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California already in throes of drought as summer looms
May 30, 2021 (AFP)
It is a worrying indication of the worsening drought conditions in the northern part of the Golden State. "When we go into a year like this with the reservoir l...
U.N.: Fixing climate, biodiversity and land degradation will cost $8.1 trillion
May 27, 2021 (UPI)
According to a new report -- published Thursday by the U.N. Environment Program and the World Economic Forum -- an $8.1 trillion investment in nature is require...
World may breach 1.5C warming within 5 years: WMO
May 27, 2021 (AFP)
The World Meterological Organization and Britain's Met Office said there was a 40 percent chance of the annual average global temperature surpassing 1.5C above ...
Pope hopes to attend COP26 climate summit: Vatican
May 25, 2021 (AFP)
His team hope to arrange his trip to coincide with that of the spiritual leader of Orthodox Christians, Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople. "We are hopin...
New NASA data sheds sunlight on climate models
May 17, 2021 (SPX)
The Sun is Earth's power source, and it emits energy as visible sunlight, ultraviolet radiation (shorter wavelengths), and near-infrared radiation, which we fee...
UK still plans in-person 'last hope' COP26 climate summit
May 14, 2021 (AFP)
COP26 will gather climate negotiators from 196 countries and the European Union, along with businesses, experts and world leaders in the Scottish city between N...
Thousands march in France as Macron takes climate plan to Senate
May 09, 2021 (AFP)
The initiative to state in the constitution that France "guarantees environmental protection and biological diversity, and combats climate change" originated in...
Drought-hit Jordan 'critical' as water sources dry up
May 06, 2021 (AFP)
"Look at how the land thirsts," he said, walking on cracked earth stained with white salt patches, waving at the five hectares (12 acres) of his farm. "Everythi...
Cutting methane emissions key to slowing warming: UN
May 06, 2021 (AFP)
Curbing emissions of methane from farming, fossil fuel operations and waste management is a crucial part of efforts to restrain runaway climate change. The powe...
Merkel urges richest nations to up climate game despite Covid
May 06, 2021 (AFP)
Speaking at the annual informal Petersberg Climate Dialogue, held online because of the pandemic, Merkel said she was "not looking ahead to the next few years w...
US climate envoy Kerry says islands face 'beyond existential' threat
May 04, 2021 (AFP)
The 20 countries responsible for most of the world's emissions had a "special responsibility" to take action, Kerry said -- but warned they were not "moving in ...
French climate bill gets parliament OK despite green opposition
May 04, 2021 (AFP)
Macron's centrist majority assured, as expected, the bill's passage in the lower-house National Assembly, but it now faces a tougher vote in the Senate, dominat...
Geoengineering: 'Plan B' for the planet
Apr 29, 2021 (AFP)
"Plan A" remains tackling the problem at its source. But the UN's top climate science body has made it clear that slashing carbon pollution won't be enough to k...
Top German court finds govt climate plans fall short
Apr 29, 2021 (AFP)
Partially upholding a series of claims by environmentalists and young people, Germany's Constitutional Court ruled that Berlin's current goal of reducing CO2 em...
UN warns of famine in drought-ravaged southern Madagascar
Apr 29, 2021 (AFP)
Ministry of Health data revealed that 16.5 percent of children under five now suffer from acute malnutrition, almost double the proportion four months ago, the ...
Wall of sand engulfs Chinese town
Apr 27, 2021 (AFP)
Aerial images as it struck showed an apocalyptic scene as a billowing cloud of yellow dust smothered Gansu's Linze county on Sunday. State media CCTV reported m...
What they're saying at the global climate summit
Apr 22, 2021 (AFP)
Here is what the main players said -- and the pledges they made or reiterated -- on the summit's opening day. The interview has been lightly edited. - United St...
Biden seeks to rally world on climate as summit momentum builds
Apr 21, 2021 (AFP)
Just three months into office, Biden will welcome 40 leaders for the two-day virtual Earth Day summit, heralding a US return to the climate frontlines amid moun...
Major banks commit to carbon neutrality by 2050
Apr 21, 2021 (AFP)
Bringing together household names like Barclays, HSBC, Bank of America, Deutsche Bank and BNP Paribas, the "Net Zero Banking Alliance" members vowed to make gre...
Canada to hasten efforts to reduce carbon footprint: report
Apr 21, 2021 (AFP)
Public broadcaster Radio-Canada cited unnamed sources saying Trudeau will pledge to reduce Canada's carbon emissions 40-45 percent by 2030 from 2005 levels. Thi...
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