On the closing day of the climate summit, US climate envoy John Kerry called on all participants to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions over the next decade. According to him, the science is crystal clear when it comes to the need for this in the pursuit of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees. “To avoid the worst effects of the …

As the temperature climbs literally and figuratively in the overcrowded Glasgow convention center where the international climate conference is taking place, negotiators around the world are still trying to extract what’s inside for their country. The summit officially ends today. But the past shows that most climate conferences go on until the weekend. A new text proposal is expected in …

The Belarusian Sports Solidarity Foundation, which defends jailed or excluded athletes, said the reason for the detention had not been disclosed. Local media report that the athlete made an administrative error, police said. The 25-year-old skier, who competed in the Pyeongchang Games in 2018 and won the world title in aerials a year later, was arrested on Wednesday after training …

Darrell Meekcom, recently diagnosed with multisystem atrophy that kills nerve cells in certain areas of the brain, dropped his pants in his van last Friday on mobile radar in the English town of Kidderminster. He’s been caught on several occasions by these cameras for minor speeding violations – like driving at 35 kilometers per hour in a 30 km / …

September 2019: Geoffrey Cox leaves the UK Prime Minister’s residence at 10 Downing Street in London after a cabinet meeting.Beeld Getty Images The scandal in the UK over lobbying and off-season members of the House of Commons has thus reached a new high. “The disrespectful delegate from the British Virgin Islands” was what Sir Geoffrey was mockingly called in Westminster. …

The three parties negotiating the formation of the next German government have agreed on a package of measures to deal with the record number of Covid-19 cases. An attempt is made to avoid far-reaching restrictions, such as school closures and curfews. The legislation, which the SPD, the Greens and the FDP want to pass through parliament next week, should provide …

A few days from the end, chaos reigns in Glasgow for the moment. But the best climate veterans are keeping their spirits up and hoping that the “shameless ambition” to save the climate will always become skilled negotiators. Marc PeeperkornNovember 9, 2021, 22:15 The hope in chaos theory is that behind an apparent disorder hides a system that leads to …

This was the first major promise of the Glasgow climate summit: more than a hundred countries have decided to end deforestation by 2030. This is a big step, because 10 percent of global emissions from greenhouse gases come from deforestation. The Australian delegation also signed the plan. But according to a new analysis commissioned by the Australian newspaper The Guardian …

Christel and Luc Fockaert have never abandoned the “windmill syndrome” case. They say the turbines, which were placed hundreds of meters from their homes in 2008, caused health problems. The couple reported headaches, insomnia, depression, dizziness, tinnitus, nausea and heart arrhythmias. The complaints reportedly began five years after the wind turbines were installed. Turbines “We didn’t understand it right away, …

The couple say to Sky News that they removed their doubts about their daughter because they had “fallen in love” with the baby and had completely trusted the IVF process they had undergone. However, their suspicions were confirmed by a DNA test seven weeks after the birth: the girl was not related to any of them. Through the fertility clinic, …