Dozens of people undertook a "funeral march" up a steep Swiss mountainside to mark the disappearance of an Alpine glacier amid growing global alarm over climate change.
The Pizol has lost so much substance that from a scientific perspective it is no longer a glacier.
The organisation which helped organise march said around 100 people took part in the event, set to take place as the UN gathers youth activists and world leaders in New York to mull the action needed to curb global warming.
Dressed in black, they made the solemn two-hour "funeral march" up the side of Pizol mountain in northeastern Switzerland to the foot of the steep and rapidly melting ice formation, situated at an altitude of around 2,700 metres (8,850 feet) near the Liechtenstein and Austrian borders.
A wreath was laid for the Pizol glacier, which has been one of the most studied glaciers in the Alps.
Five-Year Period Ending 2019 Set To Be Hottest On Record
A new UN report has said the world is badly lagging behind in the race to avert climate disaster as a result of runaway warming. The report, which came ahead of major UN climate summit, said that the five-year period ending 2019 is set to be the hottest ever.
The summit will be attended by more than 60 world leaders, as Secretary-General Antonio Guterres pushes for countries to increase their greenhouse gas reduction targets.
The World Meteorological Organization in a compiled report said average global temperature between 2015-2019 is on track to be the hottest of any five-year period on record. The period is currently estimated to be 1.1 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial (1850-1900) times and 0.2 degrees Celsius warmer than 2011-2015.
The past four years were already the hottest since record-keeping began in 1850.
Sep 22, 2019
Global Climate Strike: Millions Protest Worldwide
Protesters take part in the Global Climate Strike as they march to parliament in Cape Town, South Africa.
People around the world have been walking out of school and work to join the latest protests against the climate crisis. The global day of action, calling for a reduction in emissions, is being held in the run-up to a UN summit in New York
Protesters across continents waved placards and chanted slogans in what could be the biggest ever demonstration over global warming caused by humans.
The day began in the Pacific and Asia and culminated in a massive demonstration in New York.
It comes ahead of a UN summit at the organisation's headquarters in Manhattan. Activists are demanding greater efforts be made at the meeting to tackle climate change.
Sep 21, 2019
Ambitious Climate Pledge To Make Amazon Carbon Neutral By 2040
Amazon will become the first signatory of the newly formed "Climate Pledge," a pact announced by company founder and chief executive Jeff Bezos to meet the goals of the Paris climate agreement 10 years early.
The pledge would require companies to implement decarbonization strategies in line with the Paris agreement and calls on signatories to be at net zero carbon across their businesses by 2040.
Any remaining carbon emissions would be neutralized with quantifiable and permanent offsets to achieve the pledge's goal.
Sep 20, 2019
Industry Players Join Hands To Launch Packaging Waste Management Venture, Aim To Mobilise Rs 1k Cr
To address the growing concern of plastic waste in India, 32 companies including PepsiCo India, Coca-Cola India, Bisleri, Diageo and Reliance Industries have come together to launch a packaging waste management venture and aim to mobilise over Rs 1,000 crore for the purpose.
Developed and incubated by the Packaging Association for Clean Environment (PACE), as part of the venture, the participating companies will mobilise and converge assets, resources and investment upwards of Rs 1,000 crore, which will include the existing infrastructure of the member companies and fresh investments.
The vision of this venture is to ensure that no recyclable packaging material ends up in landfills by 2025.
Sep 18, 2019
2019 Ozone Hole Could Be Smallest In Three Decades
The ozone hole over Antarctica in 2019 could be one of the smallest seen in three decades, say scientists.
Observations of the gas's depletion high in the atmosphere demonstrate that it hasn't opened up in 2019 in the way it normally does.
The EU's Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) says it's currently well under half the area usually seen in mid-September.
The hole is also off-centre and far from the pole.
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