Chính xác từ năm 1945, hơn 70 năm qua, số liệu về các cơn bão và áp thấp nhiệt đới đổ bộ vào đất liền thuộc địa phận Việt Nam đã được ghi nhận khá đầy đủ bởi NOAA (Tổng cục Hải Dương và Khí quyển Hoa Kỳ). Những ghi nhận này cho phép chúng ta nhìn lại các cơn bão từ quá khứ tới hiện tại về thời điểm đổ bộ, tốc độ gió, mức độ cảnh báo, vị trí trung tâm bão, và những thông tin thú vị khác. Nhóm nghiên cứu của P-GIS đã tiến hành phân tích 459 cơn bão đổ bộ vào đất liền Việt Nam trong 70 năm qua. Những dữ liệu này được chiết xuất từ cơ sở dữ liệu đường đi của bão khu vực Châu Á – Thái Bình Dương với hơn 227 nghìn cơn bão trong cùng thời gian.
Đường đi của các cơn bão đổ bộ vào Biển Đông và Việt Nam trong 70 năm qua
Tiêu chí và phạm vi đánh giá được P-GIS thống nhất như sau:
Critics say the deal is still severely lacking when it comes to addressing the climate concerns of developing nations
Asia faces multiple obstacles to its clean energy transition, with countries such as China, India and Indonesia failing to provide clear timelines for ending coal usage
The United Nations Climate Change Conference in Dubai ended on Wednesday with a message signalling the eventual end to the fossil fuel era, but its lack of a clear timeline could leave parts of developing Asia increasingly vulnerable to climate shocks, experts said.
The conference, also known as Cop28, adopted within minutes of its presentation the proposed text for a final climate deal that acknowledges for the first time the need for “transitioning away from fossil fuels” and “accelerating action in this critical decade” to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.
The text also includes agreements to triple the deployment of renewable energy and double the rate of efficiency gains by the end of the decade.
Transition to renewable energy generation must be ‘just’
As many as 51,000 jobs could be affected, union says
The National Union of Mineworkers wants more talks on plans to split Eskom into generation, transmission and distribution units.Photographer: Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg
The main labor union at South Africa’s state power utility called for the suspension of an $8.5 billion climate finance pact with some of the world’s richest nations as well as plans to break up Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd. into separate units.
Under the Just Energy Transition Partnership, South Africa agreed to begin moving away from generating electricity from coal, the dirtiest fossil fuel, to producing more renewable energy using financing from Germany, France, the UK, the US and the European Union. As part of a broader transition plan, which didn’t use funding from the so-called JETP, Eskom last year shuttered its Komati coal-fired power plant, with more closures slated to follow.
An Amazon Indigenous protester stages a demonstration
Judgments across public and private sector expected to throw light on worst perpetrators and force action
Over the past 12 months, courts from Indonesia to Australia have made groundbreaking rulings that blocked polluting power plants and denounced the human rights violations of the climate crisis. But 2023 could be even more important, with hearings and judgments across the world poised to throw light on the worst perpetrators, give victims a voice and force recalcitrant governments and companies into action.
Although the bulk of climate lawsuits have been filed in the US, most have been thrown out of court or bogged down in procedural arguments. This year will, however, finally see a case go to trial when a group of children and young people between the ages of five and 21 square off against the state of Montana.
Over two weeks in June, they will argue that the US state is failing to protect their constitutional rights, including the right to a healthy and clean environment, by supporting an energy system driven by fossil fuels. They will also say climate breakdown is degrading vital resources such as rivers, lakes, fish and wildlife which are held in trust for the public.
“Never before has a climate change trial of this magnitude happened,” says Andrea Rodgers, senior litigation attorney with Our Children’s Trust, which is behind the case. “The court will be deciding the constitutionality of an energy policy that promotes fossil fuels, as well as a state law that allows agencies to ignore the impacts of climate change in their decision-making.”
She said the trial would be watched around the world and “is set to influence the trajectory of climate change litigation going forward”.
Other cases against US states could also be given permission to go to trial.
In Canada, a ruling is expected this year in the country’s first climate lawsuit to have had its day in court. Seven young people, fronted by now-15-year-old Sophia Mathur, made history last autumn when they challenged the Ontario government’s rollback of its 2030 greenhouse gas emissions reduction target.
And in Mexico, young people have led several important court cases challenging the slow pace of the country’s clean energy system. The supreme court is due to decide whether they are allowed to seek justice in at least one case.
Most of the clothing and gadgets you buy in stores today were once in shipping containers, sailing across the ocean. Ships carry over 80% of the world’s traded goods. But they have a problem – the majority of them burn heavy sulfur fuel oil, which is a driver of climate change.
While cargo ships’ engines have become more efficient over time, the industry is under growing pressure to eliminate its carbon footprint.
Most of the big shippers’ fleets are less than 20 years old, but even the newer builds don’t necessarily have the most advanced technology. It takes roughly a year and a half to come out with a new build of a ship, and it will still be based on technology from a few years ago. So, most of the engines still run on fossil fuel oil.
‘Exceptional’ conditions raise fears about a hotter 2023
Countries across Asia suffered soaring April temperatures, prompting warnings from scientists that 2023 could set new heat records as climatic patterns change and global warming accelerates. Temperatures climbed to highs of 45C in Myanmar, 44.5C in India and 41.9C in China, according to the climatologist and weather historian Maximiliano Herrera, with Thailand and Laos breaking all-time high records.
At least 13 people were reported to have died from heat stroke in Mumbai, India, while parts of Bangladesh endured power cuts as electricity demand surged in the unusual conditions. More than 100 weather stations in China recorded all-time high temperatures for April.
Chúng tôi vinh dự được chia sẻ thông tin, Climate Breakthrough Project vừa công bố hai giải thưởng mới của năm 2019: Bà Ngụy Thị Khanh của Việt Nam và Ông Arief Rabik của Indonesia. Cả hai sẽ nhận được 2 triệu đô la trong ba năm tới để thiết kế và đưa ra các sáng kiến toàn cầu.
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced today the appointment of Michael R. Bloomberg of the United States as his Special Envoy for Climate Action.
Mr. Bloomberg will support the Secretary-General’s climate strategy and efforts towards the planned 2019 Climate Summit at United Nations Headquarters. The Summit will mobilize stronger and more ambitious action towards 2020 climate targets. The Special Envoy will leverage efforts in key areas of the Summit to encourage rapid and enhanced implementation of the Paris Agreement on climate change in the context of sustainable development. Tiếp tục đọc “Secretary-General Appoints Michael R. Bloomberg of United States Special Envoy for Climate Action”→
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