MONROVIA – The World Bank Group’s new Country Climate and Development Report (CCDR) for Liberia explores the mounting risks that climate change could undercut Liberia’s economy and push more Liberians into poverty. Highlighting the role of proactive action, the report calls for adaptation and better planning for low-carbon growth, land use, and investment. While Liberia is among []
"Watershed moment" is a term often used too loosely, but not this time. It is not every day that the International Court of Justice – the highest judicial body of the United Nations, also known as the World Court – deals with climate change. In fact, this is the first time!
With the arrival of spring in North America, many people are gravitating to the gardening and landscaping section of home improvement stores, where displays are overstocked with eye-catching seed packs and benches are filled with potted annuals and perennials.
Shoppers and customers ahve been left angry over a change in criteria over the Meal Deal, meaning they can no longer cash in and get their favourite product.
For more than a decade, people have been told to eat bugs to combat climate change. The hot new food source to reportedly reduce one's carbon footprint is snakes, according to scientists. New research advocates for humans to increase consumption of snakes as a food alternative to reduce greenhouse gases. Research published in Scientific Reports last week noted that "python farming appears to offer tangible benefits for sustainability and food systems resilience."The authors of the study claim...
There are warnings that it could leave parts of the country uninhabitable if temperatures keep rising.
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) released a new report on the sidelines of the Berlin Energy Transition Dialogue this week describing the actions needed so the world complies with targets set at the recent COP29 conference in the United Arab Emirates. IRENA President Francesco La Camera says renewables are the only energy sources with the speed and scale to achieve the ambitious targets set in Dubai.
AI is quickly changing everything. Sam Altman , CEO of OpenAI and creator of ChatGPT, just told us what to expect with AI and AGI. Here we look at the most important things that Sam Altman says in his own words during his second two hour interview with Lex Fridman. Sam defines his goals for
DOTHAN, Ala. (WDHN) — A new report from the World Meteorological Organization finds the planet broke several records in 2023, including for warmest year on record, greenhouse gas emissions, ocean heat and acidification, sea level rise, and ice and glacial retreat. In the last 12 months, the earth reached 1.56 degrees celsius warmer than pre-industrial []
Apple CEO Tim Cook attended the annual China Development Forum during his visit to the country, taking part in a climate change meeting during it. Cook has said that meeting environmental goals requires “more innovation,” and that AI is an essential tool for this more
Rolf Habben Jansen, CEO of Hapag-Lloyd, says the latest read on demand shows that inventories are depleted and the second half of 2024 should see a bump.
Samuel Kasumu said some of the most divisive politicians are non-white, including former home secretary Suella Braverman, and it is ‘not the colour of your skin that matters’