Please find below a list of links to some aspects of disaster resilience that were in the news recently…
Renewables met 97% of Scotland’s electricity demand in 2020 https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-56530424
Renewables plus batteries offer Australia the same energy security as coal, research finds https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/mar/29/renewables-plus-batteries-offer-australia-the-same-energy-security-as-coal-research-finds
Climate talks will test Biden’s pledge to make global heating a priority https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/mar/27/joe-biden-climate-talks-global-heating
‘We want to be included’: First Nations demand a say on climate change https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/mar/27/we-want-to-be-included-first-nations-demand-a-say-on-climate-change
Ignoring climate change will lead to unprecedented, societally disruptive heat extremes in the Middle East https://phys.org/news/2021-03-climate-unprecedented-societally-disruptive-extremes.html
NZ to exceed climate aid pledge by $200m https://www.inkl.com/news/nz-to-exceed-climate-aid-pledge-by-200m
Deadly heat waves will be common in South Asia, even at 1.5 degrees of warming https://www.preventionweb.net/news/view/76850
Climate change: Greener Wales ‘must not hit poorer communities’ https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-56550848
Why are people not doing more about climate change? https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-56500739
Meat and dairy companies slow to commit to net-zero emissions, new analysis finds https://phys.org/news/2021-03-meat-dairy-companies-commit-net-zero.html
Multiple Coastal Cities In The US Could Be 6.5 Feet Underwater By Year 2100, Thanks To Climate Change https://blog.therainforestsite.greatergood.com/2100-flood/
Scaling mountains: Nepal’s aspirations for a climate-resilient sustainable future https://www.preventionweb.net/news/view/76876
‘Wilful ignorance’: Flood-hit Australia urged to rethink climate adaptation https://news.trust.org/item/20210325225707-a7fl6/
Are federal disaster policies making the harmful impacts of climate change even worse? https://www.preventionweb.net/news/view/76871
Local community participation in climate change mitigation paramount: Minister https://www.preventionweb.net/news/view/76872
The risks to Australia of a 3°C warmer world https://www.science.org.au/supporting-science/science-policy-and-analysis/reports-and-publications/risks-australia-three-degrees-c-warmer-world
Severe heat wave hits Delhi with highest March temperatures since 1945 https://watchers.news/2021/03/30/severe-heat-wave-hits-delhi-with-highest-march-temperatures-since-1945/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
Saudi Arabia unveils campaign to tackle climate change https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20210327-saudi-arabia-unveils-campaign-to-tackle-climate-change
Uganda climate change: The people under threat from a melting glacier https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-56526631
Telangana tries to damp heatwave effect https://www.preventionweb.net/news/view/76917
Barrier Reef doomed as up to 99% of coral at risk, report finds https://www.smh.com.au/environment/climate-change/barrier-reef-doomed-as-up-to-99-percent-of-coral-at-risk-report-finds-20210331-p57fng.html Climate change will deepen rich-poor global divide, top economists warn https://www.preventionweb.net/news/view/76936
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