Climate change will deepen rich-poor global divide, top economists warn
Thomson Reuters Foundation Nearly nine in 10 leading global climate economists think climate change will deepen income inequality between rich and poor countries, with most calling for urgent action to cut planet-warming emissions, a survey showed on Tuesday. The impacts of rising temperatures could create “enormous difficulties” for nations already burdened by economic challenges and […]
The Interview: Gospel singer Deitrick Haddon and his commemoration of the pandemic’s ‘year of loss’ in new song
ADELLE M BANKS, of Religion News Service, speaks with Deitrick Haddon about why he co-created Sick World, his personal and national losses from the pandemic and his plans to keep up pandemic practices long after it’s over…
In the US, Georgia faith leaders to leave water bottles around Capitol in protest of new voter laws
RNS Faith leaders in Georgia are fighting back against a new law that bans offering food and water to people waiting in line to vote, with many voicing opposition or planning protests against a statute they say targets people of colour. Religious leaders were quick to criticise the sweeping new elections bill, known as SB […]
Essay: Africa’s two elephant species are both endangered, due to poaching and habitat loss
In an article first published on The Conversation, GEORGE WITTEMYER, a member of a team that recently reviewed the status of African elephants for the International Union for Conservation of Nature, looks at what they found…