Aerial photo shows farmers working in a paddy field in Xinsongshuqiao village in the city of Yiyang, Central China's Hunan province, July 13, 2022. (PHOTO / XINHUA) We are living in dangerous times of our own making. Unprecedented heat waves have been sweeping the globe－turbocharged by climate change－causing pain, loss and even deaths. This is […]
Floodwaters inundate the tourist town of Nadi on the island of Viti Levu on April 2, 2012 as Fiji braced for gale force winds which were expected to intensify into a tropical cyclone. (NEIL SANDS / AFP) SUVA – Climate change and rising sea levels pose long-term threats to Fiji's low-lying islands, including the need […]
James Shaw, New Zealand's minister for climate change, welcomes United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres (not pictured) as he attends a breakfast with youth climate change and environmental leaders in Auckland on May 13, 2019. (MICHAEL BRADLEY/AFP) WELLINGTON – New Zealand launched its first National Adaptation Plan on Wednesday, which will ensure communities have the information […]
For the first time ever, a heatwave has been given an official name. And that is a bad sign for the world. Until recently, only hurricanes and typhoons had names, but now, the Spanish city of Seville has developed a naming and ranking system for heatwaves, and named the first one “Zoe”. Bearing down on […]
The Liddell Power Station (left) and Bayswater Power Station, both coal-powered thermal power stations, are pictured near Muswellbrook in the Hunter Valley, Australia on Nov 2, 2021. (MARK BAKER / AP PHOTO) SYDNEY – Australia's parliament sat on Tuesday in Canberra for the first time since Labor won office in an election that also saw […]
Leaders pose for photographs after the Traditional Ceremonies of Welcome at the Pacific Islands Forum in Suva on July 12, 2022. (WILLIAM WEST / AFP) SUVA – The Pacific region can balance the threats of pandemic, climate and conflict with a multitude of strengths and opportunities by using its significant natural resources on land and […]
In this file photo taken on Sept 10, 2021, people wearing face masks walk in front of the Opera House in Sydney. (SAEED KHAN / AFP) SYDNEY – Climate change protesters marched in Sydney on Monday forcing police to close major roads in the city center while morning traffic through the landmark Sydney Harbour Bridge […]
India's permanent representative to the United Nations, T.S. Tirumurti, delivered a cross-regional joint statement on climate change, themed "Global Net Zero", on behalf of 10 countries, including China, on World Environment Day on June 8. "We need a clear recognition that developing countries will need much longer beyond 2050 to reach Net-Zero given their overarching […]
Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong (left) is welcomed to Parliament House by New Zealand Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta ahead of a bilateral meeting in Wellington, New Zealand, June 16, 2022. (ROBERT KITCHIN / POOL PHOTO VIA AP) WELLINGTON – New Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong said on Thursday that her visit to the Solomon Islands […]
Inia Batikoto Seruiratu (second right), Fiji's minister for defense, national security and policing, urges for action against climate change, the imminent security threat, in a session on New Ideas for Securing Regional Stability on June 12, 2022. (PHOTO / IISS) While the United States and its allies push to hype the so-called “China threat” in […]
Fiji's Minister of Defense, Inia Batikoto Seruiratu, speaks at a plenary session during the 19th International Institute for Strategic Studies Shangri-la Dialogue, Asia's annual defense and security forum, in Singapore, June 12, 2022. (DANIAL HAKIM / AP) SINGAPORE – Fiji's defense minister said on Sunday that climate change posed the biggest security threat in the […]
Performers pose with Turkish national flags on the front steps of Anitkabir, the mausoleum of modern Turkey's founder Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, during a ceremony marking the 98th Anniversary of the Republic on Oct 29, 2021 in Ankara. (ADEM ALTAN / AFP) UNITED NATIONS – The United Nations on Wednesday granted Turkey's request to change its […]
Australia has just gone through a profound political reckoning. The right-wing conservative alliance has lost power after nine years at the helm of a ship that had lurched further to the right and allowed itself to be blown off the course of sensible diplomacy and engagement with China. The ship had been allowed to head […]
SHENZHEN, China, May 27, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE via SEAPRWire.com) — Fangdd Network Group Ltd. (NASDAQ: DUO) (“FangDD” or “the Company”), a leading property technology company in China, today announced that it plans to change the ratio of the American depositary shares (“ADSs”) to its Class A ordinary shares from one (1) ADS representing twenty-five (25) […]
A man carrying a child speaks with a boy sitting in a water tub along the roadside on a hot summer day in New Delhi on May 22, 2022. (SAJJAD HUSSAIN / AFP) South Asia's deadly heatwave in March and April was made 30 times more likely because of climate change, scientists reported Monday. Without […]
