The Guardian: UK Climate Change Committee presented its strategy for action a specific action plan to combat global warming. As noted by the Committee, the presidency of the climate conference, which will remain with the United Kingdom until November 2022, places the country in an important role in the international fight against climate change, reports The Guardian. The British Climate Change Committee (CCC), the official independent advisor to the government, presented its strategy for saving the planet and outlined the main challenges that the authorities must address in order to achieve strategic goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. In particular, as stated by the CCC, the government needs a clear plan to reduce harmful emissions from agriculture, which account for 10 percent of total UK emissions. It is also necessary to fill the gaps in the policy of adapting the daily behavior of citizens. It includes reducing the
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Gazprom assessed the security of Russia with gas reserves
Head of the Board of Directors of Gazprom Zubkov: gas reserves in the Russian Federation will last for more than 50 years Head of the Board of Directors of Gazprom Viktor Zubkov assessed the security of Russia with gas reserves. He said at a meeting with Deputy Prime Minister Yury Borisov that they would be enough for more than 50 years, TASS reports. “I turned on the TV the other day and I see Alexander Valentinovich Novak speaking. And he says that there is oil left in Russia for 30 years and natural gas for 50 years. Well, how much oil, perhaps, there can be for 30 years, but natural gas … We doubt that this figure, which we have named, is real, “Zubkov explained. He added that in the company is currently the leader in gas reserves among other oil and gas players. At the end of 2020, the
Three signs of quality fireworks are identified
Tekhnodinamika urged to check the appearance and expiration date when buying fireworks choose quality fireworks. Experts named three signs of a worthy product in an interview with URA.RU. Among them is the expiration date of the fireworks. When buying pyrotechnic products, there are three things to check: the place of sale, the appearance of the packaging and the inscriptions on it. Experts urged not to purchase deformed goods and goods with damaged packaging. In this case, the inscriptions must be made in Russian. “Products in packaging with inscriptions in a foreign language with glued instructions in Russian, as a rule, were not intended for Russia during manufacture, which means they may not correspond to Russian safety requirements “, – explained the experts. The experts added that the packaging of the fireworks must indicate the exact coordinates of the manufacturer or exporter, wholesale centers and the market circulation mark (EAC). If
The lawyer appreciated the chances of punishing neighbors for too loud sex
Lawyer Tyagay stated that there is no punishment in Russia for interfering with neighbors' intimacy sounds neighbors can call the police if they suspect that violence is taking place in the apartment, said Ekaterina Tyagay, partner of the Pen & Paper Bar Association, writes RIA Novosti. Different Russian regions have their own laws on silence. As a rule, they are about a ban on exceeding the noise level in homes over 55 decibels during the day and 45 decibels at night, hours of rest. These indicators can disrupt screaming, singing, whistling, or other activities that the resident of an apartment building will not like. Sounds of sex, even too loud and disturbing others, are outside the rule of law. There is no administrative punishment for them in Russian legislation. Tyagai explained that such sounds are classified as noise that accompanies normal human activities. This eliminates the possibility of punishing neighbors.
Soyuz launch was postponed again
Roscosmos announced the postponement of the launch of the Soyuz-ST-B launch vehicle by a day due to bad weather Rocket launch Soyuz-ST-B carrier with Galileo satellites from the Kuru cosmodrome was again moved due to bad weather, the state corporation Roscosmos reports in its Telegram channel. B “with Galileo spacecraft has been postponed for a day due to unfavorable weather conditions,” the message says.
Russians were named ways to avoid overpayments for utilities
Specialist Minko: in order to avoid overpayments, you need to check the housing and communal services tariffs in the region avoid overpayments for utilities. According to him, if the payment in the receipt has grown sharply or there is a desire to understand the fairness of payment, then you need to check the tariffs for housing and communal services according to the current regional grid, reports the Prime agency. The specialist recalled that most payment points are formed on the basis of from the tariff scale, therefore the figures should be checked with the official data. If they are too high, this is a reason to contact the Criminal Code and ask for clarification. “There can be only one legal explanation: the meeting of tenants' owners, for some reason, decided to increase the rates charged. If there is no such information, then you can safely demand a recalculation from the
Ukraine explained the US soft position on Nord Stream 2
Retired SBU Colonel Starikov: US Leader Biden does not interfere with Nord Stream 2 Retired SBU Colonel and military expert Oleg Starikov explained on the Nash TV channel that US President Joe Biden agreed not to interfere with the completion of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline in order to prevent Germany from leaving NATO. According to him, the American leader was talking about the fact that the United States will “wet” Russia, but in fact provided an opportunity for LNG to stand empty, “all the gas went to China, and Russia occupied the European market.” “As a result, they gave the Germans the German economy to develop, concluding a memorandum with them, so that the Germans did not leave NATO,” Starikov noted. He stressed that earlier the German side had declared the need to withdraw the nuclear weapons from the American Ramstein airbase in Germany, but now the position
Fruits prohibited for weight loss
Nutritionist Degtyannikova: bananas, watermelons, mangoes, grapes and dates interfere with weight loss when losing weight. She also named the permissible amount of these products per day, RIA Novosti reports. The specialist urged not to eat fruits with a high glycemic index: bananas, watermelons, mangoes, grapes and dates. According to her, they are prohibited when losing weight, because they interfere with this process. The nutritionist advised to eat no more than two fruits per day, sometimes this number should be limited to one. “The glycemic index is the rate at which glucose enters the bloodstream in response to certain foods. The higher this indicator, the faster glucose enters the bloodstream, the stronger its jump will be. This means that the glycemic index characterizes the ability to stimulate the production of insulin – the main hormone that launches glucose into the cell, due to which we get energy, “explained Degtyannikova. The medic
A man beat children with a red-hot poker for educational purposes
In Ukraine, a man was convicted for beating disobedient children with a red-hot poker educational purposes, according to the Facebook page of the National Police of Ukraine. The incident took place in May. A 38-year-old man's concubine complained to him about the disobedience of children. After that, the father took a poker, warmed it up in the oven and beat up his eight-year-old son and six-year-old daughter. The children received burns to their buttocks, legs and back. They were removed from the family and placed under the supervision of the guardianship and guardianship authorities. The question of depriving the father of parental rights is being resolved. In addition, he was sentenced to four years in prison. Earlier it became known that in a private house in the village of Svetloye, Sverdlovsk region, a five-year-old girl died from an electric shock, grabbing a bare wire. The child was left unattended by
The timing of the arrival of the Zircon missile into service in the Russian fleet has been disclosed
TASS: Zircon hypersonic cruise missiles may appear at the Russian Navy in 2025 The newest hypersonic cruise missiles may appear in the armament of the Russian Navy (Navy) in 2025. Such a timeframe for the arrival of the missile was revealed by a TASS source. In 2025, the missiles will enter service together with the first standard carrier – the Project 885M Perm nuclear submarine (nuclear submarine). “State tests “Zircon” for the nuclear submarine will be roughly completed in 2025. The first full-time carrier of the Zircons, Perm, will take part in them. At the same time, it is planned that the boat, along with the missiles, will enter service with the Russian Navy, “the agency's source said. NPO Mashinostroyenia, where the missiles were developed, did not comment on this information to the agency.