#Scientists’ joy, frustration in making U.N. climate report

#Scientists’ joy, frustration in making U.N. climate report

“#Scientists’ joy, frustration in making U.N. climate report” GENEVA, Aug 10 – After spending hundreds of hours in virtual meetings to complete this week’s major UN climate report, scientists Piers Forster and Joeri Rogelj celebrated in a way their peers could not: by hugging. Britain-based Forster had been weary of the isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic and invited his co-author…

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#Geoengineering marks scientific gains in U.N. report on dire climate future

#Geoengineering marks scientific gains in U.N. report on dire climate future

“#Geoengineering marks scientific gains in U.N. report on dire climate future” Aug 10 – Geoengineering science is advancing, but the question remains – should we use it? The UN climate report released Monday presents a major leap forward in predicting how geoengineering to limit global warming might affect the planet, although scientists said the greatest hurdle remains…

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#Don’t buy the latest climate-change alarmism

#Don’t buy the latest climate-change alarmism

“#Don’t buy the latest climate-change alarmism” The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change just released its latest climate report, and reactions from politicians and media pundits could not have been more predictable. Fitting the apocalyptic narrative many have spun lately, the always-breathless Guardian literally summarized this scientific report as finding mankind “guilty as hell” of “climate crimes of humanity.” (Needless to say,…

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#U.N. climate report likely to deliver warnings on warming

#U.N. climate report likely to deliver warnings on warming

“#U.N. climate report likely to deliver warnings on warming” LONDON, Aug 5 – Eight years after its last update on climate science, the United Nations is set to publish a report Monday that will likely deliver even starker warnings about how quickly the planet is warming – and how damaging the impacts might get. Since the last report by the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in 2013, both…

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# Digitizing charity: We can do better at doing good

# Digitizing charity: We can do better at doing good

“# Digitizing charity: We can do better at doing good ” Charity fundraising risks being left behind in the shift to online activity. But taking inspiration from the COVID-19 pandemic trends, and new payment technology, could open doors. Change comes whether you’re ready or not, but being ready means you can seize the opportunity. The…

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#Taliban attack UN compound, raising fears of Afghan crisis

#Taliban attack UN compound, raising fears of Afghan crisis

“#Taliban attack UN compound, raising fears of Afghan crisis” The Taliban attacked a UN compound in Afghanistan Friday, killing an Afghan security guard while raising further concerns about withering security in the country now that US forces have almost completely withdrawn. “The perpetrators of this attack must be identified and brought to account,” said Deborah…

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