People drive their cars to cross a bridge during a sandstorm in Basra, Iraq on May 16, 2022. (NABIL AL-JURANI / AP) BAGHDAD – A heavy sandstorm in Iraq, the latest of what Iraqis say is an unprecedented number to hit the country in recent weeks, closed some state schools and offices and halted flights […]
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison waves to party faithful during the Liberal Party campaign launch at the Brisbane Convention Centre in Brisbane, Australia on May 15, 2022. (MICK TSIKAS / AAP IMAGE VIA AP) CANBERRA – Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has denied his change in attitude on the election campaign trail has been driven […]
Teenage footballer Jake Daniels has become the first professional in the UK men’s game in more than 30 years to come out as gay while still playing. The 17-year-old Blackpool forward made the announcement in a statement on the Championship club’s website. “Off the pitch I’ve been hiding the real me and who I really […]
Containers await shipping at a port in Xiamen, Fujian province. (WANG XIEYUN / CHINA DAILY) In his keynote speech at the United Nations Global Sustainable Transport Conference in October, President Xi Jinping stressed the need for a green transition in all aspects of economic and social development. Over the past 10 years, China has made […]
Climate change is impacting every part of the world now. Last year saw a record number of climate-induced weather disasters — from forest fires, droughts and heat waves to floods in Europe and China — that affected more than 3.4 billion people, or 40 percent of the global population. The need for real, lasting climate […]
Boats and other debris are seen washed into the Milton ferry terminal on the Brisbane River in Brisbane, Australia, Feb 28, 2022. (DARREN ENGLAND / AAP IMAGE VIA AP) Large sections of eastern Australia have been declared disaster areas following the worst flooding ever recorded, which has left thousands homeless and at least 10 […]
A wind power plant in Dingxi, Gansu province. (PHOTO / XINHUA) The recent eruption of the Hunga volcano about 30 kilometers southeast of Tonga’s Fonuafo’ou island raised the eyebrows of climate scientists around the globe. The volcano sent hundreds of thousands of tons of sulfur dioxide into the atmosphere, which can have a cooling effect […]
London, UK, February 22, 2022 – (SEAPRWire) – The Climate Ecosystem Corp., a company of like-minded individuals united by one big concern—climate change—has announced its pre-sale. Expected to hold soon, the pre-sale will see prospective investors try to cop thousands or millions of CLIME, the project’s native token. With a total supply of 10 billion CLIME, and […]
(SHI YU / CHINA DAILY) The timeline of US-China engagements in 2021, from the high-level meeting in Alaska in March to the virtual summit in Beijing and Washington in December, reflect the ups and downs of the bilateral relationship in the past year. Phrases such as "dominance around the Pacific", "strength in commerce", "high-tech supremacy", […]
File photo shows a view of the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China. (PHOTO / XINHUA) In the recently published third volume of Xi Jinping: The Governance of China, President Xi has said, “Leadership organs and leading officials must fully understand the responsibilities with which they have been entrusted, (stay) sober-minded, […]
TOKYO, Dec 8, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE: 6501) has been awarded the highest score of “Grade A” by global environmental non-profit charity CDP, in the categories of climate change and water security. CDP evaluated Hitachi’s pioneering initiatives and disclosure of information for tackling climate change, as well as acting […]
TOKYO, Dec 8, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Fujitsu Limited today announced that the Fujitsu Group has been selected for the CDP’s A List for both climate change for the fifth year in a row and water security for the third year in a row, earning the highest rating in the CDP’s evaluation […]
TOKYO, Dec 8, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701) has been recognized for leadership in corporate sustainability by global environmental non-profit CDP(1), securing a place on its prestigious “A List” three years in a row for tackling climate change, as well as acting to protect water security. In 2017, NEC […]
The COP26 climate conference has come and gone. Both the public and private sectors, as well as the media, around the world are now ardently assessing the summit’s achievements or lack of thereof. The talks in Glasgow witnessed firsthand the passion of youth demanding governments to act with greater urgency, while their country representatives worked […]
The world continues to inch closer to climate catastrophe but thanks to the 26th Session of the United Nations Conference of the Parties on Climate Change, or COP26, we now know a couple of things. One, the path to a catastrophic outcome is pretty well marked out. Two, the rich countries, which are responsible for […]