For Libya’s Haftar, flood aftermath tests strongman image
Reuters After Derna’s catastrophic floods, eastern Libyan military leader Khalifa Haftar flew in by helicopter and received salutes from his troops as he toured the city where thousands of people were killed when whole districts were swept away. Three days later, residents vented their anger on the mud-caked streets, torching the mayor’s house as they […]
Food production: Sustainable food – not more of it – needed as global hunger soars
As climate change and global disruptions worsen hunger, a revamp of food systems is urgently needed, analysts say. LAURIE GOERING, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports…
Malala Yousafzai says educate girls to fight climate change
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation Keeping girls in school and taking young climate leaders seriously are keys to tackling climate change, Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai said on Friday. Speaking to a virtual panel, Malala, 23, said educating girls and young women, particularly in developing countries, would give them a chance to pursue green jobs […]
Not personal enough: Why climate change is not yet a top priority
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation Spurring ambitious-enough action to stem climate change will require persuading most people that its impacts – from deadlier weather to surging migration – are a direct and imminent threat to themselves, according to a British defence official. Global warming “is not inconvenient if you’re not affected by it at all”, said […]
Political ‘retreat’ on climate action harms all nations, says UN climate chief
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation Rich nations are failing on promises to help poorer ones meet the goals of the Paris Agreement on climate change, even though such help would be “not charity but a global act of self-interest”, UN climate chief Patricia Espinosa said on Monday. In an unusually pointed speech, she decried the erosion […]
‘Buying local’ groceries isn’t always better for the environment
RomeThomson Reuters Foundation British shoppers looking to go green may be better off buying imported South American apples or Kenyan vegetables rather than locally produced foods that rely too heavily on fossil fuels, according to a new study. Shoppers in developed countries increasingly concerned over greenhouse gas emissions associated with transporting food have embraced the […]
Switch to clean energy and save $US500 million, aid agencies told
Thomson Reuters Foundation Aid agencies could save more than $US500 million by choosing clean energy over fossil fuels in war zones and disaster areas, global think-tank Chatham House said in a report on Monday. Humanitarian agencies spent about five percent of their funds – or an estimated $US1.2 billion – on diesel last year, and […]