Monthly Archives: January 2022

A 21st-century reinvention of the electric grid is crucial for solving the climate change crisis

Date: 13 Jan 2022 Author: Charles F. Kutscher, Jeffrey Logan In the summer of 1988, scientist James Hansen testified to Congress that carbon dioxide from burning fossil fuels was dangerously warming the planet. Scientific meetings were held, voluminous reports were written, and national pledges were made, but because fossil fuels were comparatively cheap, little concrete action was takenContinue reading “A 21st-century reinvention of the electric grid is crucial for solving the climate change crisis”

与象为邻

日期: 2022年1月13日 作者: 方睿韬 吕松滢 林一帆 王子进（排名不分先后） 微纪录片简介： 2021年夏天，15头亚洲象从云南西双版纳一路北迁至昆明，引发了全球数亿网友的关注。实际上，中国目前共有300余头野生亚洲象，全部生活在云南南部地区。近年来，象群北迁现象时有发生，间接造成了云南多地人象混居的现象。在距离昆明280公里的大树脚村，就有40余头野生亚洲象，长期和2400名当地村民“比邻而居”。 2021年8月，四名来自中国各地的高中生来到云南大树脚村，希望可以记录下这个村庄的现状。在这里，他们共同创作了微纪录片《与象为邻》——

WFP-backed challenge boosts food system in Rwanda and beyond

Date 12 Jan 2022 Supporting innovations in the food system in Rwanda is the goal of a UN-backed initiative launched in the capital, Kigali, on Wednesday.  The IGNITE Food Systems Challenge comes amid worsening food insecurity in East Africa due to rising conflict, climate change, natural disasters, and the COVID-19 pandemic.  Both technical support and a total of $300,000Continue reading “WFP-backed challenge boosts food system in Rwanda and beyond”

2021’s biggest climate and weather disasters cost the U.S. $145 billion – here’s what climate science says about them in 5 essential reads

Date: January 11, 2022  Author Stacy Morford The disasters just kept coming in 2021, from Hurricane Ida’s destruction across Louisiana and the Northeast to devastating wildfires in the West and damaging storms, tornadoes and floods. Nearly half the U.S. was in drought, and extreme temperature spikes disrupted power supplies just when people needed cooling orContinue reading “2021’s biggest climate and weather disasters cost the U.S. $145 billion – here’s what climate science says about them in 5 essential reads”

Sidney Poitier – Hollywood’s first Black leading man reflected the civil rights movement on screen

Sidney Poitier, the only Black man to consistently win leading roles in major films from the late 1950s through the late 1960s. Like King, Poitier projected ideals of respectability and integrity. He attracted not only the loyalty of African Americans, but also the goodwill of white liberals.

Promoting sustainability and the UN at Dubai Expo: A UN Resident Coordinator blog

Around two months into a six-month residency at Dubai Expo, the UN Hub has already attracted a large number of visitors, including several delegations from UN Member States. Dena Assaf, the UN Resident Coordinator for the UAE, and Deputy Commissioner-General of the UN at Expo, says that the event is a unique opportunity to highlight the aims and messages of the Organization.

Countries of the Region Urge for Rethinking the Financing Agenda for a Sustainable and Egalitarian Recovery

In the framework of the thirty-sixth session of the Committee of the Whole of ECLAC, the organization’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, presented five innovative financing for development proposals for the region.