climate change
People in Coastal Areas ‘Need to Seriously Consider Relocation’
People living in coastal areas need to seriously consider moving further inland to escape the threat of climate change-related flooding. That’s according to Luciana Esteves, Associate Professor at Bournemouth University, who says coastal flooding and erosion are posing an increasingly…
Siemens Gamesa Commits to Science-Based Climate Targets
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) has made a commitment to reduce carbon emissions in line with the Paris climate agreement. It has signed up to the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi), which encourages companies to commit to making measurable emissions…
Climate Change Driving Global Hunger Increase, Warns UN
Climate change and extreme weather conditions such as droughts and floods are among the key drivers behind the rise in global hunger. The warning from the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) comes in a new report, which adds changes…
Warming Oceans Are Changing the World’s Rainfall
Global warming means truly global warming. The atmosphere, the oceans, and the ground are all warming. As a result, ice is melting, seas are rising, storms are getting more severe, and droughts are getting worse. But these things are not…
52 Percent of World’s Birds of Prey Populations in Decline
Grim news for the world’s raptors—an iconic group of birds consisting of hawks, falcons, kites, eagles, vultures and owls. After analyzing the status of all 557 raptor species, biologists discovered that 18 percent of these birds are threatened with extinction…
EU Climate Law Could Cause ‘Catastrophic’ Deforestation
Senior climate scientists say that the world’s carbon sinks could be facing a grave threat from a wholly unexpected source: the EU’s renewable energy directive. The climate law could suck in as much imported wood as Europe harvests each year…
Eva Kail: Vienna Acts Against the Climate Change
Eva Kail, The Gender Planning Expert for the Executive Group for Construction and Technology, the City of Vienna A survey conducted by Mercer, an international consulting firm, has shown that there’s no place in the world where the life is…