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Dear readers,
This week Canada made news on its climate action plan which includes unproven and expensive practices such as carbon capture. In the United States, John Kerry is Joe Biden’s frontrunner to lead the nation on climate change, and we take a look at what he could do to rebuild America’s global climate leadership. In the United Kingdom, Boris Johnson’s 10-point Green Industrial Revolution plan holds promise, and among other things pledges a ban on fuel powered vehicles in the UK from 2030 onwards.
In India, the SECI auction could have a positive impact on the trajectory of the solar sector. In the district of Wayanad, we take a look why research on climate change and rice production is important.
The impacts of climate change can be seen widely, mostly with the frequency of occurrence of extreme weather events like cyclones. Cyclone Gati, the strongest that Somalia had experienced so far, has cleared the ground for a potential locust attack as torrential rainfall proves to be beneficial for the breeding of locusts. Here at home, Cyclone Nivar could cause severe destruction especially to agriculture across South India.
Lastly, the WMO noted that the global reduction in emissions due to the Covid-19 lockdown is just a minor blip – we need a sustained flattening of the curve. |
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Cyclone Gati spurs locust outbreak threat in Somalia| 25 November 2020
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Cyclone Nivar storm, rain may hit agriculture across south India| 25 November 2020
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Cyclone Nivar may hit harder than we think. Here’s why| 24 November 2020
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