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Going to Climate Week 2024 in Barcelona?

Climate Week 2024 has been designed to bring together a diverse range of exploration and case studies from around the world, offers contemporaneous sessions and numerous networking opportunities.

Israel starts The National Institute for Climate Policy Research

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Israel will create The National Institute for Climate Policy Research to promote science-based policy. By translating scientific knowledge into best practices, the Institute aims to pioneer evidence-based policy solutions, ensuring sustainability and prosperity across all levels of governance and industry. Climate change policy in Israel is lacking.

IBM’s sustainability software Envizi uses AI to green GHG gap

IBM helps companies meet sustainability goals with AI-based GHG reporting software.

Amazon deforestation is killing the lungs of the earth

For the first time scientists have determined that due to the ongoing deforestation in the Amazon basin in recent decades, the number of thunderstorms and rain in the region has decreased significantly, and the area over which they occur has shrunk.

Daniel Hillel pioneer of drip irrigation showed us how to grow food in the desert

Daniel Hillel proved that plants grown in continuously moist soil, achieved through micro-irrigation, produce higher yields than plants grown under flooding or sprinkler irrigation.

Solve the migrant crisis in Europe? Help Africa with drought

In 80% of African countries people moved toward rivers and into cities during or following drought, increasing the number of people living in flood-risk areas in recent decades, according to a new study. This resettlement pattern will likely intensify in coming decades as climate change is expected to make droughts more frequent and severe.

Keeping the faith at COP28

People of faith can appeal to their communities and spiritual leaders to help heal our planet.

Historic moment for loss and damage fund at COP28

The rich are expected to compensate the poorer nations.

Allah, Muslims, cosmic balance and climate change

Umma for Earth will be hosting events at COP28 and will be present to share tools from their faith, including Islamic Climate Finance, information about water scarcity in the Middle East North Africa region, their aspirations for fossil fuel-free places of worship. Landscape restoration, nature-based solutions and Green Ramadan practices will be part of their talks.

Greenpeace says COP28 is for making oil and gas the past

Looming over the 28th UN Climate Conference (COP28) is whether governments will finally heed the calls, that grow stronger by the day, to phase out fossil fuels and deliver on climate justice, writes Greenpeace.

Dubai buys 20% of Zimbabwe for carbon offset projects

The UAE is buying a part of Zimbabwe the size of the UK for controversial carbon offset projects.

Meet Earth in 250 million years where Canada and Nigeria are neighbors

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Upgrading China’s steel plants could save the world years of carbon emissions

Think about the business opportunities for engineers who can build retrofit solutions. Time for impact investors to start creating incentives for new technologies.

How Sustainability Speakers Can Impact the Future

Inspiration is a potent catalyst for change. Sustainability speakers have the unique ability to ignite passion and motivate action to solve climate change.

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