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In the News
COP27: Fears of compromise on key 1.5C global temperature issue
At Paris 2015 it was agreed that countries would try to limit the average rise in temperatures to 1.5C - this key target was reinforced at COP26. However, this target is under threat with senior...
Geography News Quiz: 11th November 2022
Here's this week's 'Geography in the News' Quiz.
Travelling to COP27 by private jet - is this the best choice of transport to travel a climate change summit?
There has been criticism on social media of delegates arriving at the COP27 United Nations Climate Change Conference, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt - and quite rightly so! But just how bad is this form...
Albania to UK Migration - What Are the Numbers and Why?
Earlier this year immigration minister Robert Jenrick has highlighted the number of Albanian migrants arriving in the UK this year, asking why they were leaving what he called a 'safe country'.
Qatar World Cup: A Catalyst for Change for Human Rights?
Qatar has come under heavy scrutiny from human rights groups over its treatment of migrant workers, however the tournament's hosting committee argue that the World Cup has allowed the country to...
Geography News Quiz: 4th November 2022
Here's this week's 'Geography in the News' Quiz.
Geography in the News: Far Right Bolsonaro ousted in Brazilian election - this can only mean good things for the Amazon rainforest surely?
Brazil has taken a turn back to the left as former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva beat far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro in the presidential election.
COP27: Uganda-Tanzania Oil Pipeline Sparks Climate Row
International agreements to limit carbon emissions are always a minefield because mitigating climate change has a very real economic impact for developing nations. Uganda and Tanzania are set to...
The M25 Dartford Crossing has been closed for second day as members of activist group Just Stop Oil have scaled the bridge to protest against the new government oil and gas licence. But is this an...
Geography News Quiz: 15th October 2022
Here's this week's 'Geography in the News' Quiz.
Does it Matter that COP27 is in Africa?
An interesting enquiry for your class ahead of this year’s international climate conference in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, might be ‘Does it matter that this year’s COP is in Africa?’.
Geography in the News: COP27 to be sponsored by Coca-Cola
Plastics campaigners call it ‘astounding’ that one of the world's top polluters is sponsoring such a key climate meeting. Which asks the question - is this just a case of 'greenwashing'?
Geography in the News: Climate change: World aviation agrees 'aspirational' net zero plan
The world has finally agreed on a long-term plan to curb carbon emissions from flying. At a meeting in Montreal, the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), pledged to support an...
Geography News Quiz: 7th October 2022
Here's this week's 'Geography in the News' Quiz.
Four women have been selected to run the world's most remote post office and count penguins in Port Lockroy, Antarctica, after beating more than 6000 applicants to the post.
Is it Doom and Gloom, or Time to Act for Conservation?
You might be forgiven for thinking conservation is a doomed enterprise, in the twenty-first century. But recent science provides us with fresh hope and as a geography teacher, teaching about...
Around the world, an estimated 92 million tonnes of textiles waste is created each year, and this figure is set to rise to more than 134 million tonnes by 2030, if clothing production continues...
Geography News Quiz: 30th September 2022
Here's this week's 'Geography in the News' Quiz.
Geography in the News: Ebola Cases Surge in Uganda
We all remember the devastation of the 2014-2015 Ebola outbreak in West Africa - the death toll and the impact on overall development as it ripped through Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea, killing...
Geography in the News: Nigerian Boko Haram crisis
Nigeria is a country of contrasts - largest and fastest growing economy in Africa, but most of the wealth is concentrated in the South - in the north of the country economic growth is far less...