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Climate change to increase world economic damage sixfold

Published on: September 9, 2021
00:15

London, Sep 9 (Prensa Latina) Global warming might increase economic damage in the world sixfold, due to the impacts of climate change on health, savings and labor productivity, local media reported.

U.S. reports 4 dead, 141 hospitalized from carbon monoxide poisoning

Published on: September 8, 2021
08:04

Washington, Sept 8 (Prensa Latina) US health officials on Tuesday announced that four people have died and 141 have been from carbon monoxide poisoning in Louisiana where people have been forced to use stand-by generators amid ongoing power outages following devastation from Hurricane Ida.

Kazakh official could redirect hydrocarbon supplies to China

Published on: August 6, 2021
10:56

Nur-Sultan, Aug 6 (Prensa Latina) The Ministry of Energy of Kazakhstan on Friday warned that the country may redirect its hydrocarbon exports to China and other Asian nations in response to the carbon tax introduced by the European Union (EU).

Investments in renewable energies increase in the first semester

Published on: August 4, 2021
07:16

Washington, Aug 4 (Prensa Latina) Investments in renewable energy increased considerably in the first half of 2021, yet it is too far from being enough to curb growing carbon emissions, a specialized source said.

Russia defends Nord Stream gas pipeline against US

Published on: May 28, 2021
07:58

Moscow, May 28 (Prensa Latina) The Russian gas supplied to Europe through the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline has a carbon footprint four times lower than that delivered by US companies, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said on Friday.

Bitcoin plummets due to Tesla’s statements

Published on: May 13, 2021
10:58

Brussels, May 13 (Prensa Latina) The bitcoin, the most widely used crypto-currency, collapsed on Thursday after statements made by Tesla Founder Elon Musk that he will stop accepting payments in it.

UNESCO cautions about oceans losing their ability to absorb carbon

Published on: April 29, 2021
00:30

Paris, Apr 29 (Prensa Latina) The Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Tuesday called on member States to promote the study on the role of the oceans in CO2 uptake, which it described as pivotal in confronting climate change.

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