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Africa: Green New Deal Could Be Game-Changer
AfricaFocus, 10 December 2018
"And yet here's the truly strange thing: I feel more optimistic about our collective chances of averting climate breakdown than I have in years. For the first time, I see a clear… Read more »
Green New Deal Could Be Game-Changer for Climate Change
Global emissions continue to rise, alongside average temperatures. The scientists convened in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change have confirmed what African and low-lying island states have warned: that allowing temperatures to rise by two degrees is a death sentence, writes author and activist Naomi Klein. Klein is looking to the Democratic Party in the United States to use its majority in the House to create the Select Committee for a Green New Deal - which may hold hope for slowing climate change.
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African countries have been at the climate-change negotiating table for more than 20 years. The continent faces some of the most severe impacts of climate change, but questions ... Read more »
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In a hard-hitting report published by The Lancet medical journal, scientists and health experts have said climate change impacts - from heatwaves to worsening storms, floods and ... Read more »
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New research published in the South African Journal of Science suggests that South Africa and its neighbours can expect more severe tropical cyclones linked to global climate ... Read more »
