Top news of the week: 17.03.2022.
Climate
‘Imminent’ tipping point threatening Europe’s permafrost peatlands
Large swathes of northern Europe and western Siberia may become “climatically unsuitable” for carbon-rich permafrost peatlands within a few decades.
Investors push 10,000 companies to disclose environmental data to CDP
Investors managing over $130 trillion in assets have written to more than 10,000 companies calling on them to supply environmental data to non-profit disclosure platform CDP.
FEATURE-Climate action lags as COVID hits goals in developing nations
From higher shipping costs for solar panels to employee layoffs, a plethora of pandemic-related ills have hindered efforts to fight climate change in the Caribbean nation of Grenada. And it ...
Sussan Ley does not have duty of care to protect young from climate crisis, appeal court rules
Eight teenagers and a nun had previously won their case against the federal environment minister related to the expansion of a NSW coalmine
Nature must have equal footing in climate change policy, experts tell CDP Awards
The world must be nature positive as soon as possible or risk a "loss of biodiversity reaching unprecedented rates".
House Democrats urge Biden to restart spending bill negotiations and prioritize climate change
More than 80 House Democrats sent a letter to President Biden on Monday urging him to restart negotiations over his stalled social spending bill in the Senate.
War in Ukraine and Climate Change Could Combine to Create a Food Crisis
Russia’s invasion is halting the delivery of wheat to areas suffering from drought and other climate impacts
Climate and the city: The grave threat to cities from climate change demands urgent solutions
The construction building material impacts the environment as most cities use concrete material and steel that absorbs heat. The use of sustainable materials in the construction of spaces ...