Tuvalu turns to the metaverse as rising seas threaten existence
Reuters Tuvalu said on Tuesday it plans to build a digital version of itself, replicating islands and landmarks and preserving its history and culture as rising sea levels threaten to submerge the tiny Pacific island nation. Tuvalu’s Foreign Minister Simon Kofe told the COP27 climate summit it was time to look at alternative solutions for […]
Analysis – In final week of COP27 climate talks, success hinges on ‘loss and damage’
Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt Reuters This year’s COP27 climate summit in Egypt headed into its final week on Monday with nearly 200 countries racing to strike a deal to steer the world towards cutting planet-warming emissions and scale up finance for countries being ravaged by climate impacts. Some negotiators and observers warn that failure to agree […]
Climate disasters put plight of displaced in COP27 focus
Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt Reuters Issack Hassan lives in a migrant camp in Baidoa city in Somalia – one of more than a million people displaced since January after five successive failed rainy seasons. With Somalia in the grips of its worst drought in 40 years, “people became weak because of hunger, so we had to […]
Curbs on rights weaken Egypt’s climate talks, campaigners say
Sharm el-Sheikh, EgyptReuters In a fenced-off area guarded by police on the fringe of the global climate summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, around 30 Egyptian youths stood in a neat line holding up placards and chanting “Save our Planet”. The small, muted protest took place in an area designated for demonstrations by summit host Egypt, where […]
COP27: Young African climate activists demand real change
ADAOBI TRICIA NWAUBANI, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on how youth campaigners from Africa such as Vanessa Nakate are speaking at UN climate summit about issues including loss and damage…
A third of humanity face life in climate hotspots, scientists warn
Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt Thomson Reuters Foundation About 1.6 billion people now live in climate change “vulnerability hotspots”, a number that could double by 2050 if fossil fuels continue being used at the rate they are today, scientists warned at the COP27 UN climate talks in Egypt. That would put a third of the world’s population […]
Countries set out 12 month plan to speed up industry emission cuts
London, UKReuters Countries representing more than half of the global economy on Friday specified the steps they will take to help accelerate the low-carbon transition by cutting emissions in sectors including power, transport and steel. Announced at the COP27 climate talks in the coastal Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, the United States, Germany, Japan and […]
Under threat: In Kenya, climate change shrinks Maasai Mara wildebeest migration
NITA BHALLA, of the Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports that one of the world’s great wildlife spectacles may be at risk of collapsing within decades as more frequent droughts and floods disrupt the Maasai Mara’s fragile ecosystem…
African nations tell COP27 fossil fuels will tackle poverty
Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt Reuters African nations must be allowed to develop fossil fuel resources to help lift their people out of poverty, governments said at the COP27 climate talks in Egypt, which welcomed leaders of oil and gas companies sidelined at previous talks. Pressure to leave hydrocarbons in the ground has been weakened this year […]
Extreme heat: How ‘chief heat officers’ keep cities cool as the world warms
ANASTASIA MOLONEY, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on how more and more cities are creating the new role as hotter summers cause surging health problems and economic pain in urban areas…