In all reality, only a handful of countries are keeping their promises and attaining their climate plan
Despite the attempts by the media coverage and attendees at the COP27 Climate Change Summit in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt touting the creation of a loss and damage fund, where developed countries who are allegedly responsible for the planet’s demise will pay reparations to countries who are seemingly impacted by the climate warming, there was significant turmoil as the Summit went into two-days of...
The major outcome of COP-27 was the long-awaited establishment of a fund to help particularly vulnerable countries affected by climate change
From November 6 to November 20, 2022, the 27th Conference of the Parties (COP-27) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) was held in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, with over 30 thousand delegates from almost 195 states present. At the opening ceremony UN Secretary-General António Guterres
warned
world leaders that “we are on a highway...
Egypt’s orientation towards green development helps it emerge as a leader in the Middle East in building a green economy
On November 6 to 18, 2022, the 27th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP-27) is taking place in Sharm el-Sheikh. Egypt hosting the World Climate Summit is a landmark event in the recent history of this country. In addition, this is an excellent opportunity to evaluate the effectiveness of the measures taken by the Egyptian...
No animal consumes more natural resources than it needs to provide for itself and its family. Only humans, far from acting as caring stewards, operate as burglars who destroy whatever they cannot steal
Biological evolution on the planet and human civilization
Humanity is part in two simultaneous processes of planetary dimensions: the global biological evolution, which has been going on for approximately 3 to 4 billion years, and the social and cultural development of human civilization set in motion...
Current nuclear arsenals probably won’t cause a global “nuclear winter”—nonetheless, they will inevitably produce unpredictable geophysical, climatic, and biological consequences
The May cold of a nuclear danger
On May 12, 2022, the RBC news outlet
published an article
titled “Peskov responded to Medvedev’s Words About Nuclear War Risk.” The article literally says, “Medvedev said that weapons deliveries to Ukraine and NATO drills in the vicinity of Russia’s borders increase the likelihood of a...
In order for the Russian and European 2030 climate targets to be achieved, nuclear energy will have to be included in the green transition
Ever since the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) entered into force in 1994, industrialized nations and developing economies have been striving to reduce and limit greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions based on individual targets. The Convention was therefore initially backed by the Kyoto Protocol of 1997 and further by the Paris Agreement...
The main question is whether the CBAM will push companies producing abroad to invest in greener manufacturing policies
In July 2021, the European Commission (EC) announced the launch of the Carbon Boarder Adjustment Mechanism, the CBAM. It was presented as a climate measure in support of the EU’s ambitious environmental goals, namely achieving the target to cut its carbon emissions by 55% - if compared with the 1990 levels—by 2030. The CBAM has been received with controversies since the beginning...
... Russia–UK Relations”
On January 18, 2022, the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC), with the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) and Third Generation Environmentalism (E3G), held workshop on bilateral projects and initiatives in the sphere of ecology and energy, as well as the prospects for bilateral relations in the sphere of ecology and climate change. The workshop was organized within the framework of the sixth round of the project “A New Agenda for Russia–UK Relations”.
The goals ...
Interview with Sherri Goodman is Senior Strategist and member of the Advisory Board at the Center for Climate and Security
Sherri Goodman
is Senior Strategist and member of the Advisory Board at the Center for Climate and Security, Chair of the Board at the Council on Strategic Risks, Secretary-General of the International Military Council on Climate and Security.
Interviewed by Tatyana Kanunnikova.
Can climate change be considered a security threat? If yes, why?
Sherri Goodman
Yes, it is a...
Today, the world can only effect the green transition by a gradual replacement of technologies
The 26
th
Conference of the Parties (COP-26) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) was held in Glasgow from October 31 to November 13, 2021 with delegations from almost 200 countries participating. The strategic goal of the Summit was to sum up the results achieved during six years since the adoption of the Paris Agreement in 2015. Combating deforestation, phasing down...
