Wind and solar produced 10 per cent of global electricity in first half 2020 – report
London, UKReuters Wind turbines and solar panels produced a record 10 per cent of the world’s electricity in the first half of 2020 as coal-power declined, but steeper change is needed to meet targets set under the 2015 Paris climate agreement, a report said on Thursday. Scientist say huge cuts to greenhouse gas emissions from […]
Los Angeles church can hold indoor services, judge says
Los Angeles, USAP A judge on Friday allowed a Los Angeles church to hold indoor services despite coronavirus health orders as long as it practices safety measures such as mask-wearing and social distancing. Los Angeles County had sought a court order barring Grace Community Church from holding the services, arguing that they were an immediate […]
Afghanistan forms new women’s council ahead of Taliban talks
Kabul, AfghanistanThomson Reuters Foundation The Afghan Government has announced a new council to safeguard women’s rights and interests, amid fears peace talks with the Taliban could lead to the loss of hard-won gains. President Ashraf Ghani said the council, announced late on Thursday, would “empower women”, promote their rights at home and implement Afghanistan’s international […]
Brazil: Missionaries gain access to Amazon’s Indigenous peoples, despite pandemic
EDUARDO CAMPOS LIMA, in an article first published on Religion News Service, reports on the possible impact of new legislation allowing Christian missionaries access to Indigenous reservations…
New liberal Christian groups hope to turn Trump voters to “Pope Francis voters”
RNS Liberal-leaning Christian groups and faith leaders have formed a slate of new political action committees and initiatives in recent weeks, most of which criticise the President in ways that could help Democrats with religious voters come November. The Religious Left projects span the Christian spectrum, with evangelical, Catholic and mainline Christian leaders all vying […]
“Canary in the coal mine”: Greenland ice has shrunk beyond return, study finds
Reuters Greenland’s ice sheet may have shrunk past the point of return, with the ice likely to melt away no matter how quickly the world reduces climate-warming emissions, new research suggests. Scientists studied data on 234 glaciers across the Arctic territory spanning 34 years through 2018 and found that annual snowfall was no longer enough […]