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UN chief says drop in emissions from virus will not solve climate crisis

Mar 10, 2020 (AFP)

"We should not overestimate the fact that emissions have been reduced for some months. We will not fight climate change with the virus," he said. "It is importa...

Climate crisis on back-burner as pandemic threat looms

Mar 08, 2020 (AFP)

As governments prepare to spend their way out of the crisis, including with large infrastructure projects, global warming concerns will be little more than an a...

UK Announces Millions in Funding for Low Carbon Hydrogen Production

Mar 05, 2020 (SPX)

The Funding Funding that is the United Kingdom is 28 million pounds, or $36.47 million for five projects focused on hydrogen production. The program is known as...

Trudeau calls for national climate debate in Canada

Mar 03, 2020 (AFP)

Trudeau was reelected last October, with a minority government, after a campaign focused on climate issues. He vowed that Canada would reach net-zero carbon dio...

Meet Thailand's secret weapon in climate change battle

Mar 02, 2020 (AFP)

Rising sea levels, unchecked development, groundwater extraction, and rapid urban population growth has left millions vulnerable to natural disasters -- scienti...

Australian summers grow longer due to climate change: study

Mar 02, 2020 (AFP)

The Australia Institute said large swathes of the country were experiencing an additional 31 days of summer temperatures each year compared to the 1950s. While ...

'Activism works': Greta Thunberg rallies UK school strikers

Feb 28, 2020 (AFP)

The Swedish eco warrior visited Bristol, in southwestern England, for a so-called climate strike march attended by crowds of students skipping school in protest...

Army called in to help drought-hit New Zealand towns

Feb 27, 2020 (AFP)

Meteorologists have said areas of the North Island are experiencing the longest dry spell for seven years, with severe drought conditions in Northland and parts...

Brazil, US 'rolling back' on climate: UN rights chief

Feb 27, 2020 (AFP)

"Protection of our environment is fundamental to the enjoyment of all human rights," Michelle Bachelet told the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva. "...

DNA from ancient packrat nests reveals Earth's ecological history

Feb 21, 2020 (UPI)

Scientists at the American Museum of Natural History have developed a new technique for sequencing the DNA found in ancient packrat middens, yielding new insigh...

Climate crisis needs everyone to act: ex-UN chief Figueres

Feb 21, 2020 (AFP)

The Costa Rican diplomat spoke to AFP about her new book, "The Future We Choose", which lays out the best- and worst-case scenarios awaiting humanity as fossil ...

Scientists greatly underestimating methane emitted by humans

Feb 19, 2020 (UPI)

Though methane can be released naturally, a new study -- published Wednesday in the journal Nature -- suggests scientists have been greatly underestimating the ...

Bezos launches $10 bn fund to combat climate change

Feb 18, 2020 (AFP)

In a post to his 1.4 million followers on Instagram, the e-commerce tycoon said the Bezos Earth Fund would "fund scientists, activists, NGOs -- any effort that ...

Every child under 'immediate threat' from climate, poor diet: UN

Feb 18, 2020 (AFP)

According to more than 40 of the world's pre-eminent child and adolescent health experts, not one country on Earth is adequately protecting the next generation ...

UN's Guterres calls for 'transformational change' on climate

Feb 16, 2020 (AFP)

The so-called COP25 climate talks in the Spanish capital in December were supposed to build on breakthrough promises made at the 2015 UN Climate Change Conferen...

Macron visits retreating glacier, urges 'fight of the century'

Feb 13, 2020 (AFP)

Macron is keen to burnish his green credentials as he begins the road towards 2022 presidential elections although sceptics have not always been impressed by hi...

Malaysia to EU: 'Don't forget poor' in Green Deal

Feb 13, 2020 (AFP)

The European Union in December embarked on an major plan committing member states to build a carbon neutral economy by 2050 along with other climate-friendly me...

Last month was hottest January on record: US climate service

Feb 13, 2020 (AFP)

Land and ocean surface temperatures surpassed the 20th century January average of 53.6 degrees Fahrenheit (12 degrees Celsius) by 2.05 degrees, the National Oce...

Britain's COP26 climate talks 'can't fail': minister

Feb 12, 2020 (AFP)

Speaking at an International Energy Agency (IEA) event in Paris, Kwasi Kwarteng said that the COP26 climate negotiations would be the "top international priorit...

UN fund seeks big budget boost to tackle climate fallout

Feb 11, 2020 (AFP)

"We are seeking a 1.7 billion dollar contribution," from member states to cover 2022 to 2024, IFAD president Gilbert Houngbo told AFP on Monday. "The needs have...