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Scientists blame climate change for 'extreme drought' in Iraq, Iran and Syria
Nov 08, 2023 (AFP)
High temperatures due to human-caused climate change made the drought "much more likely to happen" -- about 25 times more likely in Syria and Iraq and 16 times ...
New dossier showcases how space is driving a greener future on Earth
Nov 07, 2023 (ESA)
ESA works with businesses to develop commercially sustainable products and services that are supported by space for use on Earth, through its Business Applicati...
The four battles to follow during COP28
Nov 02, 2023 (AFP)
The beginning of the end for fossil fuels? In 2015 ratifiers of the Paris Agreement pledged to limit global average temperatures, if possible, to 1.5 degrees Ce...
James Hansen study warns Earth warming faster than previously thought
Nov 02, 2023 (UPI)
The study suggests global temperatures will reach a crucial 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels by the year 2050, faster than was previously expected ...
Indonesia lays out emissions roadmap for $20 bn energy transition pact
Nov 01, 2023 (AFP)
Southeast Asia's largest economy is attempting to reach net-zero power sector emissions by 2050 in return for financing for the $20 billion Just Energy Transiti...
Climate-neutral ads mislead: Swiss consumer protection agency
Oct 31, 2023 (AFP)
The ruling means that slogans such as "C02 neutral", "climate neutral" or "climate positive" are considered misleading, said the Consumer Protection Foundation ...
How to run a climate COP, according to the grandfather of the Paris deal
Oct 30, 2023 (AFP)
But after decades of dithering, it was far from clear that world leaders gathering for UN climate talks in the French capital would pull together to sign what i...
Dozens of climate activists arrested after London 'slow march'
Oct 30, 2023 (AFP)
The protesters, from the Just Stop Oil group, walked slowly in the road around Parliament Square for around 10 minutes before they were arrested by London's Met...
How climate conscious Americans reduce their carbon footprints
Oct 29, 2023 (AFP)
Sim Bilal relies exclusively on public transit -- no easy feat in car-centric Los Angeles -- uses refurbished tech and lives in an apartment with solar panels. ...
1.5C goal on the line as countries gear up for key climate talks
Oct 29, 2023 (AFP)
Ministers meet next week in the United Arab Emirates to grapple with flashpoint issues, including the future of fossil fuels and financial solidarity between ri...
COP 'cooling pledge' vows 68 percent emissions cut by 2050
Oct 27, 2023 (AFP)
But it remains unclear which countries will sign up to the pledge, and whether heavyweights such as China and India, where demand for air conditioning is growin...
Climate group's Israel-Hamas posts cause German uproar
Oct 27, 2023 (AFP)
In an interview with Bild daily, Josef Schuster, the head of the Central Council of Jews in Germany, urged the German group to consider a "real disassociation, ...
California governor presses China's Xi on climate cooperation
Oct 25, 2023 (AFP)
The head of the US economic powerhouse state is on a week-long tour of China, which Newsom has said will focus on climate change. "We are not going to move need...
Drought in Brazil's Amazon reveals ancient engravings
Oct 22, 2023 (AFP)
Livia Ribeiro, a longtime resident of the Amazon's largest city, Manaus, said she heard about the rock engravings from friends and wanted to check them out. "I ...
Climate 'loss and damage' talks end in failure
Oct 21, 2023 (AFP)
The agreement to set up a dedicated fund to help vulnerable countries cope with climate "loss and damage" was a flagship achievement of last year's COP27 talks ...
UK police charge Greta Thunberg after climate protest arrest
Oct 18, 2023 (AFP)
The 20-year-old activist -- a key face of the movement to fight climate change -- was among 26 people charged by the capital's Metropolitan Police, after she wa...
Around the globe, climate adaptation lacks coordination
Oct 16, 2023 (SPX)
For their meta-study, the 30 authors analyzed more than 1,400 academic studies on climate change adaptation. By doing so, they offer the first global overview o...
At IMF-World Bank talks, small steps in climate finance
Oct 13, 2023 (AFP)
The heads of the IMF and World Bank outlined their efforts to refocus on climate in Marrakesh, Morocco, but change is not coming fast enough for activists and o...
Climate 'countdown clock' report launched ahead of key UN talks
Oct 13, 2023 (AFP)
In a year marked by devastating extreme weather events, Dubai will host key UN negotiations starting on November 30 aimed at curbing greenhouse gas emissions an...
UK govt's climate advisers issue warning over net-zero shift
Oct 12, 2023 (AFP)
Sunak announced last month that a ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars would be delayed from 2030 to 2035. He also lowered the proportion of households...
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