climate change

THE HOTTEST YEAR EVER (SO FAR)

Sáb, 02/10/2024 - 04:24 -- bacosta

The year 2023 was notable for setting several historic records. Greenhouse gas levels, global temperatures, sea level rise, and Antarctic sea ice melt have all reached unprecedented levels. It was the warmest year since global records began in 1850, with a temperature 1.18°C above the 20th-century average. Drastic changes in weather patterns, enhanced by global warming, have caused significant impacts on the environment, society, and the economy worldwide.

La Ley de Reducción de la Inflación finalmente le dio a los EE. UU. una verdadera política de cambio climático

Mié, 08/16/2023 - 23:53 -- bacosta

La Ley de Reducción de la Inflación (IRA) es un proyecto de ley que fue firmado en ley por el presidente de los Estados Unidos, Joe Biden, el 13 de agosto de 2022. La IRA es una pieza de legislación importante que tiene como objetivo abordar varios problemas, incluyendo la inflación, el cambio climático y la desigualdad.

Algunos críticos argumentan que no va lo suficientemente lejos en abordar el cambio climático o la desigualdad. Otros argumentan que está demasiado enfocada en la política industrial y no hace lo suficiente para abordar otros desafíos que enfrenta la economía estadounidense.

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THE DROUGHT IN CHINA AND OTHER DEMONS

Vie, 10/07/2022 - 12:23 -- bacosta

China is the world's second-largest economy, with plans to take first place for the next decade and thus put an end to U.S. hegemony. However, the consequences of climate change seem to threaten the rapid Chinese growth, which had already been slowing down since 2019, with the longest drought in 60 years. A third of the Asian giant's territory suffers from high temperatures and lack of rainfall, affecting China's economic dynamism.

The european dilemma

Vie, 08/19/2022 - 15:07 -- bacosta

The European Union has presented itself as the primary driver of action against climate change. In addition to joining various global initiatives such as the Paris Agreement, European countries have created plans to tackle climate problems and improve the quality of life of their citizens. However, Europe has its tail on the chopping block, and that weakness lies in an ore.

How does the world cope with fertilizer shortages?

Vie, 06/10/2022 - 23:12 -- bacosta

 

After being postponed for two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Economic Forum in Davos finally took place. The central agenda of world leaders and business leaders revolved around four points, climate change, rising inflation, Russia's special military operation and how it aggravated the energy and food crisis. 

Water: a global public good? Or a waste?

Vie, 05/27/2022 - 22:28 -- bacosta

The importance of water care is a recurring theme and water saving campaigns tend to focus on people's everyday activities. However, industries account for approximately 92% of total consumption. More water goes into things than into human consumption. It shows the responsibility for water care rests mainly on the shoulders of the large corporations that run the industries mentioned above and others, not just on individuals' daily decisions. The offshoring of production means that these industries are engaged in plundering developing countries' water. The rich consume, and the poor go without clean water or any water at all.

Climate change. The IPCC's warnings

Vie, 04/01/2022 - 17:40 -- bacosta

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change ((IPCC) published Group II's contribution to the Sixth Assessment Report on Climate Change in February 2022. With an emphasis on adaptation and vulnerability, this report seeks to warn of the consequences of climate change without decisive action shortly. In face of this, the G7 is more prepared for war than for the planet.

The cost of climate change

Jue, 09/16/2021 - 11:31 -- anegrete

The Paris agreement, signed in 2015, is so far the most ambitious agreement developed among nations to combat climate change. This agreement seeks to keep the global temperature level below 2°c compared to the pre-industrial levels,

The actions taken by Latin American governments are insufficient to slow progressive climate change. The region will be one of the geographical areas most affected economically and socially by this fact.

Faced with the current climate scenario, developing countries should rethink how much they are doing to fight climate change, because, although they are not the most polluting nations in the world, they will be the most affected by it.

Flooded prices

Vie, 10/06/2023 - 13:40 -- bacosta

In the first days of September 2023, just over a dozen countries have experienced severe rainfall, causing human and material losses. At least one country on each continent was affected by flooding. It is common for this type of natural disaster to hit these places. However, it is unusual for it to happen at the same time. Climate change is the main culprit for the damage already done and the rise in prices due to reduced harvests and business closures.

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