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Billionaire Michael Bloomberg To Fund UN Climate Change Body After US Withdrawal
Bloomberg's intervention aims to ensure the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) remains fully funded despite the United States halting its contributions.
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'Huge Disappointment' At Climate Hearings: Global South Representative
Major powers such as the United States, China, and India have warned the judges not to go beyond the existing legal framework for combating climate change.
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Syrian Opposition Leader Calls For 18 Month Transition Period Before Polls
Syria should have an 18 month transition period to establish "a safe, neutral, and quiet environment" for free elections, Hadi Al-Bahra, the head of Syria's main opposition abroad, said to Reuters on the sidelines of the Doha Forum on Sunday.
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China Expected To Hit Peak Coal Consumption In 2025: Report
China's coal consumption could peak by 2025 as the world's top consumer of the fossil fuel ramps up its push for clean energy, a report published on Wednesday said.
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Trump 2.0 "Won't Slow" Climate Progress "Much": Former US Vice President
Former US Vice President Al Gore believes a second Donald Trump term in the White House may have little impact on the "momentum" of the world's fight against climate change.
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Burnt Plants, Ash And Missing Birds Tell Tales Of Israel-Hezbollah war
Across northern Israel's lush, green nature reserves, the ecological toll of the war between Israel and Hezbollah militants is laid bare: wild boar hit by shrapnel, trees reduced to ashes and swathes of charred vegetation.
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'You Owe Us': COP29 Talks Hit Hurdles Over Climate Funding For Poor Nations
"You owe us!" screamed a protest banner at the COP29 summit in Azerbaijan, where negotiations over how much rich nations most responsible for climate change should pay poorer ones are getting heated.
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COP29: 1,000 Glaciers Disappear In Tajikistan Over Last Three Decades
More than 1,000 glaciers have disappeared in Tajikistan over the last three decades, the Central Asian nation's energy minister said on the sidelines of the COP29 climate conference in Baku.
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UN Climate Draft Shows Deep Divide On Funding For Poorer Nations At COP29
A fresh draft of a UN climate deal released Wednesday offers wide-ranging options to raise funding for poorer countries, signalling that tough negotiations remain at the COP29 talks in Baku.
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COP29: Disaster Relief Fund For Vulnerable Countries "Ready" To Disburse
A long-sought disaster relief fund to help vulnerable countries weather the storm of climate change will start handing out aid next year, officials at COP29 in Baku said Tuesday.
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UK Vows To Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions By 81% On 1990 Levels By 2035
The UK will aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 81 percent on 1990 levels by 2035, Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced Tuesday, as his government ramps up its ambitions on climate change.
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Donald Trump Picks Ex-Lawmaker Lee Zeldin To Head US' Environment Body
Donald Trump on Monday nominated Lee Zeldin, a former congressman and early loyalist of the Republican, to oversee US environmental policy, the latest in a series of swift cabinet choices by the president-elect.
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COP29 Host Azerbaijan, A Country Steeped In Hydrocarbons
Azerbaijan, host of the upcoming United Nations COP29 climate summit, is a petrostate nestled between Russia and Iran.
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European Space Agency in Talks with SpaceX for Global Initiative on Space Junk Reduction
The European Space Agency (ESA) is currently in discussions with SpaceX regarding the latter’s potential involvement in a global initiative to address space junk. With nearly 19,000 pieces of debris orbiting Earth, ESA’s Zero Debris Charter aims to halt the addition of new debris by 2030. As SpaceX operates about two-thirds of active satellites...
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Climate Change And Biodiversity Loss Should Be Addressed Together
Some approaches to tackling global warming can have unintended knock-on consequences for nature and the protection of biodiversity, say scientists urging a more coordinated effort on these challenges.
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Billionaire Michael Bloomberg To Fund UN Climate Change Body After US Withdrawal
Bloomberg's intervention aims to ensure the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) remains fully funded despite the United States halting its contributions.
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'Huge Disappointment' At Climate Hearings: Global South Representative
Major powers such as the United States, China, and India have warned the judges not to go beyond the existing legal framework for combating climate change.
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Syrian Opposition Leader Calls For 18 Month Transition Period Before Polls
Syria should have an 18 month transition period to establish "a safe, neutral, and quiet environment" for free elections, Hadi Al-Bahra, the head of Syria's main opposition abroad, said to Reuters on the sidelines of the Doha Forum on Sunday.
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China Expected To Hit Peak Coal Consumption In 2025: Report
China's coal consumption could peak by 2025 as the world's top consumer of the fossil fuel ramps up its push for clean energy, a report published on Wednesday said.
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Trump 2.0 "Won't Slow" Climate Progress "Much": Former US Vice President
Former US Vice President Al Gore believes a second Donald Trump term in the White House may have little impact on the "momentum" of the world's fight against climate change.
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Burnt Plants, Ash And Missing Birds Tell Tales Of Israel-Hezbollah war
Across northern Israel's lush, green nature reserves, the ecological toll of the war between Israel and Hezbollah militants is laid bare: wild boar hit by shrapnel, trees reduced to ashes and swathes of charred vegetation.
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'You Owe Us': COP29 Talks Hit Hurdles Over Climate Funding For Poor Nations
"You owe us!" screamed a protest banner at the COP29 summit in Azerbaijan, where negotiations over how much rich nations most responsible for climate change should pay poorer ones are getting heated.
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COP29: 1,000 Glaciers Disappear In Tajikistan Over Last Three Decades
More than 1,000 glaciers have disappeared in Tajikistan over the last three decades, the Central Asian nation's energy minister said on the sidelines of the COP29 climate conference in Baku.
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UN Climate Draft Shows Deep Divide On Funding For Poorer Nations At COP29
A fresh draft of a UN climate deal released Wednesday offers wide-ranging options to raise funding for poorer countries, signalling that tough negotiations remain at the COP29 talks in Baku.
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COP29: Disaster Relief Fund For Vulnerable Countries "Ready" To Disburse
A long-sought disaster relief fund to help vulnerable countries weather the storm of climate change will start handing out aid next year, officials at COP29 in Baku said Tuesday.
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UK Vows To Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions By 81% On 1990 Levels By 2035
The UK will aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 81 percent on 1990 levels by 2035, Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced Tuesday, as his government ramps up its ambitions on climate change.
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Donald Trump Picks Ex-Lawmaker Lee Zeldin To Head US' Environment Body
Donald Trump on Monday nominated Lee Zeldin, a former congressman and early loyalist of the Republican, to oversee US environmental policy, the latest in a series of swift cabinet choices by the president-elect.
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COP29 Host Azerbaijan, A Country Steeped In Hydrocarbons
Azerbaijan, host of the upcoming United Nations COP29 climate summit, is a petrostate nestled between Russia and Iran.
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European Space Agency in Talks with SpaceX for Global Initiative on Space Junk Reduction
The European Space Agency (ESA) is currently in discussions with SpaceX regarding the latter’s potential involvement in a global initiative to address space junk. With nearly 19,000 pieces of debris orbiting Earth, ESA’s Zero Debris Charter aims to halt the addition of new debris by 2030. As SpaceX operates about two-thirds of active satellites...
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Climate Change And Biodiversity Loss Should Be Addressed Together
Some approaches to tackling global warming can have unintended knock-on consequences for nature and the protection of biodiversity, say scientists urging a more coordinated effort on these challenges.
