend host london event noting burger absence fatpressed detailed description flavor food writer josh schonwald said cultured beef animal protein cake like quality adding would like try extra often served traditional burger salt pepper ketchup jalapenoseven scientist behind burger creation vascular biologist mark post maastricht university netherlands relatively muted praise flavorits good start told hundred reporter gathered watch meat cooked servedthe dutch scientist aim show world future meat necessarily come environmentally economically costly rearing slaughtering million animalscurrent meat production maximum need come alternative saidmassive scalethe world health organization say meat production projected rise million ton million ton annually demand growing world population expected rise beyond thataccording report un food agriculture organization fao industrialized agriculture contributes massive scale climate change air pollution land degradation energy use deforestation biodiversity declinethe meat industry contributes percent global greenhouse gas emission proportion expected grow consumer fastdeveloping country china india eat meat report saidchris mason professor regenerative medicine university college london involved research said great pioneering science potential ease environmental health animal welfare problemsbut added whilst science look achievable scalable manufacturing require new gamechanging innovationpost said confident concept scaled offer viable alternative animal meat production said may another year labgrown meat appears supermarket shelveshe also conceded flavor meat must improved become popular choicepost resisted request journalist world eager try morsel world first cultured beef burger saying enough go aroundinstead said child would offered leftover euro

asia pacific leader backed away saturday supporting global halving greenhouse gas emission even brazil pledged deep cut next decade initial draft leader statement asia pacific economic cooperation apec summit singapore said global emission need reduced percent level later watereddown version stated believe global emission need peak next year substantially reduced recognizing timeframe peaking longer developing economy apec includes top two greenhouse gas emitter china united state meeting last major gathering global decisionmakers un climate summit copenhagen three week meant ramp effort fight climate change retreat may dampen hope copenhagen meeting yield legally binding framework stave dangerous level global warming scientist say threaten bring rising sea drought heatwaves flood argument target key stumbling block un negotiation forum blame game developing country blame wealthy nation mankind greenhouse gas pollution date say onus make major reduction first fear committing ambitious target would choke economic growth prevent catching richer state european union praised brazil pledge friday take emission back level potentially cut percent million tonne greenhouse gas produced commitment latin america biggest economy could put pressure nation adopt aggressive target potentially decisive step achieve global deal copenhagen december succeed fight climate change said jose manuel barroso president european union executive arm european commission cut assume annual economic growth percent would hamper brazil economy environment minister carlos minc said brazil grow develop create green job efficient job cleaner energy matrix efficient agriculture said brazil among world biggest carbon polluter mostly due deforestation become major player climate negotiation year rejecting talk saying onus entirely rich country cut emission apecs stance significant member account percent mankind greenhouse gas pollution yi xianliang counsellor department treaty law chinese ministry foreign affair negotiating climate talk said target percent global cut original draft apec statement controversial might disrupted negotiation yi told news conference adding decision remove target collective decision apec member south korea gave un climate talk small boost opting toughest three voluntary emission target choosing minus four percent level government source told reuters singapore united state japan agreed friday would aim reduce greenhouse gas emission percent back global goal halve emission midcentury

berli thu jul bdnews comreuters u presidential candidate barack obama urged europe stand united state stabilizing afghanistan speech berlin stressed need unity face new threat speaking victory column central tiergarten park thursday democratic senator said america better partner europe cautioned side turning inward recognize enormous difficulty afghanistan obama said country stake seeing nato first mission beyond europe border success people afghanistan shared security work must done america alone broad scope speech aimed european audience also u voter face choice november election obama republican john mccain mccain vietnam veteran former prisoner war arizona senator long influential voice foreign policy military matter making national security central focus campaign contends obama yearold firstterm senator illinois lack foreign affair seasoning serve commanderinchief obama aimed dispel notion sevennation tour week taken afghanistan iraq kuwait jordan israel germany highly popular german medium likened visit president john kennedy whose ich bin ein berliner address shortly building berlin wall became iconic moment cold war obama campaign accused exploiting comparison staging public show heart german capital campaign initial plan hold speech brandenburg gate berlin famous landmark rebuffed german chancellor angela merkel mccain speaking reporter ohio took swipe obama campaigning abroad saying would also like speak berlin would wait president new hope new danger obama break german like kennedy speak length historic tie united state germany touching berlin airlift year ago fall wall fall berlin wall brought new hope closeness given rise new danger said citing terrorism climate change violence sudan somalia one nation matter large powerful defeat challenge alone obama popular europe partly opposed iraq war vowed pull u troop country pledging shift focus afghanistan likely mean demand germany obama said europe united state needed stand together pressure iran abandon nuclear ambition urged side move beyond difference iraq war help suffering iraqi rebuild life relation united state germany reached postwar low merkels predecessor gerhard schroeder strongly opposed u invasion iraq yes difference america europe doubt difference future said greatest danger allow new wall divide u one another comment cheered huge crowd wearing obama badge tshirts campaign slogan yes carrying american flag reggae band played people gulped beer clear sky summertime party atmosphere loudest applause came obama talked environment multilateralism human right audience fell silent raised afghanistan relation germany united state improve obama said dennis buchner high expectation german increasing military engagement afghanistan certainly spark debate germany

avoid catastrophic effect climate change world carbon emission drop near zero go negative worldwatch institute reported tuesday deeper cut called climate expert policymakers including presidentelect barack obama favor percent drop u carbon emission midcentury limiting carbon emission aim keep global mean temperature rising degree degree industrial revolution one worldwatch author said even dangerous global warming need reduced peak level degree celsius degree fahrenheit fast possible coauthor william hare said briefing state world report level see risk fade background global mean temperature already risen degree c since drastic cut emission climatewarming carbon dioxide needed according hare working potsdam institute climate impact research germany hare said global greenhouse gas emission would need hit peak drop percent level keep dropping said carbon dioxide emission would go negative absorbed emitted second half century burden cutting greenhouse emission fall heavily rich country poor one hare said industrialized nation reducing emission percent allowing developing nation let economy grow develop new technology ultimately reduce climatewarming gas pivotal year even dramatic change world may face additional rise nearly degree degree impact past greenhouse emission hasnt yet felt surface temperature report said year could pivotal movement climate change said coauthor robert engelman scientist certain concerned public engaged ever incoming u president bringing white house first time solid commitment cap shrink country massive injection greenhouse gas atmosphere engelman also noted year deadline global agreement craft successor pact carboncapping kyoto protocol set happen december meeting copenhagen engelman said copenhagen meeting could put place new financial architecture discourages greenhouse emission reward action take emission atmosphere could take form capandtrade system carbon tax said could also include best term trade investment credit country make transition lowcarbon economy however turn still precious time clear shot safely managing humaninduced climate change engelman said whats stake nature weve always known quite possibly survival civilization going really interesting year commenting report environmental chemist stephen lincoln university adelaide australia said statement strongest message state world world take action early adequate measure impact climate change could prove extremely harmful overwhelm capacity adapt washingtonbased worldwatch institute independent research organization

christian jewish muslim leader urging president george bush congress take action global warming declaring changing climate moral spiritual issue open letter published tuesday religious group urged u leader limit greenhouse gas emission invest renewable energy source global warming real humaninduced responsibility act say letter run roll call politico two capitol hill newspaper mobilising religious force persuade legislator take immediate action curb greenhouse gas say letter signed top official national council church islamic society north america political arm reform branch judaism top official several mainline christian denomination including episcopal church united methodist church presbyterian church african methodist episcopal church alliance baptist also signed letter along leader regional organization individual church rev joel hunter board member national association evangelicals also signed letter though group officially taken stance global warming due opposition conservative member