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Climate victims seek justice, on the street and in the courtroom
Dec 10, 2017 (AFP)
Globally, there are at least 1,000 active legal cases related to climate change, more than two-thirds of them in the United States, according to a recent tally ...
Paris climate summit a chance for real progress: World Bank
Dec 10, 2017 (AFP)
"What makes this summit different is that this is not just another high level political meeting," Kim told reporters. "This is going to bring together groups of...
Macron's 'real world' climate summit to focus on finance
Dec 10, 2017 (AFP)
Launched in part to counter US President Donald Trump's decision to exit the landmark 2015 treaty, the One Planet Summit -- co-sponsored by the United Nations a...
Drought behind worsening power outages in Malawi
Dec 07, 2017 (AFP)
The impoverished southern African country which relies on hydroelectricity has been hit by intermitted blackouts since last year, but the outages have recently ...
More severe global warming predictions are likely more accurate
Dec 07, 2017 (UPI)
According to a new study published this week in the journal Nature, models that predict more severe global warming outcomes better reflect observations of the c...
Global warming outpacing current forecasts: study
Dec 06, 2017 (AFP)
The prediction makes the already daunting challenge of capping global warming at "well under" 2.0 degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit) -- the cornerstone go...
Decline in atmospheric carbon dioxide key to ancient climate transition
Dec 05, 2017 (SPX)
A team of international scientists used new geochemical measurements, coupled with a model of the 'Earth system', to show that the growth and changing nature of...
Researchers pin down one source of a potent greenhouse gas
Dec 05, 2017 (SPX)
In the journal Nature Communications, researchers at The Ohio State University and their colleagues describe the discovery of the first known methane-producing ...
Around 50 leaders set for Paris climate summit
Dec 04, 2017 (AFP)
China and India's leaders won't attend the December 12 meeting either, though each will send a minister, in what is billed as a follow-up to the landmark Paris ...
Peruvian farmer presses climate claim on German polluter
Nov 30, 2017 (AFP)
Saul Luciano Lliuya argues that RWE, as one of the world's top emitters of climate-altering carbon dioxide, must share in the cost of protecting his hometown Hu...
German judges agree to hear Peruvian's climate case against RWE
Nov 30, 2017 (AFP)
Farmer Saul Luciano Lliuya's case against RWE was "well founded," the court in the northwestern city of Hamm said in a statement. Lliuya argues that RWE, as one...
Europe backing climate ambitions with capital
Nov 29, 2017 (UPI)
"The European Union sees global partnerships and increased cooperation as essential to advancing the union's strategic interests and to tackle global challenges...
Canada to explore trade, climate change fight, with China
Nov 27, 2017 (UPI)
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced during the weekend he'd travel to China for a five-day trip starting Dec. 3. The outreach to the world's second...
Moroccans pray for rain as 'mercy from God'
Nov 24, 2017 (AFP)
The faithful gathered in Sale, opposite the capital Rabat, to take part in the ancient tradition. "People pray to call for God's mercy and pardon. The Prophet (...
Spain, Portugal struggle with extreme drought
Nov 21, 2017 (AFP)
The national weather office says 94 percent of Portugal is enduring what it classifies as an "extreme" drought. "The country has never experienced a drought lik...
Climate change encouraged 19th century migration to America
Nov 21, 2017 (UPI)
"Overall, we found that climate indirectly explains up to 20 to 30 percent of migration from Southwest Germany to North America in the 19th century," Rüdiger G...
Study settles prehistoric puzzle, confirms modern link of carbon dioxide and global warming
Nov 20, 2017 (SPX)
Research until now has produced a variety of results and conflicting data that have cast doubt on the link between high carbon dioxide levels and climate change...
UN climate envoys agree on way forward, despite Trump
Nov 18, 2017 (AFP)
The US President's decision to yank the United States from the hard-fought global pact cast a long shadow over the talks, which ran deep into overtime. Negotiat...
Keeping it real: UN climate talks struggle to stay relevant
Nov 18, 2017 (AFP)
Twelve-year-old Timoci Naulusala from Fiji, a nation disappearing under rising seas, was delivering a testimonial to ministers and heads of state with crisp Eng...
UN climate talks wrap up as US stands firm on fossil fuels
Nov 17, 2017 (AFP)
Envoys from nearly 200 countries, including delegates from Washington, gathered for the conference in Bonn to negotiate a "rulebook", to be adopted next year, f...
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