More than a thousand people died from heat-related illnesses during the annual Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca amid extreme temperatures, it was being reported on Wednesday.
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More than a thousand people died from heat-related illnesses during the annual Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca amid extreme temperatures, it was being reported on Wednesday.
Read More »As world leaders are meeting to discuss tackling climate change at the 28th annual United Nations summit in Dubai, a leaked briefing documents reveal the host nation plans to discuss fossil fuel deals with 15 nations according to a BBC report.
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Read More »New Zealand unveils plans to tax the greenhouse gas emissions from farm animals, in a controversial proposal designed to tackle climate change.
Read more: NEW ZEALAND: Controversy Trail Proposed Livestock Burp TaxPrime Minister Jacinda Ardern said the levy would be the first of its kind in the world.
New Zealand’s 6.2 million cows are among the country’s biggest environmental problems.
The scheme would see farmers pay for gas emissions from their animals, such as methane gas in the farts and burps from cows, and nitrous oxide in the urine of livestock.
Ardern told farmers they should be able to recoup the cost by charging more for climate-friendly products.
She said the “pragmatic proposal” would reduce agricultural emissions while making produce more sustainable by enhancing New Zealand’s “export brand”.
The proposal could cost Ardern rural votes in next elections as farmers condemned the plan.
Andrew Hoggard, president of the Federated Farmers lobby group, said the scheme would “rip the guts out of small-town New Zealand”.
He argued the tax could push farmers into growing trees on fields currently used to rear livestock.
The government hopes to sign off the proposal by next year and the tax could be introduced in just three years’ time.
A group of climate protestors has taken a direct action against owners of Sport utility vehicles (SUV) by letting the air out of the wheels of 4x4s across the UK.
Read More »With over 500,00 followers within his first hour of signing up, British broadcaster and natural historian Sir David Attenborough got the social media platform Instagram buzzing.
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