A section of a newly opened bridge collapsed in a mountainous area of Sichuan province in southwestern China on Tuesday, with no casualties reported. Videos circulating on social media showed part of the Shuangjiangkou Hongqi Bridge over a river in the city of Maerkang give way, unleashing a thick cloud of dust and debris. The…
On Monday, the UN’s annual COP climate summit kicks off in the heart of the Amazon rainforest in Belém, Brazil; a lush setting that underscores what’s at stake if climate action fails to accelerate in a world growing hotter by the year. The event marks a decade since world leaders reached an historic agreement in…
Belém, Brazil: Leaders from more than a hundred countries reaffirmed their commitment to addressing climate change and implementing effective policies at the Leaders Climate Summit. The summit in the northeastern Brazilian city of Belém served as a precursor to COP30, the annual climate change conference hosted by the United Nations that begins Monday. Several initiatives…
You’ve probably heard by now the blockbuster news that Microsoft founder Bill Gates, one of the richest people to ever walk the planet, has had a change of heart on climate change. For several decades, Gates poured billions of dollars into the climate-industrial complex and was howling that the end is nigh unless we stop…
BEIJING — China is likely to overdeliver on the modest goals the government has set to cut carbon pollution, experts say. The question is whether that will be enough to help the world curb warming? That’s important ahead of the annual United Nations climate conference, known as COP30, which is being hosted in Brazil and…
The death toll from Typhoon Kalmaegi in the Philippines climbed past 90 on Wednesday as the devastating impact on hard-hit Cebu province became clearer after the worst flooding in recent memory. A resident navigates a flooded street as they evacuate to safer grounds as Typhoon Kalmaegi affects Cebu city, central Philippines.(AP) Floodwaters described as unprecedented…
Bill Gates and Brazil’s president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (host of COP30 meeting next week in Belem) speak on stage during the annual Goalkeepers NYC event in 2024. The event is a catalyst for action linked to the UN’s 17 Sustainable Goals (Photo by Roy Rochlin/Getty Images) Getty Images In the pantheon of philanthropy,…
A dense blanket of haze covered the national capital on Monday, with air quality lingering in the “very poor” category. The worsening crisis mirrors the pollution struggles faced by major cities worldwide, reminiscent of China’s ‘Beijing 2013 smog emergency’, which sparked public outrage and a severe health crisis. Delhi, similarly, faces seasonal chokes from stubble…
Lauren Sánchez Bezos is bringing her red-carpet power to the sustainability table. The Bezos Earth Fund vice-chair is positioning fashion as her next frontier — and perhaps its next turning point. The Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) and the Bezos Earth Fund have announced The Next Thread Initiative, a three-year $6.25 million partnership…
The climate conformity caucus is breaking up at long last, and the latest evidence is a change of mind by none other than Bill Gates. The Microsoft billionaire turned liberal philanthropist now says the “doomsday view” about the climate is wrong, and “it’s diverting resources from the most effective things we should be doing to…