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US$ 270 billion: that's how much natural catastrophes cost in 2022

Natural catastrophes caused losses valued at US$270 billion in 2022, a year marked by the passage of Hurricane Ian in the United States. The losses, however, were lower than in 2021, reveals the estimate released this Tuesday (10) by the reinsurer Munich Re.

➡️ The ozone layer, which covers the stratosphere and protects the planet from solar radiation, will have reconstituted itself over the next four decades if it continues on its current trajectory. — says an international scientific report released this week. 🌎

➡️ Pakistan obtained “more than 9 billion dollars” in promeaid for the reconstruction of the country, which suffered catastrophic floods last year, a situation that could affect other nations threatened by climate change. These commitments took place during an international conference that sought to raise half of the US$ 16,3 billion needed by Pakistan for its reconstruction and to face the consequences of global warming.

➡️ Last year, the world's oceans recorded the hottest temperatures. This finding is further proof of the profound and widespread changes that man-made emissions are causing to the planet's climate – as we know that 90% of the heat caused by global warming goes to the oceans. 🌊

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➡️ Indigenous Lands (TIs) with isolated peoples in the Amazon – that is, those that have little or no interaction with outside groups – are the most threatened in the biome. This is what the technical note published by the Amazon Environmental Research Institute (IPAM) and the Coordination of Indigenous Organizations of the Brazilian Amazon (COIAB) shows.

➡️ The Lula government chose the city of Belém, in Pará, as a candidate to host the UN Climate Conference (COP30), which will be held in 2025. 🇧🇷

Brazil presents Belém's candidacy to host COP30

The Lula government chose the city of Belém, in Pará, as a candidate to host the UN Climate Conference (COP30), which will be held in 2025. The announcement was made this Wednesday (11), after a meeting between the president and the governor of Pará, Helder Barbalho (MDB). According to Lula, the candidacy has already been formalized by Itamaraty. However, the final decision should only be announced during COP28, at the end of this year.

➡️ The head of the oil company ADNOC, from the United Arab Emirates, was appointed this Thursday (12) president of the annual UN climate conference (COP28), scheduled for the end of the year in the Gulf country, drawing criticism from environmental advocates. 😤

➡️ At some point in life we ​​all wonder what should be done with our body after death. The choice may come from a belief or a family tradition, but no one has ever taken into account the environmental impact of the method as a decisive factor, right? So it is. Since 2019, in the United States, so-called 'human composting' has been adopted as a way to make funerals more sustainable. ⚰️

@curtonews How does human composting work? This may seem a little morbid, but it has a sustainable basis! O #CurtoNews ♬ original sound – Curto News

➡️ Fossil fuel companies should be forced to “take back” the carbon dioxide (CO2) emitted by their products, a group of scientists argued in a paper published in the journal Environmental Research Letters. The principle that those who pollute must answer for the damage they cause to the environment (polluter pays) is established around the world, but has never been applied to the climate crisis.

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