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US court to decide if climate collapse is 'unconstitutional'

Jul 23, 2025 (AFP)

That's the question a federal judge in Montana will weigh this September, as a group of young Americans sues the Trump administration -- arguing its aggressive ...

Vanuatu: ICJ ruling a 'game-changer' for climate justice

Jul 23, 2025 (AFP)

On the eve of the pivotal ruling in The Hague, AFP spoke to the country's Climate Change Minister Ralph Regenvanu, 54, who opened the ICJ's hearings in December...

ICJ to hand down watershed climate opinion

Jul 23, 2025 (AFP)

It is the biggest case ever heard at the International Court of Justice and experts say the judges' opinion could reshape climate justice, with major impacts on...

ICJ to deliver landmark climate ruling

Jul 21, 2025 (AFP)

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has been tasked with crafting a so-called advisory opinion on countries' obligations to prevent climate change and the ...

World's major courts take growing role in climate fight

Jul 21, 2025 (AFP)

Wednesday's highly anticipated advisory opinion by the International Court of Justice comes in the wake of landmark international decisions that experts say tog...

Brazil scrambles for rooms to host COP30 in Amazon

Jul 16, 2025 (AFP)

After complaints about sky-high room prices in the far-flung destination, organizers said they would guarantee affordable accommodation for delegates and partic...

Climate shocks could cost eurozone 5% of GDP, economists warn

Jul 09, 2025 (AFP)

Under a severe scenario, the 20-member eurozone would suffer an economic hit not only from a series of natural hazards at home but also those abroad that would ...

Almost half of Europe and Mediterranean basin hit by drought

Jul 08, 2025 (AFP)

It is the first time since data collection began in 2012 that such an extensive part of the region has been hit by a drought for more than three consecutive mon...

Texas floods: How geography, climate and policy failures collided

Jul 08, 2025 (AFP)

The Texas flash floods this weekend that left more than a hundred dead, including many children, offer a stark illustration. Here is a look at the intertwined f...

Drought plunges Poland's longest river to record low

Jul 04, 2025 (AFP)

Its level at one measuring station fell to 18 centimetres (7 inches), beating the previous record set last year, by two centimetres, according to the IMGW weath...

How will Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill' impact US climate policy?

Jul 03, 2025 (AFP)

Here's a breakdown of how the new legislation will reshape US climate and energy policy. - Clean energy tax incentives slashed - The Inflation Reduction Act (IR...

UK lab promises air-con revolution without polluting gases

Jul 01, 2025 (AFP)

The substance's temperature can vary by more than 50 degrees Celsius (90 degrees Fahrenheit) under pressure, and unlike the gases currently used in appliances, ...

Heatwave leaves Moroccan cities sweltering in record-breaking tempertatures

Jun 29, 2025 (AFP)

"Our country has experienced, between Friday 27 and Saturday 28 of June, a 'chegui' type heatwave characterised by its intensity and geographical reach," the me...

Syria's wheat war: drought fuels food crisis for 16 million

Jun 27, 2025 (AFP)

"The country has not seen such bad climate conditions in 60 years," said Haya Abu Assaf, assistant to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)...

Global tensions rattle COP30 build-up but 'failure not an option'

Jun 27, 2025 (AFP)

But the hosts are yet to propose a headline ambition for the marathon November talks, raising concerns they could fall flat. The build-up has been overshadowed ...

EU leaders to talk 2040 climate targets at Brussels summit as COP30 looms

Jun 26, 2025 (AFP)

France and other countries have pushed to have the topic, which is not officially on the summit agenda, added to it -- with talks likely to take place over dinn...

Turkey tussles with Australia to host 2026 climate talks; COP30 lodging costs soar

Jun 25, 2025 (AFP)

At a meeting of climate diplomats, Turkey promised a world-class COP31 venue in Antalya, a seaside city that has previously hosted G20 and NATO conferences. "We...

Lawsuits against climate action on the rise: report

Jun 25, 2025 (AFP)

This trend was expected to intensify as the White House took "an increasingly aggressive stance" against environmental regulations, said the authors of the worl...

EU plans to scrap anti-greenwashing rules after pushback

Jun 20, 2025 (AFP)

The "Green Claims Directive" would require companies to provide hard facts to back up claims that their products are carbon-neutral, biodegradable or "less poll...

World Bank and IMF climate snub 'worrying', says COP29 presidency

Jun 20, 2025 (AFP)

Major development banks have agreed to boost climate spending and are seen as crucial in the effort to dramatically increase finance to help poorer countries bu...