The travel and tourism sector accounts for around 8% of global greenhouse gas emissions that are contributing to climate change The travel and tourism sector, with its significant economic and social benefits, has no choice but to transform to survive and thrive in the face of climate change, said UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa at… Continue reading Travel Tourism Must Transform to Survive Climate Change
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Climate refugees: why we can't yet predict where millions of displaced people will go
Derek Groen, Brunel University London and Diana Suleimenova, Brunel University London In the near future, global warming is expected to create millions of climate refugees, and individuals and organisations are already searching for ways to help them. Some ideas are obvious, such as improving conditions in refugee camps. But there are also more high-tech projects… Continue reading Climate refugees: why we can't yet predict where millions of displaced people will go
COP-25 reminder: Where is the Compensation for the Climate Vulnerable
Industrialized countries pledged to compensate the vulnerable and the least developed countries in Copenhagen, in Paris, in various COPs and even in SDGs; but the reality is almost all countries have shirked away from their responsibilities. Paris Agreement on climate change was signed in 2015 under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC),… Continue reading COP-25 reminder: Where is the Compensation for the Climate Vulnerable