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Climate change may be fueling a global surge in cholera outbreaks

Grist

As climate change intensifies, storms like Ana and Gombe are becoming more frequent, more powerful, and wetter. The World Health Organization, or WHO, says that while poverty and conflict remain enduring drivers for cholera around the world, climate change is aggravating the acute global upsurge of the disease that began in 2021.

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Report reveals major climate risks to global food trade

Envirotec Magazine

Leaders at the UN Food Systems Summit and upcoming climate change negotiations (COP26) must acknowledge the important links between climate change, food security, and trade, say the authors, and take action to build systemic resilience to climate impacts through multilateral cooperation.

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ESG investments: Exponential potential or surfing one wave?

GreenBiz

Several sets of factors converged to make these funds an even better bet than the S&P 500, Dow Jones or NASDAQ exchanges that covered a broad array of individual equities, mutual funds or indexed portfolios. ESG investors were not unwise. These factors include: Less risk and volatility. A declining investment rationale for fossil fuels.

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BlackRock Leads $50M Investment Into Off-Grid Solar Technology That Generates Water

GreenTechMedia

That need is set to grow as climate change dries out regions and alters weather patterns. While traveling the world for Fluidic, particularly around Southeast Asia, Friesen noticed how water stress transcends geography. The 340-pound Source Hydropanel contains a small photovoltaic array to power the system. per bottle.

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El Niño could cost the global economy $3 trillion

Grist

The planet’s weather over the past three years has been dominated by El Niño’s opposite extreme, La Niña, which has had a cooling effect on the globe despite the warming effects of climate change. Those impacts come with a surprisingly steep price tag, according to the study, which was published in Science on Thursday.

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The road to electric vehicles is paved with disruption

GreenBiz

That this "system" is vulnerable and subject to a variety of threats — from climate change, malware or the inability to robustly predict future electricity consumption — is not in doubt. Is the current array of electricity generators and distributors prepared for this challenge? The answer is no. As former George W.

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Jeff Bezos hires WRI's Andrew Steer as first Earth Fund CEO

Business Green

Andrew has decades of experience in environmental and climate science as well as economic and social policy in the US, Europe, Asia, and Africa," he wrote. I feel heartened to be leaving WRI in the hands of a remarkable leadership team and top-notch board, along with an array of trusted donors and partners.