Browsing: MY World

The Independent says The European Commission has proposed a law to prevent the import of commodities linked to deforestation, such as coffee, cocoa, soy, and beef.

TRT World says The Amazon Rainforest’s deforestation rates show major repeated increases under since Brazlian President Jair Bolsonaro took office in January 2019.

Daily Mirror says The resignation of former Tory minister Owen Paterson has thrown the issue of MPs’ incomes into the spotlight.

It has long been known that the world’s richest are fuelling the climate crisis and despite the pledges, can the rich really be the world’s problem and solution?

The Guardian says The carbon dioxide emissions of the richest 1% of humanity are on track to be 30 times greater than what is compatible with keeping global heating below 1.5C.

Aljazeera says The British government says the “end of coal is in sight” after Poland, Vietnam and Chile and other countries pledged for the first time to phase out coal-based power generation and stop building new plants.

Facebook announced it will shut down face recognition technology amid concerns about how it’s used.

TRT World says Elon Musk will sell $6 billion worth of Tesla stock and donate the proceeds to the UN if it could show how it would solve world hunger.

The Independent says On Monday, the number of people who have died from coronavirus around the world reached five million.

The Daily Express says COP26 will see the world’s most influential politicians gather in Glasgow this year, where they will join forces in a bid to solve the snowballing climate crisis.