Unmitigated climate change as predicted for a world where we do not keep warming below 1.5°C to 2°C will bring “devastating consequences” to the Asia Pacific region, hamper future growth, reverse development gains, and degrade quality of life for millions.
The European Union and 79 African, Caribbean, and Pacific countries have committed to defend and implement the Paris Agreement on climate change, amidst the latest UN climate change talks in Bonn, at which the EU tentatively explained that “tangible progress” had been made over the past two weeks.
The need for new and upgraded infrastructure across developing-Asia and the Pacific is expected to exceed $22.6 trillion through 2030, or around $1.5 trillion a year, if the region is going to maintain its growth momentum — figures which only increase to over $26 trillion, or $1.7 trillion a year, when climate change mitigation and adaptation costs are included.
The European Union, along with 79 countries from Africa, the Caribbean, and the Pacific Islands, have joined forces to back an ambitious global climate deal at COP21. The 28 European Union Member States and the 79 countries from the African, Caribbean, and Pacific (ACP) States publicly stressed “their shared commitment … [continued]
Originally published on 1Sun4All. BREAKING NEWS from Solar Impulse 2 (Si2): Irreversible Damage To Overheated Batteries In Si2 Pushes The Second Half Of Round-The-World Solar Flight To Early Spring 2016. Despite the hard work of the team to repair the batteries which overheated in the record-breaking oceanic flight from Nagoya to Hawaii, Si2 will stay in Hawaii until … [continued]
Originally published on 1Sun4All. In the latest news from Solar Impulse 2 (Si2), the team says that, despite having completed the longest and most difficult leg of the round-the-world solar flight — the record-breaking oceanic flight of 5 days and 5 nights (117 hours and 52 minutes) in a solar-powered airplane — the record-breaking aircraft of Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg has suffered battery damages … [continued]
Originally published on 1Sun4All. You may already have seen the announcement that Solar Impulse 2 (Si2) arrived safely in Hawaii on Friday, July 3. Now you can read all the stats in the latest news from Solar Impulse: The longest and most difficult leg of the round-the-world solar flight attempted since last March … [continued]
Originally published on 1Sun4All. MORE BREAKING NEWS from Solar Impulse 2 (Si2): I feel exhilarated by this extraordinary journey. I have climbed the equivalent altitude of Mount Everest five times without much rest. The team at the Mission Control Center in Monaco (MCC) was my eyes and my ears. The MCC was battling to … [continued]
Originally published on 1Sun4All. BREAKING NEWS from Solar Impulse 2 (Si2): André Borschberg aboard the Solar Impulse 2 will touch down at Kalaeola Airport in Hawaii at approximately 6:00 am local time (16:00 UTC). Solar Impulse 2 is carrying the message of a clean future from Nagoya to Hawaii with #FutureIsClean. After breaking absolute distance and … [continued]
Originally published on 1Sun4All. BREAKING NEWS from Solar Impulse 2 (Si2): The airplane of Swiss explorers Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg attempting the first round-the-world solar flight has broken all distance and duration world records for solar aviation (80 hours and 5,663 km / 3,519 miles). At the controls, André Borschberg has also broken the record for the longest solo flight … [continued]
