The European Observatory on Climate and Health now provides even more information on the health impacts of climate change, with additional evidence on specific risks to children and young people, and on the health effects of drought, landslides, melting permafrost and water- and food-borne diseases. With forecasts of pollen concentrations in the air and nine new case studies of implemented responses, more actionable information has been added to the Observatory's portal. (More on climate-adapt.eea.europa.eu)

It is not a threat to the future. The climate emergency is already threatening the survival of 3.6 billion women and men who live in the most sensitive areas of the planet. Those who contributed the least to pollution: 80 percent of emissions are produced by the G20 countries, while the poorest countries, which are responsible for less than 10 percent of greenhouse gases, suffer 75 percent of the losses. And in which global warming is causing an increase in mortality 15 times greater than in the rest of the world. Since 2008, an average of 21.5 million people have been displaced annually by extreme weather or damage caused by rising temperatures to local economies. Damages over the past half century are approaching 4,300 billion dollars.

In light of this scientific evidence, it is understandable why inaction in the face of climate change is a clear violation of human rights, as the European Court of Human Rights said on April 9.

"An offense against God, a sin that is not only personal but also structural", defined Pope Francis in his message to international leaders who gathered in Dubai last year at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP28). The Pope repeated the same words when signing, as the first signatory of the "Protocol on Resilience to Climate Change", which was just presented by a group of researchers, experts, religious leaders, local administrators from different parts of the planet at a summit organized by the Pontifical Academies. sciences and social sciences. The text, modeled after the Montreal Document on Ozone Protection, provides guidelines to enable the world's population, starting with the most sensitive, to better withstand the effects of global warming. The aim is to submit it to the United Nations so that it can be accepted by the 197 signatory countries of the Convention against Climate Change, from which the COP was born. "Adapting to climate risks is already lagging behind and has become a central theme of climate action. We need a global effort to build resilience to climate change," said Veerabhadran Ramanathan of the University of California, San Diego and Cornell University, an advisor to the Pontifical Academy of Sciences. (Lucia Capuzzi, more at avvenire.it)

Today we are facing a big problem that could threaten the Earth if we don't find solutions very quickly. Much of the scientific community is taking notice and trying to find ways to stop global warming. According to the diary  Liberation the affair is complex and presents itself as a real puzzle. Despite all expectations, in the face of future climatic conditions, only a few types of trees, especially one, will be able to survive. Summer oak is identified as a species able to adapt to future climate conditions, according to a study analyzing 69 tree species in Europe. (ALEXIS PETIT, more at monjardinmamaison.maison-travaux.fr)

Carbon sequestration is the process of storing carbon in a carbon stock. It plays a key role in limiting climate change by reducing the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. There are two main types of carbon sequestration: biological (also called biological sequestration) and geological. Biological carbon sequestration is a naturally occurring process as part of the carbon cycle. People can improve it by being intentional and using technology. Carbon dioxide is naturally captured from the atmosphere through biological, chemical and physical processes. These processes can be accelerated, for example, by changes in land use and agricultural practices, which are called carbon agriculture. Artificial processes have also been designed to produce similar effects. This approach is called carbon capture and storage. It involves the use of technology for capture and sequestration (storage) WHAT
₂which is produced by human activity underground or under the seabed. (More on en.m.wikipedia.org)

Thwaites Glacier is experiencing accelerated melting due to infiltration of warm ocean water. According to a new study published in the journal PNAS this melting is exceeding previous predictions. The Thwaites Glacier, located in West Antarctica and about the size of Florida, plays a key role in regional stability. To analyze these changes, the researchers used satellite data obtained from March to June 2023. This data is the most detailed yet about this glacier. The images indicate that the surface of the glacier oscillates by several centimeters in response to the daily infiltration of seawater. (Julien DONMEZ, more at vivredemain.fr)

The Seventy-seventh World Health Assembly (WHA77) is being held in Geneva, Switzerland from 27 May to 1 June 2024. The theme of this year's health assembly is: All for Health, Health for All.

WHA77 is expected to set new ambitions for Member States and WHO on climate and health by adopting a special resolution on climate change and health, as well as WHO's Fourteenth General Program of Work for the period 2025-2028. (GPW14), while responding to climate change was selected as one of the six key strategic objectives. (More on who.int)

The impact of climate change is most acute in the polar regions of the Earth. The Arctic and Antarctic are rapidly warming, which has dramatic consequences not only for the local environment, but also for the entire world. This package of CORDIS results represents the scientific progress made by 13 EU-funded projects studying the polar regions, climate change and the ocean-climate-cryosphere nexus, addressing important gaps in understanding, modeling and predicting vulnerable components of the Earth's climate system and the biosphere. (More on cordis.europa.eu)

In an interview broadcast on Monday night, Pope Francis noted that climate change is a "road to death" and has reached a "point of no return." "Unfortunately, we have reached the point of no return. It's sad, but it's true. Global warming is a serious problem," Francis said in an interview on the "CBS Evening News" with Norah O'Donnell. "Climate change is the road to death right now." (NICK ROBERTSON, more at thehill.com)

With 2023 set to be the warmest year on record, the urgency of action to meet the Paris Agreement targets on time has intensified (WMO, 2024). One of the main findings of the first global stocktaking was that “[…] parties are off track in terms of meeting their Paris Agreement goals” (UN, n.d.), which calls for an assessment of how to get parties back on track.

