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Bidens focus on #CLIMATE change could turn up the pressure on Chinas mega infrastructure program

January 14, 2021: China has promised a greater focus on cleaner projects under the Belt and Road Initiative — but it has little concrete results to show so far, said analysts.

#CARBON-neutrality is a fairy tale: how the race for renewables is burning Europes forests

January 14, 2021: Wood pellets are sold as a clean alternative to coal. But is the subsidised bioenergy boom accelerating the climate crisis?Kalev Järvik stands on a bald patch of land in the heart of Estonia’s Haanja nature reserve and remembers when he could walk straight from one side of the reserve to the other under a canopy ...

Labor fears humanitarian crisis on Australian #COAL ships stranded off China

January 14, 2021: The opposition calls on the Morrison government to work to repair the relationship with Beijing as exporters face a ‘grim’ year Australian exporters face another “grim” year driven by tensions with China while a standoff over more than 70 ships stranded with Australian coal on board threatens to cause an int...

Countries adapting too slowly to #CLIMATE breakdown, UN warns

January 14, 2021: Report says not enough funding is being made available to deal with effects of extreme weatherMillions of people around the world are facing disaster from flood, droughts, heatwaves and other extreme weather, as governments fail to take the measures needed to adapt to the impacts of climate breakdown, the UN has war...

Australia to kill pigeon that crossed Pacific #OCEAN from Oregon

January 14, 2021: The pigeon has been named Joe, after the U.S. president-elect.

UK #WEATHER: heavy snow disrupts Scotland and north of England

January 14, 2021: Courts and vaccine clinics affected as more freezing conditions are forecast for coming daysCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageHeavy snow and freezing rain have hit Scotland and northern England, affecting court trials and disrupting Covid vaccination appointments.Amid warnings that the ...

Top Business Trends Shaping A Post-COVID #ENVIRONMENT

January 14, 2021: As they look to a post-COVID environment, business leaders are making their supply chains more flexible and resilient—both to respond to this pandemic and better prepare for future disruptions.

3 Things To Know About Inauguration Day #WEATHER - Some History Too

January 14, 2021: What you need to know about Inauguration Day weather and some history too.

NGOs seek to convict French state of failing to tackle #CLIMATE crisis

January 14, 2021: Historic court case accuses country of being responsible for ecological damage and its impactsA Paris court has been asked to convict the French state for its alleged failure to act to halt the climate crisis.The historic legal case, being brought by four environmental groups after a petition signed by more than 2 m...

What Can Democrats Achieve On #CLIMATE In The U.S. Congress?

January 14, 2021: What will Dem. party control over the presidency, the House, and the Senate mean for the future of U.S. Climate Policy?

TPG’s Rise Fund Takes Majority Stake In HR Software Company #GREENHOUSE With 00 Million Investment

January 14, 2021: TPG Growth has closed on a 00 million investment into HR software startup Greenhouse, taking a majority stake in the company following a year when it both laid off employees and reported surging revenue.

U.N.: Countries falling short on implementing #CLIMATE change plans

January 14, 2021: Countries are not adapting fast enough to climate change and financing for adaptation has fallen short, according to a United Nations report released Thursday.

As #OCEAN empties, Senegals fishermen risk seas for new life in Europe

January 14, 2021: Spain’s Canary Islands face an influx of migration, as the COVID-19 pandemic intensifies many West African migrants’ determination to reach Europe.

Hot again: 2020 sets yet another global #TEMPERATURE record

January 14, 2021: Scientists say 2020 was either the hottest year on record or a close second or third

When will the polar vortex send #ARCTIC air? Its complicated.

January 14, 2021: Late in 2020 and early in 2021, AccuWeather meteorologists warned that a weakening of the polar vortex was coming and a major southward discharge of cold air would follow during the second half of January. That big discharge is still coming, but it has been delayed a bit. When the polar vortex weakens, it ...

2020 is effectively tied for #WARMEST year on record

January 14, 2021: New data from NASA, NOAA and Berkeley Earth show Earth's fever continues to escalate

UN urges nations to scale up #CLIMATE change adaptation to avoid major economic loss

January 14, 2021: The UN estimated that annual climate change adaption costs could reach between 40 billion and 00 billion by the end of the decade.

The Cat That Came Back: Patches, Believed Killed In #MUDSLIDE, Shows Up 3 Years Later

January 14, 2021: A calico cat thought to have died with its owner in the mudslides that swept through California's Santa Barbara County in 2018 has been found and reunited with its late owner's partner.

2020 temperatures approximate #WARMEST year on record, US agencies say

January 14, 2021: Separate climate estimates from NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) put 2020 about in line with 2016, the hottest year on record. NASA found that the Earth’s global surface temperature last year was slightly...

Winds that hit Cat 3 #HURRICANE force leave a mess behind

January 14, 2021: Fierce winds throughout the Rockies and Plains reached such extreme speeds that they equaled those of a major hurricane on Wednesday into Thursday. From Colorado to Montana and up into the Canadian Prairies as well, the gusts downed trees, caused widespread travel hazards and even sent one ice fishing trailer skiddi...

Alaskan F-35s prepare for major sub-zero #ARCTIC warfare

January 14, 2021: Just in case Santa Claus and his elves wound up needing military protection from an attempted hostile intrusion in the North Pole, the U.S. Air Force was ready with F-35 and F-16 fighter jets poised for rapid attack.

#EARTH#QUAKE: Magnitude 3.8 quake recorded in Concord, Calif.

January 14, 2021: A magnitude 3.8 earthquake was reported at 11:18 a.m. Thursday in Concord, Calif., according to the USGS.

Trump bank regulators new rule incurs Wall Street and #CLIMATE investor ire on his way out the door

January 14, 2021: The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency finalizes a controversial rule about bank lending and financial services that a Wall Street strongly opposes.

2020 was one of the #WARMEST years in history and indicates mounting risks of #CLIMATE change

January 14, 2021: It’s official. 2020 was one of the warmest years on record either edging out or coming in just behind 2016 for the warmest year in recorded history according to data from US government agencies. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration had the year just tied with 2016, while the National Oceanic and A...

Search continues for Oregon woman swept away in #MUDSLIDE

January 14, 2021: Searchers used inflatable yellow rafts and drove metal poles into deep mud Thursday as they searched for a woman who was swept away by a mudslide in Oregon during a powerful winter storm
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