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Tiny Thai school on the climate change front line
Jun 23, 2023 (AFP)
They are the last pupils left at the school in Ban Khun Samut Chin, a coastal village less than 10 kilometres (six miles) from the edge of Bangkok that is slowl...
Climate protesters aim to bring London to a halt
Jun 23, 2023 (AFP)
"No more extraction of fossil fuels," Peter Lippiett shouts through a loudspeaker over the noise of the traffic at one recent demonstration. Alongside the elder...
How climate change fuels extreme heat
Jun 22, 2023 (AFP)
Here AFP looks at how climate change produces extreme heat, how scientists evaluate heatwaves and the risks to human health: What is extreme heat? Extreme heat ...
Debt in the poorest nations: the problem in a nutshell
Jun 21, 2023 (AFP)
As top officials gather in Paris for the Summit for a New Global Financing Pact, AFP takes a look at the problem. - Which countries have the most debt? - The po...
France to shut down climate NGO after protest violence
Jun 20, 2023 (AFP)
Government spokesman Olivier Veran accused the Uprisings of the Earth (SLT) coalition of encouraging the violence at the March protests near Sainte-Soline in we...
Vietnam holding climate activist incommunicado: rights groups
Jun 20, 2023 (AFP)
Hoang Thi Minh Hong -- the founder of now-defunct NGO CHANGE, which advocated for action on climate change and wildlife protection -- is the latest environmenta...
Verdict awaited in historic US climate trial
Jun 20, 2023 (AFP)
Held v. Montana, which concluded Tuesday, has been closely watched as it could bolster similar litigation that has been filed across the country. It is the firs...
Europe is world's fastest warming continent: climate report
Jun 19, 2023 (AFP)
Crop-withering drought, record sea-surface temperatures and unprecedented glacier melt are among the consequences laid out in a report by the World Meteorologic...
Paris summit to push for global debt and climate reform
Jun 19, 2023 (AFP)
French President Emmanuel Macron has said the Summit for a New Global Financial Pact is aimed at building a "new consensus" to meet the interlinked global targe...
Swiss get behind net-zero climate law
Jun 18, 2023 (AFP)
Leading Swiss glaciologist Matthias Huss, who has closely followed the glaciers' decline, hailed in a tweet the "strong signal" sent by Sunday's vote, saying he...
Amid melting glaciers, Swiss vote on new climate law
Jun 18, 2023 (AFP)
Recent opinion polls indicate strong support for the proposed law, which would require Switzerland to slash its dependence on imported oil and gas, scaling up t...
Amid melting glaciers, Swiss to vote on new climate law
Jun 15, 2023 (AFP)
The referendum, one of several issues in Sunday's round of votes, is over a proposed law that would commit Switzerland to slashing its dependence on imported oi...
UN chief slams 'pitiful' world response to climate change as talks stymied
Jun 15, 2023 (AFP)
Climate policies currently adopted will lead to average temperatures 2.8 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial times by the end of the century, nearly twice the ...
Fake Twitter 'blondes' promote UAE climate summit
Jun 14, 2023 (AFP)
Ben, Brianna, Emma, Caitlin and Chloe exude a refreshing optimism about the role of the Gulf state and its COP28 chief, oil executive Sultan Al Jaber, in promot...
Vatican court hits climate activists with tough fines
Jun 13, 2023 (AFP)
The two Italian environmentalists -- members of the Last Generation group -- were also handed suspended prison sentences for sticking their hands to the base of...
Landmark US youth climate trial begins in Montana
Jun 12, 2023 (AFP)
The case, Held v. Montana, is being closely watched as it could bolster similar proceedings across the country, with previous suits dismissed before being heard...
Most nations get low marks on 'net-zero' climate plans
Jun 08, 2023 (AFP)
Of the four biggest carbon polluters, only the European Union's plan was deemed credible, while those of China, the United States and India were found lacking. ...
World warming at record 0.2C per decade, scientists warn
Jun 08, 2023 (AFP)
From 2013 to 2022, "human-induced warming has been increasing at an unprecedented rate of over 0.2 degrees Celsius per decade," they reported in a peer-reviewed...
UN climate chief hails 'unique insights' of embattled COP28 head
Jun 06, 2023 (AFP)
Speaking to AFP at climate negotiations in Germany, UN Climate Executive Secretary Simon Stiell said Sultan al-Jaber, who heads the Abu Dhabi National Oil Compa...
Climate: Battle lines harden over how to slash CO2
Jun 06, 2023 (AFP)
At stake is nothing less than a liveable world: even if humanity caps global warming at 1.5 degrees Celsius -- a huge 'if' -- hundreds of millions will still co...
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