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GOOD MORNING BRITAIN continued this morning with hosts Piers Morgan and Susanna Reid, who were joined live in the studio by actors Jenny Runacre and Tamar Hussan to discuss hypocrisy in Hollywood. Daily Express :: TV and Radio Feed
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Fury after Prince Charles flew 16,000 miles in private jets before climate change lecture
PRINCE CHARLES triggered controversy after it emerged the he travelled 16,000 miles in private jets and helicopters in the 11 days before his speech on climate change in Davos. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin Tells Teen Climate Activist Greta Thunberg To Study Economics
According to The Guardian, at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Donald Trump’s treasury secretary Steven Mnuchin openly dismissed Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg‘s calls for fossil fuel divestment, commenting that she was ill-informed. Following the 17-year-old’s speech on ending fossil fuel investment and subsidies for the industry, Mnuchin took the mic at a press conference. He began by pretending ...
Read More »The cost of climate change is more than numbers — it’s the human toll, experts say
On Wednesday, U.S. government agencies released their annual report on global temperatures and climate conditions, finding that 2019 was the second warmest year on record. Experts say rising heat is about more than the numbers, it’s about the costs to lives and livelihoods. CBC | World News
Read More »BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, is changing its focus to climate change
BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, announced that it will make climate change central to its investment decisions. CBC | World News
Read More »Austria’s unique coalition vows to tackle climate change, extend Muslim headscarf ban
A deal between conservatives and Greens to form a governing coalition in Austria includes banning headscarves in school until the age of 14 and preventive custody for potentially dangerous individuals. CBC | World News
Read More »Climate Crisis: UK record-high temperature for December of 18.7 °C in Scottish Highlands
THE HIGHEST temperature officially recorded in the UK during the month of December was observed in Achary in the Highlands of Scotland on 28 December, the alarming Met Office measurement is a new provisional maximum temperature and set a high bench mark of 18.7C . Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney urges financial sector to act against climate change
The UN’s incoming special envoy for climate change, former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney, is likening the climate crisis to a financial crisis — and says action by the financial sector to help tackle the issue is “absolutely necessary.” CBC | World News
Read More »Longest UN climate talks end with no deal on carbon markets
Marathon international climate talks ended Sunday with negotiators postponing until next year a key decision on how to regulate global carbon markets. CBC | World News
Read More »Anger erupts at UN climate summit as major economies resist bold action
Major economies resisted calls for bolder climate commitments as a UN summit in Madrid limped toward a delayed conclusion on Saturday, dimming hopes that nations will act in time to stop rising temperatures that will devastate people and the natural world. CBC | World News
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