Climate Change

Nearly three-quarters of the global population could face rapid and intense changes in extreme weather patterns within the next two decades unless greenhouse gas emissions are significantly reduced, according to a new study published in…
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At the latest climate talks in Baku, which ended on Thursday, countries made little progress towards agreeing a new climate finance goal to replace the current $100-billion-a-year target, dimming prospects for the main expected outcome from…
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Around 50 per cent of us do have access to at least one social protection benefit – but 3.8 billion people lack any kind of safety net, including 1.8 billion children worldwide, according to the World Social Protection Report 2024-26:…
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A new study has highlighted a concerning rise in landslide frequency and severity across India, with climate change and infrastructure development emerging as key contributing factors. The report comes weeks after the deadly landslide in…
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UNFCCC COP 29 President Designate Mukhtar Babayev, Azerbaijan’s Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources, sent a letter to parties, emphasizing the key role of Biennial Transparency Reports (BTRs) in implementing the Enhanced Transparency…
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The extent of Antarctic sea ice fell to an all-time low for winter earlier in September, according to Australian scientists. Researchers from the Australian Antarctic Program Partnership (AAPP) and Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) on Tuesday…
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SME Climate Ambition Drive launched by We Mean Business coalition and COP29's UN Climate Change High Level Champion. A global campaign to encourage 10,000 small and medium sized businesses to commit to slashing their carbon emissions has…
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Washington’s top climate diplomat John Podesta has pressed Chinese leaders to come up with ambitious plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 2035 in one of the final meetings between the world’s two largest polluters ahead of the UN COP29…
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With global temperatures for the January-August period recorded at 0.70 degrees Celsius above the 1991–2020 average, the European climate change service Copernicus said on Friday that it was increasingly likely 2024 would be the warmest…
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The UN climate change body said this week it is giving a larger share of attendance badges for COP29 to non-governmental organisations (NGOs) from developing countries in a bid for more diverse voices at the annual climate summit. The…
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