The president of the Central Bank (BC), Roberto Campos Neto, stated that among the mandatory information that financial institutions will have to disclose on aspects related to the climate from 2022 onwards, there will be metrics and targets. “The expectation is that financial institutions publish this annual report by June 2023, with information up to […]
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COP26: Draft agreement focuses on limiting global warming to 1.5ºC
The first draft of the Glasgow Agreement published on Wednesday (10) includes a recognition that the world should aim to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, which could be the first step to force countries to do so. ambitious pledges to reduce greenhouse gas emissions this decade. The document is not definitive and delegates […]
Due to border crisis, EU prepares sanctions against Belarus and Russia patrols airspace
Immigrants trapped in Belarus made several attempts to force entry into Poland overnight, Warsaw officials said Wednesday. After the incident, Poland announced that it had tightened border security. Meanwhile, the European Union (EU) is preparing to impose sanctions on Belarus because of the crisis. The bloc’s 27 ambassadors are expected to agree on Wednesday that […]
UN climate agency publishes draft COP26 final agreement
The United Nations climate agency published this Wednesday (10) a first draft of the political decision that the countries will make at the end of the COP26 summit, which takes place in Glasgow, Scotland. Negotiators from nearly 200 countries will work from this document to reach a final agreement by Friday (12), the final day […]
Federal judge denies Trump’s attempt to retain records on Jan. 6
A federal judge will allow the United States House to access hundreds of pages of documents from Donald Trump’s presidency before and about the Jan. 6 attack on the US Capitol, in a forceful rejection of Trump’s recent attempts to control information. The ruling by Judge Tanya Chutkan of the US District Court in DC […]
Judge denies Trump’s attempt to retain records on Jan. 6
A federal judge allowed the United States House to access hundreds of pages of documents from Donald Trump’s presidency about the January 6 attack on the US Capitol, in a forceful rejection of Trump’s recent attempts to control information. The ruling by Judge Tanya Chutkan of the US District Court in DC on Tuesday is […]
Japan reports bird flu outbreak and slaughters more than 140,000 chickens
Japan has detected its first bird flu outbreak for the 2021 winter season, with the confirmation of a “highly pathogenic bird flu” in a farm in the northeast of the country, the country’s Ministry of Agriculture reported on Wednesday (10) . About 143,000 chickens will be exterminated on the farm, the ministry said, adding that […]
9th day of COP26: who will pay for the impacts of the climate crisis enters into discussion
It was the day of innovation in gender and science at COP26 this Tuesday (9), but most of the focus was on countries that disputed the language around the limits of global warming and who will pay for the impacts of the climate crisis. A picture of countries whose emissions pledges fall short of their […]
Remember the presidents who lost their term in South America in recent years
The Chamber of Deputies of Chile approved, on Tuesday (9), the opening of a constitutional indictment — equivalent to a request for impeachment — against President Sebastián Piñera. The constitutional indictment against Piñera still needs to be analyzed by the Senate, which should take place in the next few days. If approved, the president will […]
More than 30 million displacements happened due to environmental disasters in the last year
Environmental disasters cause three times more displacement than conflicts and violence. In the last year alone, there were 30.7 million leakages from the place of origin due to disasters, almost all (98%) caused by climate-related risks such as floods and storms. The climate crisis is making life more difficult for those who have already been […]
