Cuban activists are preparing a civic protest for mid-November, which organizers say will take place. The Cuban government has already announced that it will not allow the demonstration. The demonstration intends to demand democratic reforms in the political system of the Caribbean nation, as well as the release of political prisoners. What you should know […]
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Xi says China is ready to work with the United States
China is ready to manage its differences with the United States, Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Tuesday, ahead of a planned virtual meeting with US President Joe Biden. The meeting, which was the first since Biden became president earlier this year, will be held next week, a source linked to the meeting’s planning said. […]
In India, toxic foam covers rivers used for religious festivities
A layer of toxic foam covered parts of a sacred river near the capital of India on Wednesday (10) while Hindus gathered on the banks to celebrate a religious festival and some devotees bathed in the waters. The white foam, a mixture of sewage and industrial waste, has formed in the last week in sections […]
World only invests 14% of what is needed to limit global warming, says study
Investments dedicated to the climate grew 10% in the 2019/2020 biennium, reaching US$ 632 billion in the world per year, according to the survey Global Landscape of Climate Finance 2021, prepared by the Climate Policy Initiative ( CPI). Despite the advance of the annual average, the number is only 14% of the estimated amount of […]
World only invests 14% of what is needed to limit global warming, says expert
Investments dedicated to the climate grew 10% in the 2019/2020 biennium, reaching US$ 632 billion in the world per year, according to the survey Global Landscape of Climate Finance 2021, prepared by the Climate Policy Initiative ( CPI). Despite the advance of the annual average, the number is only 14% of the estimated amount of […]
Target of $100 billion was not met and the amount is insufficient, says Leite at COP26
The Minister of the Environment, Joaquim Leite, once again called on the rich countries this Wednesday (10) at the plenary session of the Climate Convention in Glasgow (COP26). According to him, it is important that developed nations recognize the financial emergency and mobilize the necessary resources to achieve the desired goals at the conference. The […]
Central Bank will demand disclosure of climate goals from 2022, says Campos Neto
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 […]
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 […]