Despite the collective efforts of state and non-state actors, global progress remains insufficient to reach the 1.5 threshold ^about C (IEA, 2023; UNFCCC, 2023a). In our assessment, the international community needs to rethink its approaches to achieving low carbon emissions by focusing on sectors rather than countries. We see it as the first pillar of our joint proposal. Furthermore, while most current climate change funding goes to mitigation, more funding is needed for climate change innovation and adaptation to enable systems transformation. New funding schemes form the 2nd pillar of our proposal. Finally, we believe that the current climate governance model not only lacks transparency, but its five-year global review generates delays in knowing whether we are on the right track – something we cannot afford, as it can make it difficult to make timely adjustments. Pillar 3 of our proposal therefore recommends a new way of enforcing climate compliance by actors in the form of a digital climate accountability framework. (More on orfonline.org)

Quite often recognized actions aimed at replanting trees are not always productive. The researchers therefore believe that future efforts will be needed to select species adapted to the environment in the context of increasingly alarming global warming. In 2020, a researcher from the Department of Environmental Studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz (United States) argued that planting trees to protect the environment is sometimes a counterproductive strategy. This especially applies to poorly thought-out or poorly prepared reforestation projects, which can cause more negative than positive effects. In addition, taking measures to regulate land clearing would be more useful for the preservation of forests and their biodiversity. (Demeure, geographer, more at sciencepost.fr)

If you want to communicate effectively about climate change and global warming, it's important to tailor your message to your target audience and goals. Researchers have created an app to help people who want to raise awareness about climate issues. The tool aims to maximize support, whether the users are researchers, politicians, policy makers or legislators. 59,000 people participated in surveys as part of the work to create the app, and Norway was among the 63 countries involved. (More on issues.fr)

Climate change is a global phenomenon that poses a major threat to the survival of life on our planet. Climate refers to the average weather conditions, including temperature, humidity, and precipitation patterns that prevail over seasons, years, or decades on a regional or global scale. Things may get worse in the next decade, so what can be done to stop it? (Olivier Noudjalbaye Dedingar, more at alwihdainfo.com)

Children and adolescents are particularly vulnerable to the health impacts of climate change because their bodies and immune systems are still developing (Anderko et al., 2020). For example, extreme heat can have more severe effects on young people because their bodies do not regulate temperature as efficiently as adults (Vanos et al., 2017). Therefore, they are more at risk of dehydration, heat exhaustion and heatstroke during hot weather. In addition, poorly ventilated and overcrowded classrooms worsen the conditions in which young people have to concentrate and perform (Salthammer et al., 2016). Already during pregnancy, stress can have a negative impact on the health and development of the infant and can lead to premature birth, low birth weight and impairment of cognitive, behavioral and motor development (King et al., 2012). (More on climate-adapt.eea.europa.eu)

In collaboration, NASA and IBM Research have developed a new artificial intelligence model to support various weather and climate applications. The new model – known as the Basic Weather Model – Privthi – uses artificial intelligence (AI) in ways that could significantly improve the resolution we'll be able to get, opening the door to better regional and local weather and climate models. (Jessica Barnett, NASA, more at phys.org)

Climate change is an urgent problem that affects every corner of our planet. As temperatures continue to rise, it is important to understand how this warming trend will affect our summer and winter seasons and the environment around us.

Recent research has shed light on the effects of a warmer climate on seasonal temperatures and provided valuable information about what we can expect in the future. (Eric Ralls, more at earth.com)

Climate Damage Tax (CDT) is a fee for mining each ton of coal, barrel  of oil or cubic   metro of gas, calculated at a consistent rate based on the amount of CO2e  contained  in fossil fuel.

So he suggests tax administration

• Taxing large fossil fuel companies based in some of the world's richest countries could raise billions of dollars to tackle climate change.
• It would further support renewable energy projects in low-income countries around the world. 

In addition, the Paris Agreement places greater responsibility on wealthier countries to address climate change due to record high carbon emissions. Rich countries made commitments at COP summits, but then took only limited action. 

Media reports say they have not raised enough funds or started new projects to help low-income countries fight climate change. A tax on oil and gas producers in rich countries such as the US, UK, Japan, Spain and Canada could finance developing countries and attract fund more investments . (Source carboncredits.com)

Every person, in every country on every continent, will be affected by climate change in some way. A climate cataclysm is looming, and we are ill-prepared for what it might mean.

Climate change is caused by human activity and threatens life on Earth as we know it. With greenhouse gas emissions rising, climate change is occurring much faster than expected. Its impacts can be devastating and include extreme and changing weather patterns and rising sea levels.

If left unchecked, climate change will undo much of the development progress made in recent years. It will also cause mass migration which will lead to instability and wars. (More on un.org)

A recent study shows worrying gaps in knowledge about climate change among young people in Germany. According to a survey by the International Central Institute for Youth and Educational Television, which is part of Bayerischer Rundfunk, around 20 percent of people between the ages of 12 and 19 have never heard of climate change. Surprisingly, not even a sixth of 18- to 19-year-olds understand the term.

The study suggests that many young people are still not sufficiently aware of climate change and its consequences. The school the respondents attend has little influence on the result. This suggests that the problem of climate change may not be adequately addressed in the education system as a whole, regardless of the type of school. (More on diebewertung.de)

Whether it is quantum mechanics, fundraising or "revival of science" - these are all educational opportunities that the MINT-Campus educational platform offers to people who want to deal with the big topics of our time. Whether you are a MINT professional, amateur or layperson, there are suitable offerings for every level of education, from basic physics or chemistry to advanced courses in data skills and climate change (More on mintcampus.org)

We are excited to announce that our platform co2news.sk is now even more accessible to people from all over the world! We are proud to present our newest feature – a translator that allows you to read our articles and studies in multiple languages.

Climate change is a global issue that requires cooperation and understanding across borders and cultures. That's why we decided to make our information available to a wider audience. With the new translator, you can easily translate the content on co2news.sk into your native language and thus gain a better understanding of the current state of the climate, the latest research and innovative solutions that can help reduce our carbon footprint.

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