(JIN DING / CHINA DAILY) The world has reached a critical moment in history. As we recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, we have an opportunity to create a safer and more prosperous world by pursuing a new model of sustainable, inclusive and resilient economic development and growth. This new form of growth offers the chance […]
The sign of the Commonwealth Bank is seen at one of its branches in Melbourne on Aug 8, 2018. (PHOTO / AFP) SYDNEY – New Zealand has become the first country to pass laws requiring banks, insurers and investment managers to report the impacts of climate change on their business, officials said on Thursday. About […]
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina addresses the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters on Sept 24, 2021 in New York. (JOHN ANGELILLO / POOL / AFP) DHAKA – Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina have come down heavily on the developed nations for climate "empty pledges" in the past decades. She […]
(MA XUEJING / CHINA DAILY) Climate change poses the biggest existential threat to humanity. As world leaders prepare to renew their pledge to combat the crisis amid increasingly frequent natural hazards and the raging pandemic, one measure that so far remains grossly under-tapped is the transformative role that education can play in mitigating climate change. […]
(JIN DING / CHINA DAILY) According to the World Meteorological Organization and the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, climate change and increasingly extreme weather events have caused a surge in natural disasters over the past 50 years, disproportionately impacting poorer countries. However, nature could help us to address these problems. The World Wide Fund […]
PYONGYANG – The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Friday rejected the Republic of Korea (ROK)'s President Moon Jae-in's proposal to declare a formal end to the 1950-53 war, saying such a declaration would be meaningless if the US "hostile policy" remains unchanged. The DPRK's Vice-Foreign Minister Ri Thae-song voiced the rejection in a […]
This photo taken on Nov 18, 2015 shows coal being produced at an open-cut mine in the Hunter Valley region, New South Wales, Australia. (WILLIAM WEST / AFP) MELBOURNE – Coal will be a major contributor to Australia's economy well beyond 2030 given growth in global demand, the country's resources minister said on Monday, a […]
The ground is burning in vast swaths of North America, Europe and Africa, while fires are expected in Latin America and Asia over the next few weeks. Fires are burning as much or more than ever before. While it is difficult to offer definitive proof that climate change causes giant wildfires, it is also impossible […]
This July 28, 2021, photo shows a general view of Bondi Beach on a sunny day in Sydney. (SAEED KHAN / AFP) Australia needs to make deep cuts to its greenhouse gas emissions this decade if it is serious about tackling global warming, according to the Australia-based think tank, Climate Council. The Climate Council said […]
Over the past two decades, the Asia-Pacific region has made remarkable progress in managing disaster risk. But countries can never let down their guard. The COVID-19 pandemic, with its epicenter now in Asia, and all its tragic consequences have exposed the frailties of human societies in the face of powerful natural forces. As of mid-August, […]
(SHI YU / CHINA DAILY) The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's sixth assessment report, released earlier this month, brings together the most authoritative scientific research on climate change, describes and analyzes the climate impact under different emission scenarios, and provides key issues for the UN Climate Change Conference to discuss in Glasgow, Scotland, in November. […]
A Rohingya refugee boy shelters under an umbrella as he makes his way during a monsoon rainfall at Kutupalong refugee camp in Ukhia on Sept 12, 2019. (MUNIR UZ ZAMAN / AFP) DHAKA – Young people living in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India and Pakistan are among those most at risk of the impacts of climate change, […]
In this photograph taken on July 17, 2020, an employee walks among solar panels installed on the building of Indira Paryavaran Bhawan, or the Indian Environment Ministry, in New Delhi. (MONEY SHARMA / AFP) NEW DELHI – India is set to exceed its targets for cutting greenhouse gas emissions and boosting the share of non-fossil […]
An aerial view of a wind farm in Liuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. (TAN KAIXING / FOR CHINA DAILY) The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Working Group I report, "Climate Change 2021: the Physical Science Basis", which was released on Aug 9, is the most authoritative study on climate change, and will help improve global […]
(LI MIN / CHINA DAILY) Water is critical for sustaining all aspects of life. Water is at the center of our need to better understand and address the impacts of climate change. Climate change caused by human activities will continue to be catastrophic for humanity. It is already having serious impacts on the world's water […]
The world has a date with destiny to fight climate change. We won’t get there unless we have all hands on deck to cooperate and get things done. One group of people vital to meeting the challenge are the officials and experts who have spent their lives in environmental research and policies. They have contributed […]
HONG KONG, Jul 30, 2021 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – See Change Education, a wholly owned subsidiary of Asia Allied Infrastructure Holdings Limited, took part in the “Go Hong Kong Team” Campaign, organised by the Hong Kong Olympic Fans Club and co-organised by Key Connect last weekend. On that day, See Change Education staged […]
A general view shows India's captial New Delhi on May 12, 2021 amidst smoggy conditions. (ARUN SANKAR / AFP) Global efforts to tackle climate change suffered another setback this week as India – the world’s third-biggest emitter – failed to attend a key diplomatic gathering in London. India was the only one of 51 invited […]
Cleveland’s Major League Baseball team announced on Friday it is renaming itself the Guardians, dropping the more than century-old moniker of the Indians, which Native Americans and other critics saw as racist. The team made the announcement that it would dump the name it has used since 1915 in a video narrated by Oscar-winning actor […]
(HAO YANPENG / CHINA DAILY) After the Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games decided in March to ban overseas fans from the 2020 Summer Games, the question of whether to hold or cancel the Olympics ceased to have much significance for Japan's economic outlook. To add to the problems facing the Games, […]