Climate Change

The Trump administration has pulled the US out of global discussions about an upcoming key UN climate change assessment, according to media reports. US State Department officials won’t take part in this week’s meeting in Hangzhou, China,…
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The world set yet another monthly heat record in January 2025, despite predictions of a slight cooling trend due to La Niña. According to the European climate service Copernicus, global temperatures in January 2025 were 0.09 degrees…
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The Department of Climate Change and Environment (DCCE) launched the second draft of the Climate Change Bill (“Bill“) in November 2024 for a public hearing. Some of the key revisions include provisions similar to the EU’s Carbon Border…
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Only 15 of the 195 parties to the Paris Agreement on climate change met the 10 February 2025 deadline to communicate to the UNFCCC Secretariat their 2035 climate plans. As of 19 February, a total of 17 countries have submitted their…
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The world's glaciers are melting faster than ever recorded under the impact of climate change, according to the most comprehensive scientific analysis to date. Mountain glaciers - frozen rivers of ice – act as a freshwater resource for…
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Forests have long been resilient, adapting to shifting climates over centuries. However, the pace of modern climate change presents an unprecedented challenge. Trees that have thrived in certain regions for generations now face rising…
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Despite setbacks from an unfavourable COP29 finance outcome and U.S. withdrawal from the Paris Agreement, UN Climate Chief Simon Stiell remains optimistic about the $2 trillion clean energy boom. In an interview with Hindustan Times, he…
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If you’ve heard anything about climate change, you’ve probably heard about tipping points: thresholds in certain geophysical systems that trigger irreversible changes once crossed. But you might not have heard of a ‘cascade’, in which…
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On January 12, several Ministers of the West Bengal government gathered at a conference room on Sagar Island, situated at the mouth of the Bay of Bengal — the southernmost tip of the State — to brief mediapersons on the arrangements for the…
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Quality radio remains ever universal, popular and more reliable in an era of artificial intelligence (AI) and social media, including in Costa Rica, where unique programming raises awareness and promotes public participation on climate…
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