WARNING IN EGYPT ABOUT THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COST OF CLIMATE CHANGE
The cost of climate change will reach $178 billion by 2070, twice the current global gross domestic product (GDP), the World Bank estimated in a report on the subject at the 27th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. The text claims that the scourge will have irreversible and non-linear impacts on biodiversity and ecosystems, which in turn could result in significant GDP losses. It also ensures that in some regions there will be a fall in GDP of up to 6% by 2050. (PL)
PETRO SIGNED AGREEMENT TO PROTECT ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTORS
Colombian President Gustavo Petro signed the Escazú Accords, which put into effect the international treaty that sets protection criteria for environmental activists and defenders. The agreement “guarantees every citizen of Colombia today access to information related to environmental damage” and stipulates the participation of society in decisions on this issue, the head of state argued after signing minutes before taking a flight to Egypt to take part in the attend COP27. (RT)
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United States of America US ENCOURAGES UKRAINE TO OPEN TO NEGOTIATIONS WITH RUSSIA
Biden administration officials are privately urging Ukraine to abandon the principle of not negotiating with Russia under Vladimir Putin’s presidency, but to be open to those negotiations, The Washington Post reported. However, the newspaper stressed that the proposal is not aimed at pushing Kyiv to the negotiating table, but at showing willingness to do so, so that the Ukrainian government manages to maintain international support. According to the newspaper, the discussions show the complexity of the US position. ah. on the Ukraine conflict: despite public statements by Washington that it will support Kyiv “as long as necessary”. (RT)
PASSENGER PLANE CRASHED INTO LAKE VICTORIA, TANZANIA
A plane belonging to the Tanzanian company Precision Air had an accident due to bad weather and eventually crashed into Lake Victoria, killing 19 people. The plane “crashed into the water about a hundred yards from the airport,” regional police chief William Mwampaghale said. According to preliminary information, there were 39 passengers and four crew members on board the ATR-42-500. “Precision Air Flight PW494 flew between (the cities of) Dar es Salaam and Bukoba,” the company said in a brief statement published on the social network Twitter. (DW)