Climate Change

A new report by EAT-Lancet Commission (EAT 2.0) explains how we are eating global warming, and what to do about it. This is the second go around by the Commission. An earlier report in 2019 EAT 1.0 was met by…

The AAA Initiative Foundation, acting as the host of the Secretariat for the International Platform on Adaptation Metrics (IPAM), officially launched the International Conference on Adaptation Metrics in Rabat, Morocco. The event, titled “Accelerating Global Climate Resilience through Robust Adaptation…

In the sharpest possible contrast to the US approach to climate change, in a very grown-up adult fashion, the EU has publicly stated: “EU officials warn climate breakdown and wildlife loss are ruining ecosystems that underpin the economy.” (Environmental Damage…

The proposal to burn Manila’s waste that is clogging the city’s drainage and create “renewable energy” to solve the dual problem of waste and flooding seems to be a nice idea. But this marketing gimmick has failed to get the…

It’s back; it’s bigger; it’s hotter. The Blob has returned to the Pacific Ocean in style, extending all the way from Japan to the US West Coast, haunting the very essence of marine life and igniting additional global warming on…

China is establishing a world leadership role via green energy as the consummate bargaining tool. Its foreign direct investment, led by its green tech industry, over the past three years, is upwards of $227 billion. According to Bloomberg (China’s Marshall…

China faces a crucial crossroads in the global fight against climate change and environmental degradation, yet it has demonstrated consistency and tenacity in its approach to sustainability that set worldwide trends. With a long-term strategic vision and robust public policies,…

“The continents are drying, freshwater availability is shrinking, and sea level rise is accelerating… Combined, they send perhaps the direst message on the impact of climate change to date.” (Unprecedented Continental Drying study, see below) Human-generated climate change, the result…

by Jag Mohan Thaken Punjab, the major grain producer state of India, has faced the brunt of the severe deluge during the last fortnight which has dashed all hopes of the inhabitants, especially the farmers of the state. It has inflicted…

Over the past year, several studies about highly dangerous signals of Antarctica on the edge of major abrupt change have appeared in scholarly publications. These studies in premier publications expose rapid changes, e.g. (1) discovery of the western Antarctic Peninsula…