climatecrisis
A Hong Kong power giant has been ordered to review its management system following a series of voltage dips, the city’s environment minister has said, as he revealed the city saw 26 power outages in the past three years. “The Government is of the view that CLP needs to examine its company culture and management system for the entire power supply system to identify the root causes of the problem,” environment minister Tse Chin-wan said in a written response to questions from Election Committee lawmaker Chow Man-kong on Wednesday. Independent reviewCLP Power, one of Hong Kong’s two main energy p...
Hong Kong Free Press
Albanian authorities enter a third week of fighting fires that have been raging through the country. The blazes were predominantly located in southern Albania but have made their way up to the country’s north. Three new fires were reported in the northeastern district of Diber, as well as another fire in the central Albanian district of Elbasan. Earlier last week, Albanian Interior Minister Taulant Balla confirmed that the government asked for help from the European Commission’s Emergency Response Coordination Centre (ERCC). He states that the remote mountainous areas were impossible to reach ...
Euronews (English)
Wildfires are spreading in the Balkans as temperatures keep rising, as the southeastern part of Europe experiences one of the most powerful heatwaves of the year. Bulgaria's Prime Minister Dimitar Glavchev called on citizens to be "extremely careful", and the state declared code red for heatwaves. Fires covered huge areas in the South and South-West of the country. He visited the site of a burnt-down house in the region of Stara Zagora, speaking to locals and volunteers who helped to fight the fire. “The situation is under control at the moment. The state is ready to provide additional support...
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Doctors should reduce “unnecessary” prescriptions and blood tests in a bid to curb their profession’s contribution to the climate crisis. That’s according to new guidance released by the UK’s Royal College of Physicians (RCP) this week. Its ‘Green Physician Toolkit’ suggests a range of actions that doctors can take, including talking to patients about how to protect themselves from the deadly impacts of rising emissions. “It can of course be challenging to prioritise sustainability at a time when there is very high demand for clinical care, but we have to keep in mind that reducing climate cha...
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In April 2025, a herd of animals will travel from the Congo Basin in Central Africa to the northern tip of Norway - drawing attention to climate change. Forced out of their natural habitats due to global warming, they will be displaced and traversed through cities and urban environments to meet the people there. But they won't be real animals - they are puppets, made from recycled materials. This project comes from the team behind "The Walk" in 2021, where a giant 12-foot puppet of a refugee girl named Little Amal traveled through 15 countries, including Turkey, the UK, Ukraine, Mexico, and th...
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By Hans Nicholas Jong JAKARTA — Publicly funded multilateral development banks (MDBs) like the World Bank might finance a wave of “captive” coal expansion in climate-vulnerable countries vulnerable to climate change, which will speed up global warming. A new report reveals that the World Bank’s private sector arm, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), has indirectly financed at least one captive coal project on Indonesia’s Obi Island via its financial intermediary client, Hana Bank Indonesia. The IFC originally invested $5 million in 2007 to support Hana Bank Korea in establishing an In...
Mongabay
The glazed seal fat topping a miniature reindeer blood pancake enhances its coppery flavour. Combined with the smoked whale bites that lie on top of the dark flapjack, it is difficult to tell whether this dish tastes more like game or fish. Either way, it’s delicious. Traditional Indigenous food is based on ingredients harvested from nature: we receive a three-course meal that embodies the richness of Sami cuisine with fish and meat appetisers, a reindeer stew and a squeaky cheese dessert with wild berries. Sitting on reindeer skin inside the Nomad Indigenous Food Lab which combines a ‘lavvu’ ...
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Massive Attack are planning an all-day “Act 1.5” event in their hometown of Bristol next month (25 August) and the show aims to set the standard for the decarbonisation of live music. “Act 1.5” coincides with the news from climate scientists that temperatures 1.5°C greater than their average have occurred for 12 consecutive months. The band has billed it as a “large-scale climate action accelerator event” unlike any other – celebrating 25 years of climate activism. Indeed, Massive Attack – helmed by Robert “3D” Del Naja and Grant “Daddy G” Marshall – talk the talk and walk the walk when it com...
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Weather alerts, forest fires, melting pavement in cities: A deadly heatwave has sent temperatures in parts of central and southern Europe soaring toward 40 degrees Celsius. From Italy to Romania, authorities warned people to be cautious, drink plenty of water and avoid going outside during the hottest hours of the day. Italian authorities declared a red weather alert in seven cities on Thursday, mostly in the central parts of the country but also the capital Rome and Trieste in the northeast. The heat conditions are aggravated by humidity and could affect healthy people as well as those with h...
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In a world increasingly disrupted by the ongoing climate crisis, it’s perhaps unsurprising that our oceans are feeling the long-term effects of marine heatwaves. Right on our doorstep, the Mediterranean is a particular hotspot for this phenomenon. Some areas of the sea can see temperature anomalies of 5, 6, or even 7 degrees above average. That is not good news for marine ecosystems, as habitats are disappearing and fish stocks are moving to different areas of the ocean. Pippa Moore is a professor of Marine Science at Newcastle University in the UK. She is hopeful that changes can be made to m...
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