From wildfires to Heavy Metal Playlist

1. Los Angeles Fires

• Insurance Premiums Spike as Natural Disasters Strike. What Homeowners Can Do.
• Hurricanes, floods and wildfires are wreaking havoc, and property owners are paying the price.
• Private firefighters are helping out in LA wildfires. It raises ethical questions.

1. COP 16, Colombia

https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/11/1156456

The world’s largest biodiversity summit, known as COP16, concluded this weekend in Colombia, with several landmark decisions, including first ever agreements on nature’s genetic data and on recognising people of Africa descent and Indigenous Peoples as key stewards in conservation efforts. Efforts to get a seat at the table have spanned three decades.

1. COP 16 – Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, Oct 21-Nov 1 in Cali, Colombia

The UN biodiversity summit known as COP16 officially opened in Cali, Colombia. Considered the world’s most important event to conserve biodiversity will host some 15,000 attendees, including a dozen heads of State, 103 ministers and over 1,000 international journalists.

Secretary-General António Guterres urged delegations from some 190 countries to “make peace with nature” and shore up a plan to stop habitat loss, save endangered species, and preserve our planet’s precious ecosystems

G7 summit, Borgo Egnazia, Apulia, Italy, 13–15 June 2024

Energy, climate, environment — The G7 reiterated its determination to address the triple global crises of climate change, pollution, and biodiversity loss. They remain steadfast in their commitment to :

• staying within the threshold of a 1.5°C increase in global temperature;
• halting and reversing biodiversity loss by 2030;
• holistically addressing energy security, the climate crisis and geopolitical risks.

The G7 Summit 2025 will be held in Kananaskis, Alberta!