A US nuclear-powered submarine that struck an underwater object in early October had hit an uncharted underwater mountain, an investigation found, forcing it to head from the South China Sea to Guam for repairs.

Photo: Pixabay/jodylehigh The last seven years have been the hottest on record, according to the World Meteorological Organization, which has warned that we are heading into “uncharted territory” on climate change. The United Nations-affiliated body said that based on data for the first nine months of 2021 this year will […]

Policy makers must find a way to “feed the world and save the planet at the same time,” QU Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), said at the G20 Leaders Summit in Rome on Sunday. “Climate change will compromise our ability to produce sufficient amounts […]

K&L Gates’ public policy and law practice was recognized in recent articles discussing the firm’s record-setting third quarter federal lobbying revenues. An American Lawyer article noted that “K&L Gates, which has a strong public policy presence in the nation’s capital, enjoyed Lobbying Disclosure Act revenues of $5.4 million, the firm’s […]

In Brazil, a new study finds that more than 7% of all hospitalizations for kidney disease are associated with rising temperatures linked to climate change. That’s more than 202,000 people across the study years of 2000-2015, according to authors from the Planetary Health department of the Public Health and Preventive […]

Paviliun Indonesia mengangkat tema Leading Climate, Actions Together dalam pelaksanaan Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) UNFCCC di Glasgow. “Hal ini sesuai dengan Tujuan Nomor 13 Pembangunan …

Country: World Source: UN Office of the SRSG for Children and Armed Conflict As world leaders are gathering for COP26, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, Virginia Gamba calls for bold and urgent climate action.

From Australia to South Korea and across Asia Pacific, the final bastions of “zero Covid” are easing restrictions and opening borders as the region prepares to live with the virus — except for one major holdout.