CoveragePost
November 25, 2024
By Kate Green , RNZ News reporter A new carbon credit trading deal reached in the final hours of COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, has been criticised as a free pass for countries to slack off on efforts to reduce emissions at home. The deal, sealed at the annual UN climate talks nearly a decade after ... <a title="COP29: Carbon credit trading scheme criticised as ‘get out of jail free card’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/25/cop29-carbon-credit-trading-scheme-criticised-as-get-out-of-jail-free-card/" aria-label="Read more about COP29: Carbon credit trading scheme criticised as ‘get out of jail free card’">Read more</a>
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November 17, 2022
ANALYSIS: By Nick Kelly, Queensland University of Technology and Marcus Foth, Queensland University of Technology The Pacific nation of Tuvalu is planning to create a version of itself in the metaverse, as a response to the existential threat of rising sea levels. Tuvalu’s Minister for Justice, Communication and Foreign Affairs, Simon Kofe, made the announcement ... <a title="An entire Pacific country will upload itself to the metaverse. It’s a desperate plan – with a hidden message" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/11/17/an-entire-pacific-country-will-upload-itself-to-the-metaverse-its-a-desperate-plan-with-a-hidden-message/" aria-label="Read more about An entire Pacific country will upload itself to the metaverse. It’s a desperate plan – with a hidden message">Read more</a>
