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$100 Billion Climate Change Pledge to finally materialize

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1 year ago

May 5, 2023

Deandrea Hamilton

By Dana Malcolm

Staff Writer

May 5, 2023 – Wealthy nations may finally honor their $100 billion climate pledge after announcing they are on track to meet the goal this year. Annalena Baerbock, German Foreign Minister made the announcement on May 2, at The Petersberg Climate Dialogue (PCD), an annual forum that precedes the Conference of the Parties (COP).

She is quoted by Reuters as saying “The good news is that it looks like we are on track to finally reach the sum of $100 billion this year.”

A group of nations including Germany; the United States; United Kingdom, and Canada had promised in 2009 that they would provide 100 billion for climate funding to poorer nations on a yearly basis from 2020 to 2025, but have repeatedly missed the target contributing less than promised. Now three years late, they may actually hit the mark for the first time.

The broken promise had prompted heated rebukes on climate assistance from Caribbean leaders including Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley in a 2021 COP 26 speech, that would help land her the United Nations’ highest environmental honor, the Champions of the Earth award.

The group of nations is made up of some of the world’s worst polluters including the US and UK whose carbon emissions over the past decades have contributed to climate change issues the globe now faces. The resulting effects of climate change have, and continue to ravage smaller and poorer nations especially Small Island Developing States in The Caribbean and The Pacific.

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Bahamas Agriculture Advancements-Reduces Food Import Reliance

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18 hours ago

May 11, 2024

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Rashaed Esson

Staff Writer

The Bahamas is on its way to greater national food security and being less dependent on food imports with the Ministry of Agriculture’s container farms, two of them, provided by Eeden Farms.

On its Facebook, the ministry informs that the farms, both 40 feet, are able to produce the equivalent of 5 acres of high quality produce annually, resistant to hurricanes and pesticide free.

A container farm is a 21st century farming method that involves growing plants inside customized storage or shipping containers.

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The Bahamas’ Prime Minister Philip Davis reiterated climate change concerns for his nation.

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19 hours ago

May 11, 2024

Shanieka

Rashaed Esson

Staff Writer

The Bahamas’ Prime Minister Philip Davis reiterated the threats of climate change to The Bahamas, speaking at a Global Citizen Conference in New York on May 2. He spoke of The Bahamas’ vulnerability as an ocean state, highlighting that more than 85 percent of the landmass is less than 3 meters above sea level and is porous limestone; a huge issue as water is able to seep into the land due to rising sea-levels. He expressed that Bahamians are “Doomed” to become climate refugees.

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U.S. Bird Flu outbreak to drive Poultry prices up says Super Value owner

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2 days ago

May 10, 2024

Shanieka

Rashsed Esson

Staff Writer

Bird Flu has been detected in domesticated birds in the US and now reports are saying in the next few months, chicken and turkey will more than likely be off the shelves as a result.

Bahamas supermarket mogul, Rupert Roberts, as owner of Super Value and Quality Supermarkets, is featured in a report by Guardian Business giving a frightening forecast. He fears poultry products will be wiped out.

This he says is scary.

He adds that suppliers are not saying much if anything at all, but are expecting this outcome worldwide.

The bird flu was found in chickens in Texas and Michigan, said media reports which also said one person was infected, as well as other livestock.

In response to the outbreak, the largest egg producer in the US, CalMaine Foods, temporarily stopped egg production in Texas and started executing over 1 million hens and 337 thousand chicks.

Despite this, Roberts reportedly said chicken and turkey supplies are safe for now. The Bahamas imports its turkey from Brazil, which Roberts hopes will grow to become the country’s main supplier.

However, the unfortunate outcome is that poultry prices are set to go up according to Roberts, as the small island nation competes with giant economies like China for poultry products.