Day: November 13, 2021

General

Japan named ‘Fossil of the Day’ for ‘clean coal’ plans

  • ·November 13, 2021
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Global Voices
Coprolite (a piece of fossilized dung) of a Jurassic-era herbivorous dinosaur on display at Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum in Japan. The coprolite was dug up in Utah, United States. Photo by Nevin Thompson. Image license: CC BY 3.0 Japan earned a “Fossil of the Day” award on November 2 in Glasgow at the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) for the country's “especially regressive” reluctance to meaningfully reduce greenhouse gas emissions by phasing out coal-fired thermal electricity generation. The satirical Prize is awarded each day over the course of the COP conferenc...
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Industry

Vulnerable states call climate loss and damage deal ‘bare minimum’

  • ·November 13, 2021
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Reuters
By Simon Jessop and Valerie Volcovici GLASGOW (Reuters) - After a three-decade struggle, some of the world's most climate-harmed countries are inching closer to securing more help for the devastation caused by global warming. The first call to address loss and damage caused by climate change came in 1991, when small island nations first pushed to create a mechanism to compensate vulnerable countries for destruction caused by climate impacts such as rising sea levels and supercharged wildfires. Rich nations resisted acknowledging financial liability for their years of emissions that drove clima...
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