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Jan
27
2021
By The African Mirror
Crafting COVID-19 recovery plans to recycle more could slash emissions

Crafting COVID-19 recovery plans to recycle more could slash emissions

ENVIRONMENT
MICHAEL TAYLOR COVID-19 relief and recovery plans aimed at recycling and reusing more of the billions of tonnes of materials consumed each year could slash planet-heating emissions and limit the impacts of climate change, researchers said on Tuesday. By developing and promoting ways to reduce the amount of minerals, fossil fuels, metals and biomass used in new products, greenhouse gas emissions could be cut by 39%, or 22.8 billion gigatonnes annually, said a report by Amsterdam-based social enterprise Circle Economy. "Governments are making huge decisions that will shape our climate future," CEO Martijn Lopes Cardozo said in a statement. "They…
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Dec
13
2020
By The African Mirror
Trump averts state shutdown, Covid-19 aid fight drags on

Trump averts state shutdown, Covid-19 aid fight drags on

WORLD
RICHARD COWAN PRESIDENT Donald Trump has signed a one-week extension of expiring federal funding to avoid a government shutdown and to provide more time for separate talks on COVID-19 relief and an overarching spending bill. The Republican-led Senate passed the bill on Friday afternoon after the Democratic-majority House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved the measure on Wednesday. Without this legislation, an array of government programs faced partial shutdown, ranging from some airport operations to national parks and State Department activities. With only a week before its next deadline on December 18, Congress now will focus on passing a $1.4 trillion bill…
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Dec
02
2020
By The African Mirror
Bipartisan U.S. lawmakers seek fast approval of $908 bln COVID-19 relief

Bipartisan U.S. lawmakers seek fast approval of $908 bln COVID-19 relief

WORLD
RICHARD COWAN and DOINA CHIACU  A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers have unveiled a $908 billion COVID-19 relief bill aimed at breaking a monthslong deadlock between Democrats and Republicans over new emergency assistance for small businesses, unemployed people, airlines and other industries during the pandemic. The measure has not yet been written into legislation. Nor has it been embraced yet by the Republican Trump administration, Democratic President-elect Joe Biden or leaders in the Senate or House of Representatives, all of whom would be needed for passage. But it comes with the backing of a group of conservatives and moderates who…
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