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Why rainforests are so VERY important?

With the Conference of Parties – COP28 – reaching its end-point, it’s a good time to ask why RAINFORESTS are so very important? ‘Flying over the heart of the Amazon is like flying over an ocean of green: an expanse of trees broken only by rivers. Even more amazing than their size is the role the Amazon and other rainforests around the world play in our everyday lives. Rainforests – the lungs of the planet, since they  are superb at...

Climate talks : keep or ditch fossil fuels

Controversy hangs over climate talks as countries weigh whether to ditch fossil fuels According to CNN – The first week of the COP28 climate talks has come to an end not with the euphoria of the first days of breakthrough announcements, but with growing anxiety about whether the world will do anything about the main cause of the climate crisis: fossil fuels. What is COP? A critical moment in global transformative climate actionIn the three decades since the Rio Summit...

COP27 climate change conference begins in Egypt : key questions

COP27: What is the Egypt climate conference and why is it important?   COP27 – COP means “conference of parties” – is the 27th annual UN meeting on climate. It will take place in Sharm el-Sheikh from 6 to 18 November. The world is warming because of emissions produced by humans, mostly from burning fossil fuels like oil, gas and coal. Global temperatures have risen 1.1C and are heading towards 1.5C, according to the UN’s climate scientists, the Intergovernmental Panel...