Agencia Andina.- El Perú puede ser uno de los líderes mundiales en la lucha contra el cambio climático debido a su gran biodiversidad y mayor vulnerabilidad ante las variaciones de la temperatura global, señaló hoy la embajadora del Reino Unido en Lima, Kate Harrisson,
BBC.- The rich are primarily to blame for the global climate crisis, a study by the University of Leeds of 86 countries claims. The wealthiest tenth of people consume about 20 times more energy overall than the bottom ten, wherever they live.
La República.- El Gobierno Regional de Arequipa (GRA) descartó varios fundamentos para justificar el incremento presupuestal del proyecto Majes Siguas II. Ahora se recurrirá a un nuevo razonamiento con el objetivo de dar viabilidad a la Adenda 13. Esa condición es fundamental para reiniciar un proyecto paralizado hace dos años.
La República.- Con la participación de autoridades y funcionarios del Gobierno Regional de Cajamarca se realizó una jornada de siembra de bambú y quina.
BBC.- Concerns about climate change will drive a «fundamental reshaping of finance», one of the world’s biggest money managers has said. Larry Fink, who runs BlackRock, said the shift will happen «sooner than most anticipate».
BBC.- The world will face irreversible heating unless firms shift their priorities soon, the outgoing head of the Bank of England has told the BBC. Mark Carney said the financial sector had begun to curb investment in fossil fuels – but far too slowly.
BBC.- The longest United Nations climate talks on record have finally ended in Madrid with a compromise deal. Exhausted delegates reached agreement on the key question of increasing the global response to curbing carbon.
BBC.- A leading international economic organisation has warned that risks to the global outlook have increased. The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development – the OECD – says in a new report that prospects have steadily deteriorated.
BBC.- A new report on the potential of heavy industry to combat climate change offers a rare slice of optimism. Sectors like steel, chemicals, cement, aviation and aluminium face a huge challenge in cutting carbon emissions.
BBC.- This year’s Nobel prize for economics has been awarded to William Nordhaus and Paul Romer for their work on sustainable growth. The US economists’ research focuses on how climate change and technology have affected the economy.