The Make Sunsets startup says it has begun small-scale geoengineering, with sulfate particles injected into the stratosphere to deflect solar rays and reduce global warming from the sun. That’s sparked new conversations on when and whether such interventions should be deployed to fight climate change. Luke Iseman and Andrew Song, […]

Countries: Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia Source: UN Children’s Fund As the region faces an unprecedented fifth consecutive failed rainy season, the number of children suffering dire drought conditions has more than doubled in five months, according to UNICEF.

Mother’s Day Opinion: Family economy, food prices and happy mothers (PKS)  pfowlkes Fri, 12/23/2022 – 11:05 Mother’s Day Opinion: Family economy, food prices and happy mothers (PKS)  In the News Dec 22, 2022

Photo: Pixabay/qimono Extremely cold weather that is sweeping some of the planet right now can be a sign of climate change. One major cause of extreme cold is the amount of fossil fuels we continue pumping into the atmosphere, changing traditional weather patterns. In 2018, for instance, some parts of […]

Perth – Global law firm K&L Gates has advised Australian environmental, social and governance (ESG) tracking and reporting platform FairSupply on its Series A capital raising. The capital raising was led by AirTree Ventures, with Tidal Ventures, philanthropic organisation The Minderoo Foundation and Queensland Investment Corporation (owned by the Queensland […]

The biodiversity commitments made at COP15 in Montreal leave much room for optimism, with delegates agreeing to goals of protecting 30% of global land and water systems by 2030 in order to guard against species loss. What there’s less room for is delay, according to the results of new scientific […]

CGIAR calls for more funding for agri-food innovations to address hunger (Devex) pfowlkes Wed, 12/21/2022 – 15:13 CGIAR calls for more funding for agri-food innovations to address hunger (Devex) In the News Dec 19, 2022